This time my experience was totally different. I was not impatient or agitated with the time it took to get through the exercise. I learned how to answer other classmates blogs! lol I found it beneficial because I found myself at inner peace, not hurried, and wanting this to work. I would recommend this to others that would except it. Others maybe not because they are in a hurried state, Type A personality. Although Type A personality could benefit from this because it could slow them down and feel the inner peace and the stillness.
Mental workout is as a physical workout, you will not see results unless you persevere. It is mind exercises for inner peace and loving-kindness toward others. With consistency you will become a winner in opening your heart, mind and spirit toward others. This exercise helps you first, then you can project it toward others. It calms the mind, gives you wisdom, and puts you in a contemplative state. Loving-kindness and wisdom heals the inner person and guides you toward human flourishing. (Dacher, 2006, p.65)
Implementation of mental workouts takes practice daily of at least 5 to fifteen minutes twice a day for a week, and try to make it around the same time each day. Once this becomes second nature, you can increase it to more time and practice it as part of your meditation. Make sure you have a private comfortable place, which is difficult in my home, unless it is the bathroom. lol If you practice meditation you will have no problem practicing the loving-kindness procedure. (Dacher, 2006)
By implementing this practice it will foster your mind, body and spirit, and train the mind for stillness and silence. Once you have accomplished this you can accomplish love to others, become less stressed, and not be self-centered. (Dacher, 2006)
I really enjoyed the exercise this time and it helped me to think more clearly.
I hope it was enjoyable and helpful to you as well.
Retta
Dacher, E. S. (2006). Integral health: the path to human flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc
Health and Wellness is about the wellness of the mind, body, and spirit. It is about balance in the chaotic world we live in. The condition of the mind can control the condition of the body. The condition of the mind can control the condition of the spirit. It is all about balance.
Hi Retta, I learned a lot from readying your blog. I'm glad that you had a better time doing the loving-kindness exercise, it was very interesting but well worth the time practicing it. I noticed that through the exercise that you were able to find inner peace, that makes the two of us on that. The only thing that I found difficult to do was taking the suffering of loved ones around me, I couldn't grasp the concept nor find myself at ease when doing that part of the exercise. Keep up the good work on your blogs their very good to read. Rizk
ReplyDeleteHi Daniel, I am sorry I am late or reply, but trying to keep up. I do agree it was difficult to take in suffering of loved ones, it made tears roll down my face as I did that part of the exercist. Thank you for your comment. See you next time.
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ReplyDeleteI loved that you mentioned type A personalities in your post this week! I am completely type A and at first had a very hard time slowing myself down and having enough patience to get through these excersices. I have found that through this course and through previous meditation that it is unbelievably beneficial to my type A ways. I have a tendancy to let every day tasks stress me out - by using meditation such as the loving-kindness excersise, I am able to slow down and re-center myself.
Hi Sephani, I know we are on Unit 5, but I want to give you some time for taking the time to comment on my blog, Thank You. I have tendencies of Type A, and I don't like it. This class and my class on stress are right on time. I do get frustrated because I want to hurry up and get done with the work, it does not work like that. I like the loving-kindness exercist this time better, last time I was hurried and did not finish it at all. Kepp up the good work in slowing down and re-centering yourself.
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