When I first began to study Reiki, my life was in a bit of a mess.  My job was less than a match and more like a bird cage of confinement on the second floor of an unattractive building.  My spirits were low.  There were very few foods that wouldn't seriously upset my digestion.  I felt disconnected, lonely, misunderstood, and so far away from nature.  My friend Carolyn, who was in the same first Reiki class as me, commented that I looked like Bill the Cat from Opus.  Not good!  The effects of Reiki began even before my first class.  I knew absolutely nothing about it and had signed up on a whim.  Yet about a week before we began, I started giving myself Reiki treatments - my hands would just settle over my heart and the energy would flow. 
My life looks so much different now!  I changed jobs, made friends, and took the leap I had avoided for some time and had a sweet baby girl (joyfully now my full time job!!!).  Sometimes we hit a rough patch, this precious little person and me.  I can feel my hands fire up as the Reiki begins to flow easing the way for my little one and me.  It soothes my heart to know I can always access this healing energy to help on the sometimes bumpy road of life.