After listening I had the craziest and possibly a very helpful reframing pop into my head: IF I am an expression of the universe seeking experience & novelty and IF I have internalized the belief (as I have) that I am responsible for how others feel, THEN I may have a spiritual explanation for a most dreaded ADHD symptom, namely the swirling pressure to do *all the things all at once but this is impossible so nothing is ever enough.* Because, ready? What if I feel responsible for how the universe feels? And it's all up to me to give it all the experiences I can. 🤣🤣🤣 I am going to chew on this for a while as I keep chortling about it. And contemplating my ego 🤣

I like the reminder/challenge for 7-day reiki self-treatment. I'm going on a trip in a week's time and really do need to fortify & settle myself in advance, so perfect timing.

All of the options, plus I'm thinking specifically about the effort and constriction it takes to push away/out of our conscious minds (or keep pushed down in the unconscious) that which we are unable to accept or is a threat to us - basically to convince ourselves, "This thing isn't actually the way it is." So much of our energy goes into casting and maintaining this glamour spell on ourselves, and we have to hold so tightly to certain concepts of our self, that energy cannot flow as it should. We end up carrying these lies in our body/system/field.

Sometimes I am not clear on whether I am channeling reiki and/or if I am moving/sensing energy more broadly, as I normally feel significant flows and pulls through my hands and body when treating myself and others. I have found that when this happens and I consciously say to myself "only reiki" that the sensations become more tranquil. But I really like the intuitive body sensing and the information that seems to come through it. But I honestly am not sure if that is (only) reiki. Since finishing the online level 1 just now (had done my level 1 & 2 where I live a couple of years ago) I am planning to self-practice as shown, with the specific hand positions, to experiment on myself to see how that feels. I usually like to work fairly intuitively, but recognize that I might be missing something important & valuable. And that I might sometimes make things more complicated for myself lol. Any thoughts on these thoughts (how to know if reiki vs general energy work, benefits of intuitive flow vs set positions, etc)?

I'd like to vote for all of them, but gave the gold to 'becoming your own compass' as that allows me to live my life in flow - being able to attune to others while understanding, holding on to, and respecting myself.