A day of reflection really. It's becoming more in the forefront of my mind then anything. I have a direction I want to go in my life. However, it does require that I go to college. I've been looking at the schools in MN, IA, and WI. So far, I've been leaning towards Windemere, East-West, or Center Point. I'd like to go to school for Massage Therapy, however I don't want to go to school that just teaches Massage Therapy, I would like to go to a school, that teaches a variety of other skills, like aromatherapy, for example. More and more employers are looking for people that are not only trained in Massage Therapy, they have other skills to with it.
As some of you may know or not, I'm also a certified ART Level Reiki Therapist. Before the end of this year, I'm hoping to become insured, barring any other financial obligations.
Unfortuately, I will not be able to practice, where I live, b/c Chaska, prohibits operating a business from your home, when your home is listed as a Residential Zoned only. Apparently, there are very stiff penalties for doing it anyway.
There are a few things that I will need to do before I go on in my education, new car (by that I mean used, I don't ever plan on getting a car that has a loan on it, unless it's from my dad), and a new job.
I know that I would like to go to school FT, which means either a PT job and a school loan, or a School Loan for most of my expenses for the two year period, and a PT job during semester breaks or a FT job.
I need a dependable car, b/c I would still like to see the parents on the weekends, I enjoy the family dinners on Sunday night.
This past summer was GREAT! I got to do some Reiki on a daily basis, and it felt good. I don't know for sure, but I don't really know how to react when some tells me that I've helped them so very much, and that I should really look to it. I actually felt like crying during one of the mini sessions that I did. I didn't really intend to do Reiki, but I believe it was still happening, while I was doing hand massages. One woman sticks out, she was a very profound experience. I don't really understand why, but she was.
I got work for one of the Tarot Readers at the MN RenFest for the season, and got free admission to the fest. It was a good deal, and I liked working w/ her, she said that I was welcome to work w/ her next year, if FEST was still on.
