Dear Reiki
How do you quantify something that can only be felt
How do you write about something that words cannot describe
A space we can develop where we are free from the worries
rooted in distance and time
The only way I know how is through poetry
So I will try
At the beginning there was a softness
that I had never felt in my mind
I had the room to breathe
Permission to melt into the table and feel relief
There was room to release all past grief
I felt the ability to go a little bit easier on myself
My nervous system was not so nervous
This is something I had never really felt
It came to me that the stress patterns
I had been taught were the norm
Was not the way it had to be at all
In fact, stress to me is now overrated and boring
My muscles unclenched
My neck and shoulders un-spasmed
My skin was aglow
I could feel the calmness soak deep into my bones
I was able to go to sleep that night without any fear
I cannot think of a better way to end or begin
a new day, month, or year
I was able to let go and move forward
Reiki, if you taught me one thing
It was that with a little help and belief in myself
I am able to let go and move forward
Confidence in myself soon arose
For the first time in my life I sent love to my pain
Previously I resisted and ran from it
Until Reiki, I thought that running was the only way
Now I invite peace and tranquility
I realized that it is perfectly acceptable
for me to ask these feelings to stay
I had been working on my health for years
And about 8 months ago I learned that
working on healing can only help so much
Sometimes we just need to lay down, breathe deep, and turn ourselves off.
Dear Reiki,
Day to day I sometimes do not notice how far that I have come
However as I write this letter I can honestly say
This year has been the best of them all
With gratitude, peace, love, and light
Thank you for helping me release the pain
Find clarity in my mind
Ground into this place at this time
And most of all
Accept myself and this beautiful life
Sincerely,
Joseph S. Fusaro
29 March 2019