One day, as I was turning on the garbage disposal, I saw an ant out of the corner of my eye just as I flipped the switch. I did not want to harm him but saw him too late, and he was caught in the swirling water in the sink as it went down the drain. I grabbed a small lid and tried to save him, but, although I prevented him from going down the drain, he had been swirling under the water for quite awhile and emerged twisted and crumpled on the side of the lid, where he remained motionless. Still, something told me he could survive, so I cupped my hand over the lid and sent Reiki.
There was quite a strong flow of energy, and I was pulled deeply into a meditative state. When I next became aware of the clock, twenty-five minutes had passed. The ant was still crumpled and motionless, but I decided to give it a little longer. After a few minutes, one antenna moved. A little later his head turned; still later he moved a leg, then untwisted his body a bit. After another ten minutes or so, he was untwisted and took a step. I put him down outside and watched as he walked off the lid and on about his life.
