Reiki Susanne Wilkins

11/03/2026

Life will not always be comfortable.
There will be rain — problems, criticism, loss, and unexpected difficulties. This is simply the nature of life. In Buddhism, this truth is called Dukkha — the reality that life contains challenges and discomfort.

But wisdom lies in how we respond.

There are two ways to find happiness:

1️⃣ Change the situation.
If something can be improved, take wise action. Solve the problem. Step away from what harms you. The Buddha encouraged effort, right action, and mindful decisions to reduce suffering.

2️⃣ Change your mind toward it.
Some things cannot be changed — the past, other people’s behavior, aging, illness, or loss. When this happens, peace comes from changing the mind, not the world. Through mindfulness, acceptance, and understanding impermanence, the rain no longer disturbs the heart.

One person carries an umbrella.
Another learns to be at peace in the rain.

🌿 The world may not always change for you, but your mind can.
And sometimes, that is where true freedom begins.

26/11/2025

Listen to the ceaseless hum of being. You can't help but hear it, for it is the sound of everything.

John Astin

15/07/2025

Emotions are powerful.
They rise like waves — sometimes calm, sometimes crashing, sometimes completely overwhelming.
But here’s the truth:
Emotions are temporary. Decisions often are not.

In moments of anger, we say things we don’t mean.
In moments of heartbreak, we give up on things that still had life left in them.
In moments of fear, we shrink from opportunities that could’ve changed everything.

And sadly, many of us make permanent choices in those fleeting moments —
Quitting a job.
Ending a relationship.
Burning bridges.
Hurting people.
Hurting ourselves.

🛑 Don’t let a passing emotion shape the rest of your life.

💡 When emotions are high, logic is low.
And what feels unbearable today may feel manageable tomorrow — with time, space, and perspective.

So when you’re overwhelmed:

Pause.

Breathe.

Wait.

Don’t press send.
Don’t slam the door.
Don’t tattoo your pain onto your life story.

📌 Sleep on it.
Talk it out.
Journal. Meditate. Walk.
Give your heart the space to calm — and your mind the room to think.

You owe it to your future self not to burn down your life in a moment of emotional fire.

Make choices from clarity — not chaos.
From wisdom — not wounds.

Because your feelings are valid, yes…
But they are not always the truth.
And they are definitely not permanent.

30/06/2025

Mind...
.

26/06/2025

Grateful..
.

26/06/2025

We are nature.🌿

17/06/2025

So true 😊

02/06/2025

21/05/2025

“Our habitual assumptions—all our ideas about how things are—keep us from seeing anything in a fresh, open way. We say, “Oh yes, I know.” But we don’t know. We don’t ultimately know anything.”

Pema Chödrön

07/04/2025

"Not taking ourselves too seriously makes life easier. Both quantum physics and Buddhist philosophy come to the conclusion that appearances are false. Things appear objective and independent. This is mistaken. Our ego appears independent. That is mistaken.
When we reduce our grasping to our ego, we are more relaxed, and reduce our attachment, and anger. We lessen our attachment to praise, reputation, gain, and pleasure. We lessen our aversion to blame, anonymity, loss, and pain. Life becomes easier. We become more loving."
~ The Dalai Lama