Is It Okay To Believe In HOPE Again? | Intuitive Reiki Healing

On this fourth day of January, something feels different.

Maybe you feel it too — a subtle shift in energy, not loud or dramatic, but quiet and present. Like a pause. Like a breath. Like the moment after a long season when the air changes just enough that your body notices before your mind does. For many people, intuitive Reiki healing becomes a way to stay present and supported during seasons like this—when hope needs to be held gently, not forced.

I’ve been sitting with a simple, tender question:

Is it safe to start believing in hope again?

After the last year — or several — that question doesn’t feel naive. It feels wise.

Hope, According to Science (Not Just the Heart)

Psychology has studied hope and optimism for decades, and the findings are surprisingly steady.

People who practice hopeful thinking tend to:
• cope better with stress
• recover more quickly from setbacks
• experience better emotional well-being
• stay engaged with life, even during uncertainty

Hope doesn’t guarantee outcomes — but it does support resilience, problem-solving, and perseverance.

In other words, hope isn’t denial.
It’s fuel.

A Rube Goldberg Lesson in Hope

Recently, I was working with a student on a science project — a classic Rube Goldberg machine.

The goal was simple on paper: create five energy transfers that would eventually pop a balloon.

The reality?
Eighteen hours of building.
Forty-eight attempts.
Countless adjustments.

Each time the machine failed, we paused.
We resisted discouragement.
We looked carefully at what didn’t work.
And we modified — again and again.

There were no promises that we would succeed.
No guarantees that the balloon would ever pop.

But we knew one thing:
we couldn’t stop.

On the 48th attempt — with a little positive affirmation, crossed fingers, and a quiet “This time it’s going to work” — it did.

The balloon popped.

Hope didn’t mean certainty.
Hope meant continuing anyway.

What I Witnessed Over the Holidays: Emotional Exhaustion and the Need for Gentle Energy Healing

Over this past Christmas break, I spent time with many Reiki students and clients who were deeply in need of care.

They were tired.
They had taken a beating — emotionally, physically, spiritually.
And many had quietly lost hope.

What they needed most wasn’t fixing or pushing forward.
They needed to be held.
They needed their energy tended to.
They needed permission to rest and receive.

Which brings me to this gentle reminder — especially for those who care for others:

Please look at yourself, too.

Care for yourself in the ways you know how.
Give yourself a treatment.
Schedule a massage.
Receive a Reiki session.
Do something — anything — that helps shift the energy within you.

Because when we tend to what’s inside,
we are far better able to care for what’s outside of us.

For those feeling emotionally exhausted or burned out, Reiki can offer a quiet form of support—one that doesn’t require fixing or pushing.

A Season of Shedding and Fire

In Chinese astrology, we are saying goodbye to the Year of the Snake — a time of shedding, transformation, and renewal that is often uncomfortable and deeply internal.

Snakes don’t shed easily.
Growth rarely is.

Ahead of us is the Year of the Fire Horse, a rare and powerful energy that arrives only once every 60 years. Fire Horse energy is associated with movement, courage, visibility, and momentum — not without intensity, but rich with possibility.

This is not “easy energy.”
It’s alive energy.

Numerology and New Beginnings

Numerology adds another layer.

2026 reduces to a 1 year — the number of new beginnings, leadership, and fresh starts.

After a long closing cycle, this points toward initiation rather than repetition.

A quiet invitation to begin again.

Hope, Held Gently

Hope doesn’t mean pretending things will be perfect.
It doesn’t ignore grief, fatigue, or reality.

Healthy hope sounds more like:

“I don’t know exactly how this will unfold — but I’m willing to stay present, engaged, and open.”

That kind of hope is not fragile.
It’s steady.
It’s earned.
It’s brave.

So… Is It Safe?

Yes.
It is safe to hope again.

Not loudly.
Not blindly.
But honestly.

Hope paired with wisdom.
Hope grounded in action.
Hope that allows room for rest.

If this year feels like a threshold for you — even a quiet one — you’re not imagining it.

We don’t need guarantees to begin again.
We only need permission.

A Soft Invitation

If your body, heart, or spirit feels weary —
if you find yourself needing a pause, a reset, or gentle support —
know that you don’t have to carry it alone.

Whether through Reiki, quiet conversation, movement, or simply being held in safe space, support is here when you’re ready.

No urgency.
No pressure.
Just an open door.

With gentleness and grace,
Amy