The Loving- Kindness exercise has by far been my favorite
and has proved to be the most beneficial to me over these past few weeks. Mental
fitness is a transformative process of a higher consciousness (Dacher, 2006).
The practice of Loving-Kindness, for me, has been the most influential and
potentially transformative. My ability to extend love, kindness, and
understanding to all those around me, to be without judgment and a whole lot
less quickly to react is my greatest ally and tool in becoming the person I
feel I need and want to be. I will be able to transcend past my current nature
and grow to be a better practitioner and patient. These practices must be
implemented on an almost daily basis in order to make any true and lasting
progress. I should see a change in my perspective of and my reaction to my
clients in a positive way.
The other practice is simply general meditation. Meditating
as described by Dacher, as a way to get a “taste” of what we can experience in
the essence of Human Flourishing can help transform our mental fitness and well-being.
When we can and do envision the pinnacle of Health, Wholeness, and Happiness
for ourselves it helps to keep us on task and focused on our development. As I
face health challenges, I feel confident that these meditation processes can
help me to garner the strength to push on and continually transform my life. It
will help for me to procure a sense of wholeness in times where I feel lacking
due to financial circumstances and where the situation may lend itself to me
comparing my life with that of those around me. Also, I should be able to
better harness a calm when in dealings with my current client with whom I will
be working with full time five days a week until mid may of next year.
At times I look to these practices simply as grounding exercises. As a way or gentle reminder of the work that I have done and need to continue to do in order to keep level and productive. Maybe nothing specific yet focused.
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Christine M Campanella Dixon
Christina,
ReplyDeleteI too connected deeply with the Loving-Kindness exercise. I feel if more people listen the world would be a better place! I respect your desire to be the best person you can be. Many people are satisfied with just getting by. I will never understand the lack of personal growth people are satisfied with.
My husband lost his job at the end of July, and it was very hard for us to adapt financially. Than I realized how many people are experiencing the same issues with our current state of the economy and felt almost guilty for thinking of myself. I have everything I really need, love, happiness and a strong marriage.
These exercises taught me a different way of looking, and reacting to the ills that plague everyday life. Sounds like your doing the same. When you said, "At times I look to these practices simply as grounding exercises" I could totally relate.
Thank you for solidifying what we have been taught in this class.
Warmest Wishes,
Jill Gazelle
Christina,
ReplyDeleteI too connected deeply with the Loving-Kindness exercise. I feel if more people listen the world would be a better place! I respect your desire to be the best person you can be. Many people are satisfied with just getting by. I will never understand the lack of personal growth people are satisfied with.
My husband lost his job at the end of July, and it was very hard for us to adapt financially. Than I realized how many people are experiencing the same issues with our current state of the economy and felt almost guilty for thinking of myself. I have everything I really need, love, happiness and a strong marriage.
These exercises taught me a different way of looking, and reacting to the ills that plague everyday life. Sounds like your doing the same. When you said, "At times I look to these practices simply as grounding exercises" I could totally relate.
Thank you for solidifying what we have been taught in this class.
Warmest Wishes,
Jill Gazelle
Christine,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog. I also enjoy the loving kindness exercise. I think that you are right about needing to practice every day. I do as well and it helps keep things in perspective as well as an idea about what you are trying to accomplish.
Meditation in these past months has been my saving grace. My new job has really worn me out mentally and physically, so I look forward to my meditative showers at night. They help calm my mind as well as my body.
I think that you are off to a great start. Just keep going and never stop growing as a person.
All the best,
Christine Faust
Christine,
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of us related the most to these exercises in what I have read this week. I think that you summed it up perfectly in your last statement. Exercises like these can also help keep us grounded and focuses and pull us back to where we need to be on those days that we stray more to the negative.
Well wishes,
Amy
Christine,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post… I think that more people should think of those around them. I always thank the Lord for all my blessings because there are plenty of people who are not fortunate. I think that the people that do not show love-kindness because they do not how to or they just do not trust practicing love-kindness. Since taking this class I can personally say that it has helped me, I no longer lose my temper that easily, and I just simply let the situation defuse itself.