09/30/2026
This summer I fell in love with paper wasps. 🐝
Early in the summer, I found a paper wasp nest in my gate. I felt nervous, since I'd been stung there in years past. Like many of us, I'd been conditioned to fear wasps, and my instinct was to kill them.
But this time, the thought of killing them out of fear hurt my heart. They were simply trying to exist. They'd chosen the perfect spot, tucked in the hollow metal folds of the farm gate, a home built for survival.
Every morning, I greeted the wasps and watched their little heads poke out to see who was there before crawling back down.
Hello Wasps 👋
For months, I dragged and rattled the gate open and closed several times a day, pulling a heavy chain 🔗 through it to keep Sebastian in the yard. I rattled it well over a hundred times and even blew grass clippings their way while mowing.
Not once did I get stung. Not once did they chase or even approach me.
What began as 1 nest became 5.
We learned to coexist.
🐝 Wasps remember faces. They learned I meant them no harm, and I believe they could feel it, too.
I'm going to miss those cute little heads popping up each morning.
Until next summer, little ladies 🫶🐝
🙏I share this to give you a little glimpse into my world, and as a gentle reminder that our intentions and our energy are powerful. ✨
Our energy is vibration that carries out into the world.
A few years back, when wasps nested in my gate, I often left the house angry or stressed. I didn't disturb them directly; I didn't even know they were there. But I believe they felt the stress in my energy, in the hormones I was giving off, and in the way I opened the gate. Unintentionally, I made them feel threatened.
During that same stressful time, the fire ants bit my feet like mad. Now that my energy has come into balance, they no longer bite me, the same ants still living all over my yard, even though I still walk barefoot.
Ever walk into a room after an argument and feel the "yuck"? Or walk into a room full of warmth and love and want to stay and bask in it?
That is energy.
We are energetic beings, no different from the energy that travels from a remote to the TV, or from your phone to your Bluetooth headphones.
This is the heart of my Reiki work: helping you bring your energy back into balance. And just like the wasps, our animals feel our energy too. 🐾
🌿 This October, I'm offering 10% off on Reiki sessions.
Whether it's for you or your furry family member, I'd love to help you and your loved ones find balance.
Schedule here ➡️ themindfulbodyllc.com or reach out out to me if you have questions 352-509-5815
May there be peace in your mind, peace in your heart, and peace in the words you speak.
Tread lightly friends. 🫶
