The universal loving-kindness exercise is powerful words to help a
person expand his or her mind and heart. I think the only frustrating part is
remembering the words with your eyes closed but it find it comforting. The other exercise we completed in
the previous chapter was also helpful however too long. I think the four phrases on page 93 can be
memorized or written and can be done anywhere.
The exercise was simple and only required to close your eyes, still the
mind, and repeat the four phrases for ten minutes.
The assessment process expanded the areas of psychospiritual, biological,
interpersonal, and worldly flourishing and each areas three more specific lines
were added. I discovered that I am
satisfied and feel I am developed in the areas of psychospiritual and
biological flourishing. In my life, I am motivated with the decisions and
actions I make and not base my decisions on other people’s personal
opinions. I am in totally control of my
destination and goals. However, on the
spiritual side I am lacking but I don’t need to focus on this area as much
because I am close to God and believe all things are possible through him. I am not concerned with the biological flourishing
because I’ve been involved in fitness, nutrition, and self-regulation since
elementary school. Physical fitness and
nutritional well-balanced meals are important for a fit mind and helps reduce
sickness and diseases. The areas I need
to focus on for growth and development is interpersonal and worldly
flourishing. Since my two children are
grown, I have to find other social outlets to get involved with. When the children were in school, I was
involved in the school PTO, attended all their sporting events during the week
and on weekends. I need to get more
involved within the community by volunteering, joining a bowling league, or
sporting activity. It is very hard for me to develop close relationships
because of trust issues. I do have few
close friends but do not hang out as regularly with them because of distance. I would like find a good man and be in a
healthy relationship but with work and school it’s kind of difficult to do. I
enjoy being single but sometimes it would be nice to go to a movie or dinner with
a guy and not always with your girlfriends.
To implement growth, I will get involved with more community and sports
activities by looking in the local newspaper and through base community center. I will continue the practice meditation for
loving-kindness and start practicing yoga daily to focus on the still
mind. I think with practice and the
exercises I am on my way to reaching integral health.
Marivic
Hi Marivic:
ReplyDeleteI have recently begun going through the transistion of my children growing up and going their own way. I was also very involved in my childrens activities and finding new things to fill those spaces is sometimes an odd feeling. But I also really enjoy doing volunteer work and I am finding a joy in being involved in activities that I enjoy. I just wish someone had told me about how things were going to change so I could have been more prepared :-)
This class is definitely helping me learn about myself.
Interesting that not having children around is a problem. Mine are 3,5,9, and a daughter that doesn't live with me full time of 11, and at this point some days I dream of the time when they are grown and away! Any kind of change like that would certainly take some getting used to though. Trying new things like yoga or meditation could only be a plus though. Maybe as you said there are other community or group activities you can find that are not only fun but also allow you to meet new people...and men:)
ReplyDeleteHello Marivic
ReplyDeleteI totally get your trust issues I don't trust anybody until they prove they can be trusted. I don't know how they prove it but eventually I just know they can be trusted. If you can find a place to volunteer that is awesome and I think will help in a lot of ways. Do your kids have children? If so maybe you can spend sometime with your grandchildren or if they are old enough have daily conversations with them. I honestly don't know what I will do once my daughter is grown and out of the house. She is gone this week with my mother on an Alaskan cruise (my poor child who gets nothing lol) and I am 100% lost without her. Granted she is at camp during the week but I have always planned my days around her. Without her here I don't know what do with myself but go to coffee with another Girlfriend who is laid off. I know lots of places have volleyball leagues in the summer. Those are always fun. Start some projects around the house. Pintrest is a great place to get your mind rolling on what new things you can do your self around that house that are fairly simple. Good luck with your improvements.