So what now?

After I went through the QHHT process, I started to notice things some people call "synchronicities." A synchronicity can be described as something that just happens to come along at the right time, making it a bit more than just a coincidence. For example, in the QHHT session, I asked what can I do to help me to spiritually help other people. Something presented itself in the following days: Reiki. This is a Japanese healing technique based on meditation and the use of energy that surrounds us and pervades our space. It's limitless. Some cultures call this "chi" or "prana." Anyway, so I was looking into Reiki, but I couldn't find any teachers here that spoke English or that would even reply to my emails. I decided that I needed look elsewhere, and I found an online course offering it. The cost was normally $199 USD, but since it was the beginning of 2016, the course (and many others) were on sale. It was reduced to only $10 USD. I saved $189 dollars. That is a synchronicity.

The next thing that happened to me, as an example of synchronicity, is that I was locked into at least one more year at my current school as an English teacher. I had taken courses that authorized me as a certified Visual Arts teacher in the International Baccalaureate program from the UK. The backstory is that I believe my school used me to get the program started. My school is notorious for starting programs just to get the recognition, then not really follow through on all the things required to maintain it efficiently and creatively. Without getting into too many boring details, there had been a history at this school where teachers had been disrespected and basically under appreciated (isn't that always the case with teachers vs. administrators?). Back to the synchronicity, I had signed a contract promising at least 2 years after I became certified as a Visual Arts IB teacher. But because of my lack of experience in traditional art styles (painting, sculpting, drawing, etc.) because my specialty is computer-based art (which the administrators knew from the very beginning), six months after the start of the two-year IB course, they replaced me with another art teacher. They cited my lack of experience in traditional art styles (which doesn't really matter in the IB system, as students are meant to seek out experts on their own in the field of their choice). This excited me and made me so happy, where otherwise (without the knowledge that a new career path and lifestyle was opening before me) I would have been a bit pissed off. This was the opportunity I had to exit the toxic environment that was my school, which changed my personality a bit because I was so unhappy with the way things were going. I really tried as a teacher. I fought for the things students wanted and deserved, involved myself in activities I normally would not have, and extended myself in ways I never had before, only to be shut down at nearly every single turn. I was the young teacher, the torchbearer for greater circumstances. I am not trying to blow my own horn, I am just saying that I tried to bring change. I tried to make things better, but in the end, the administrators chased away all of that idealism, creativity, and sense of freedom with their pedantic rules, asinine procedures, and blatant regard for teachers or students. The school is a private school and is only driven by the acquisition of money. I have a new path before me, but I still need to have a steady stream of income for this next year, so another school it is -- or alternatively, some kind of English magazine in Taiwan.

Finally, the last synchronicity that I came across, was becoming a life coach. This is like a miniature psychologist: less training and less restrictions. According to this school of life coaching, there are two paths: life coaching and spirituality coaching. I think I will take the path of spirituality. This is the synchronicity that may supplement my earnings as a Reiki master and allow me to be my own boss forever. That's the goal, isn't it? My life has been pointing in that direction, being my own boss, for a while. I just didn't know what to do or have the motivation to do it. With all these things happening to me in a period of less than one month, how can I not see this to be the path? Spirituality is about developing your intuition. Reiki is about developing your intuition. Another way to develop your intuition is through Tarot cards, which I have also picked up. It is unfortunate that it took me this long to find the path, but I am confident that my ability will develop rather quickly. While 2016 is just starting, I think that this year will be the most definitive year of my life.