Originally Published: April 29th, 2020

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5 Principles of Reiki

Just for today, I will not worry

Just for today, I will not be angry

Just for today, I will do my work honestly

Just for today, I will be kind to all living things

Just for today, I will be grateful for my many blessings

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Love The Struggle

Struggles, we all have them.

Learning to love the struggle, well that is a challenge.

Especially when I compare myself to other people who seem to have it all together.

I don’t always have a positive outlook. Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes life sucks.

My struggles with alcohol seems more legit than my struggles with anxiety.

Why?

With a history of mental health misdiagnoses, I feel lost in my ability to manage my strong emotions and spiralling thoughts.

Electricians fix faulty wiring.

I try to be my own personal electrician and repair my worrisome brain wiring, to bring peace.

Thing is – doing so feels akin to asking an electrician student to wire the Empire State Building.

I feel completely incapable of managing my emotions and thoughts.

Alcohol struggles, until I accept them, seems relatively clear.

My Struggles With Alcoholism

2018

• Mystic Order – Reiki Level 3A – 21 Day Cleanse – My Alcoholism Is Gone
• Spiritual Discipline – My Alcohol Addiction – My Story Now
• Personal Development – Still Alcohol Free

2019

• Is Too Much a Choice or Addiction?
• Personal Development – After 10 Months – This Wild Woman Is Drinking Again
• Personal Development – This Wild Woman Still Struggles With Alcohol
• Reiki Principle For Today – I Will Not Worry

2020

• One Year No Beer – 28-Day Alcohol Free Challenge
• Personal Development – A Wild Woman Redefined? Absolutely!
• Personal Development – Living Alcohol Free – Day 78

2021

• Personal Development – Year One Of Living An Alcohol Free Life

2023

• 5 Months Sober & The Shame of Calling Myself An Alcoholic

2024

• Celebrating Another First Year – This Time With Alcoholics Anonymous

2025

• Overthinking & The Joys Of Living My Twenty-Four Hour AA Program
• From Anxiety To Sobriety: My Life Journey From 52 – 56
• Am I Willing To Trust In God?
• The Distinct Languages of AA, DBT & CPT

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My Struggle Is Part Of My Story

Today, am I grateful for the struggle?

Not really.

But, struggle is part of my story.

S, 🌻

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