Entry for April 4, 2008

The last few days have been so awesome! I closed my salon and day spa the end of March. I feel as though a 100 pound weight has been literally lifted off of my shoulders.

So I want to set the record straight…there have been many “reasons” that folks have come up with as to why we chose to close our salon. And actually there are several, I feel that it is necessary to share them.

First and foremost, we have been dealing with a mean and nasty landlord and his wife. With threats of eviction, rent hikes and bitter phone calls and letters, it has come time for us to say goodbye, and say enough is enough.

I do believe that everything happens for reasons as well, I have been wanting (subconsciously I think) to vier away from the salon industry and focus on healing, and not just doing Reiki for others, but to heal myself. I have been fighting an “invisible” disorder called Fibromyalgia. And with the stress of the salon, it has gotten terribly worse over the past few months. I’ve realized that it’s time to settle down and start taking of what is truly important, making myself well and helping those that need help as well.

Lastly, regarding the salon, it’s safe to say that the beauty industry has it’s demons. It takes a special type of person to truly be a good stylist and not fall victim to the “me, yes it’s all about me” syndrome. It’s incredibly painful to watch. There are only a few people that I have had the opportunity of working with who are truly in it for the shear desire to express themselves through creating beauty and enjoy the relationships that can develop with a client/stylist relationship.

Lastly, I have found that I struggled with just being me…in that environment. I felt as though I needed to be “on” 100% of the time. There is a spiritual side and truly deep caring side to my personality that unfortunately in that business it is not safe to share that. The beauty industry is about ego,,,and frankly,,,I’m in a place in my life right now where it is so important for me to work on the inner-workings of our souls, communication with spirit and helping others heal that I find comfort and true blessings in, it is with bountiful blessings that I find myself being drawn down this path, it is a journey and I am looking forward to sharing it with those of54664.jpgyou are interested in sharing it with me.

I would like to wish you all a day and a life filled with laughter, light and love!

Namaste!

Micha’ele
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