I have veered off topic for a little while, and that will happen, but I have been thinking a lot about Reiki, our children and our family time and how it shifts and changes and sometimes stays the same.

I'm starting to notice a trend in my food intake.  When I consume gluten, I am a little more moody, things get me down a little easier and I'm irritable.  I've only picked up on this because I've eliminated it (but then I will cheat with things like a soft taco this past Saturday!).  A little dairy here and there does not seem to affect me but certainly the gluten. (I will write about the food /diet/chemicals, etc. in another blog).

Reiki is a Japanese word that literally means "universally guided life force energy".  It is not Japanese or associated with any religion or dogma.  It is literally just a description of the specific energy itself.  The energy comes  from THE source of goodness and love...God...higher power.  Whatever term you feel comfortable with is your choice.

Today is about Oz.  He's four years old.  He started off the day dropping the ipad and the screen went blank.  After awhile, I was able to reset it and now it's working fine.  Then he peed in his brother's bed.  You can see where this is going.  Crying for attention, needing to be affirmed, to feel loved and accepted, etc.  I'm worried.

I'm not going to start off by giving a dictionary's definition of ritual or ceremony or write a long synopsis of either.  You can go on your own to a dictionary or google ritual vs. ceremony and you will get more than you need of an understanding of both and the differences.  This could be cleverly debated and it could go on and on but I will keep it practical and applicable.