I have always felt different.  I wondered very early in life  why some people were, well, why they were so mean at times. It would really catch me off guard and confuse me.  I did not understand as a small child that we live in a polarized world, and that even the people who love us the most could also bounce to the other side and exhibit very negative behavior— and of course as time went on I soon found out, so could I.  The influence was there, and it was hard not to fall into some of the same patterns.   

My first big breakthrough came after a year of very deep depression.  I would go to work, come home and pretty much just go to sleep.  I worked with a wonderful, loving woman who could see and feel my inner struggle, and she proceeded to offer me positive affirmation on a daily basis.  She helped me to remember my value, and she was relentless--so much so that it eventually worked.  I really began to believe her, and I moved out of my depression.  I was incredibly grateful, and I promised that from that time on I would “pay it forward”--when I saw someone who was suffering, I would do my best to help them.  

Also at that time, which was the early 1980’s, I became acquainted with the work of Dr. Leo Buscaglia —a very popular love-teacher--and his energy was absolutely contagious.  He was the one who taught me that I was in charge of my own happiness and creating my own positive reality. He would say, “If you don’t like the play you’re in, then get the hell off the stage and write a new one!”  What? It was up to me?  It had never occurred to me before that if I was lonely, I was the one who had to reach out—I had to stop waiting for others to do it.  Simple, right?  But this was a life-changing realization, and I became proactive in creating a much better life for myself, filled with love and friendship and fun.   

My interest in metaphysics came in my early thirties.  I heard clearly in my head at that time, “It’s 1990” and thought, “Okay, so?"   I did not understand why this was important, but I would soon find out.  

I was drawn to an astrology book, Sun Signs by Linda Goodman,  because I was wanting to learn more about how to create positive relationships, and I wanted to see how much astrology might play into them.  I was inspired to take a look at her recommend reading list, and I started reading a lot of those resources.  One of my favorites was her Star Signs book, which really helped me to see the Divine Intelligence behind all aspects of life—our bodies, the planets, numbers, words, you name it.   

I began to feel an electric-like energy when I would meditate.  I had listened to a tape by Abraham-Hicks http://abraham-hicks.com called Great Awakening and Blending, where I learned that body sensations, things like body twitches and moving spontaneously during meditation, was communication from Spirit.  I learned that meditation did not always bring knowledge in the form of words, but also in the form of energy.  I was then drawn to a book on Reiki, but before I got a chance to read it, I burned my hand severely on a hot iron and was desperate to get rid of the pain.  Icepacks did not do the trick.  So I decided, hey, let me try to simulate the cover of my Reiki book, which showed two hands cupped around a representation of the Earth.  I decided to cup my “good” hand over the burned hand, and within about three minutes, the pain was totally gone.  This got my attention!  So I decided to become certified in Reiki, and my life has never been the same since.  Reiki became not only a healing modality to me, but a lifestyle.  I’m blessed to live my life in constant awareness of the energy within and all around me, and my ability to interact with it and use it create positive change.   

My biggest moment of remembrance happened when I was reading an article about people who were called “Lightworkers.”  This was in the early 1990’s, and since then that term has become very well-known, but at the time it was fairly new.  I remember thinking, “Wow, I wish I even knew someone who was a Lightworker—what an awesome role they will play in the healing of the planet.”  And I read that article over and over again, and by the fourth or fifth time something opened up in my heart and I began to cry.  I realized I was reading about myself. Even though I had not spent a lot of time yet studying metaphysical topics, I knew it didn’t matter.  It was not my level of “expertise” or degree of experience that made me a part of this group—it was something that was already inside me.  It was the heart-connection.  I knew, actually I remembered, that it was love that mattered the most.   The veil of my humanness was parted, and a big piece of Heaven came through.  It became my goal to help others who desired it to bring these higher dimensional energies back into their lives as well. 

If you are reading these words, then either you already know it, or might consider the possibility that you are a part of this group as well—many many people are here on the planet at this time to help facilitate a great shift in consciousness that is prophesied to reach a high point at the end of the year 2012.  You can learn more about this great shift here:  2012 ~ The Great Equalizer  

Cindy Oriente
Certified Reiki Master/Teacher
Email:  Oriente22@aol.com 

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