like a stained glass window

I recently was attuned to the first level of Reiki and have had a sporadic personal practice for the past couple of months.  One goal i have for myself this summer is to practice Reiki more regularly.  I started yesterday by offering Reiki to someone else for the first time.  I was working with my sister, and i feel bad about how i handled it.

The person who is going to receive Reiki is supposed to set an intention for them self that the giver supports during the session.  I was pushing my sister to listen to her self the way i listen to my self when setting my intentions.  But the thing is that there is no right ow wrong when it comes to Reiki.  Except if it is making the receiver feel that they aren't doing it right.  that is very very wrong.

It almost makes me want to cry when i think about how irresponsible i was.  But then i remember all the times my sister bit me when we were kids, so i'd say we are square.  I'll remember this the next time offer.

Later I practiced on myself.  I went thru the intention setting exercise and at the end i was asking myself what i was ready to know about being my self.  All that came to me were images of stained glass.  So I intended to be like stained glass.  As I allowed the energy to flow thru me the truth came to me that one can only appreciate the full brilliance of a stained glass window from the inside.

I think that's a perfect way to look at my own growth process as well as a nice reminder not to judge that of others, because i can't see whats going on inside.