The Hummingbird

One of the first experiences I can remember occurred shortly after one of my attunements. I can't remember if it was Reiki I or II.

A hummingbird had come into the warehouse area of the nursery I was working at. It had flown into a large cobweb and had become entangled in the mess. One of my fellow employees had rescued the bird from it's trap and was gingerly pulling the cobwebs off the little thing. But the bird was out of it. I suppose it was the stress. It was all but unconscious. My friend finished pulling the last of the cobwebs off and held the bird out for me to see. His tongue had been pulled out a bit during the cleaning, and the bird had made no effort to retract it. It wasn't moving at all. I asked if I could hold the bird and sat down in a chair with my hands cupped around it. I initiated the flow of Reiki and sat there as the small bird began to absorb the healing energy. Not sure what I was doing, I just sat there, relaxed and let the Reiki flow. My friend watched me and smiled. "You praying?" he asked. At the time, I didn't think I was and I said, "No, not really." But looking back on it, I suppose I was, silently, communing with Spirit for the healing of this small creature. I sat there for about ten minutes as the energy in and around my hands swelled and danced, then felt that I needed to go outside. I went and stood near the rootball of a twelve foot maple tree that was propped up outside the front door. Gently, I opened my hands and looked at my dazed little friend lying on its side. As if on cue, the little bird's chest expanded with a deep breath then relaxed as it exhaled. It paused for a beat, as if to regain it's mind, then quickly popped up out of my hands and flew up into the branches of the maple tree. I watched the little bird sitting there on a branch, amazed. Life restored. My heart swelled with a silent knowing and for a moment I just stood there, letting it all soak in. There was nothing left to do. Our hearts now forever connected, I bid my friend farewell and turned to go back inside the warehouse.