I have been posting about my learning to become a Reiki Teacher on this blog. Recently, I had a cosmic monkeywrench thrown into my life, which has had an effect on this part of my life.
Some of you out there may share this belief that I have that if you are on a path, and it is a path you are supposed to be on, you will travel it with ease, that the Universe will create all sorts of unseen opportunities and synchronistic events that will validate and support this journey. If too many problems and obstacles appear, it may be a sign that you have set off in a wrong direction.
It started out this way with my Reiki Teacher Training classes. I was shown some signs that this was the time to move forward, in this direction. But since I made the decision, there have been cosmic monkeywrenches thrown into the mix.
First, let me explain what I coin a “cosmic monkeywrench.” This is the phenomena in which things come up in your life that radically affect other areas of your life, making you question why it is happening, and if the situation being affected is really something you need to have in your life at this time.
Well, the first monkeywrench came when the first day of class was scheduled. It was originally set for February 7 of this year. Having a “9 to 5″ in the grocery retail industry, I instantly knew this would be a problem. That was the day of the Superbowl, and everyone (whether you like football or not) knows this has now become a national holiday. Grocery stores everywhere would be packed before the game, and my store would be no different. In addition, I am a department manager, and that dictates that my presence would be required at work.
With this, my teacher contacted the other students in the class, and re-scheduled for the following week, which would be Valentine’s Day. I was able to make this class. It wasn’t without another wrench, though: a situation took place at work, but I couldn’t be reached because I had my cell phone off. It had to be handled without my presence.
The second class was scheduled and I attended that with no wrenches thrown in. I thought that everything was on track, and would go smoothly from this point forward. I would soon discover I was wrong.
My most recent class was scheduled for April 18. The week before the class, my assistant manager at my job was out the majority of the week. Mid-week, she came in to inform me that she was going to be having knee surgery, and was under doctor’s orders not to work until the surgery was scheduled (at that point, it had not been). I realized that I would not be able to attend my upcoming class.
I called my teacher to explain my dilemma to her. She suggested she put the situation to the class and see if they were willing to re-schedule to accommodate me. I was seeing a pattern here, as this would be the second time this would be happening. I told her I didn’t want to have everyone put themselves on hold for me, for her to go on with the class as scheduled.
The recurrence left me wondering if I was doing the right thing in becoming a Reiki Teacher. If the Universe was supporting me in this, like I thought it was doing, why then the monkeywrench?
I have been sitting with the question since the monkeywrench appeared. As I write this, I still have the questions, which continue to remain unanswered. Sometimes, it’s okay to not know something. I’m okay with that, for now, but not indefinitely.
I will keep you all posted on further developments as they occur. And since this blog is called “Life with Reiki,” I will be sending Reiki to the situation to help with its healing.
Love and light,
James
