Luminous Heart Reiki & Massage

I know it might sound weird, but one of the things I’m most grateful for is the back pain I experienced in my younger years.

Yes, that’s right. I’m expressing gratitude for pain.

Why?

It created a seismic shift in my trajectory.

I seriously doubt I would have learned about yoga, the body-mind connection, food as medicine, bodywork, or Reiki.

I definitely wouldn’t be writing this article, maybe not even writing at all. I wouldn’t have my own business helping others. I wouldn’t even have met most of my dearest friends. 💕

I cannot fathom my life without these treasures. The tools I collected to relieve pain became the backbone of my very world.

I became an empowered, embodied, mindful woman who takes responsibility for creating a healthy lifestyle that supports optimal well-being. I have come to understand that healing is multifaceted, unique, and unfolds over time.

I cannot fathom who I’d be without the journey I’ve taken. Like the Japanese tradition of repairing broken pottery with gold, I myself am improved and strengthened by the trials and tribulations I’ve experienced.

And for having experienced these trials and tribulations, I’ve learned to open to greater joys as well.

Of course, this understanding took time to develop. Hindsight is indeed 20/20. I didn’t feel this way through much of my life.

Which has me wondering, which of the seeming problems in my life/health/world today are actually blessings, only I don’t yet know it?

I suspect that the answer might be: all of them.