10/12/2025
After recovering from a nasty flu, I made my way up to the old carob tree in Xemxija. I find it so peaceful there!
I decided to connect to Reiki and read the tree and WOW, instant messages came in. The tree felt vibrant in parts, I could feel life flow, and in other parts, intense pain. I felt sad for a moment until I realised what I was being shown.
Growth never comes without cost. That sounds sad and scary, but it's reality. I think we often try to hide from reality when we're trying to improve our lives.
The old tree has old wounded crumbly parts, they are part of it, and the pain exists. It becomes part of the foundations and it fades into the background and new branches are established and take over.
Letting go of pain is important, but it doesn't mean trying to erase it, never to be felt again. It just moves into the background, more manageable, and a reminder of how far we have come.
I collected some fallen branches for an art idea I have, and whilst coming out of a light meditation the first thing I saw was this crack in the bark. It instantly reminded me of a painting I recently finished, and ironically I didn't like the amount of gold in the painting, I almost put a huge rock in the middle, only to realise I was doing what I always do ..
Try to hide my light.
I decided not to change the painting, and today I was reminded why!
My walk today did not disappoint, I feel optimistic that expansion is coming and I'm ready for it!
Just to add...
For anyone attuned to Reiki or has an affinity to energy work, don't forget to connect to the world around you. Energy exists in every single thing, you just have to take a breath and tune in!