The two practice sessions that I have found to be most beneficial are the Aesclepius Practice and the Universal Loving-Kindness Practice. I chose the Aesclepius Practice because the person who I would like to be more like is someone who has never failed anyone and who we should all want to be more like. I think that if we would all pick someone who gives everything and never takes, and who has an unending care and love for the people around them, then this world would be a much better place. I want to be able to show others that I do care and that I do want to help everyone I can because maybe they will start to realize how nice to is when someone helps them and return the favor. When we decide that we want to be the great change the world needs to see, then we will start seeing the world change as well. I think the problem today is that we are always looking our for ourselves and not the needs of others.
I also liked the Universal Loving-Kindness exercise because it showed me how to put myself into someone else's life and realize what all they are going through and maybe see how I can help this person. The person I chose for this exercise in the grieving situation is someone who has amazing faith but has had a really hard time. She is an example to me because no matter what life has thrown at her, she has never lost faith in God and keeps getting up and becomign stronger with each obstacle she comes across. I have known several people like that who are amazing examples to what "being strong" is all about.
I think both of these can be implemented in my life to help with my mental fitness because I am looking into the world through another's eyes and seeing what all I have over looking through mine. I think when we take the time to realize what we need to change, we are bettering ourselves and making ourselves stronger in every sense. When we want to be the change the world needs, we are showing people it is possible to become like the ones we look up to and we are strengthening others as well.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Unit 7 Blog
With the Aesclepius practice, I realized how hard it would be for me to put myself in someone else's shoes who was so wise, kind, peaceful, compassionate, and joyful. The one man who came to mind that I found to be so loving, wise, respectful and honorable was Jesus Christ. This is the one man who I will never be able to be like but I can sure try and possess some of the amazing qualities that He had. With this meditative practice, I tried to think the way His mind, speech and heart worked and tried to transform myself into the amazing person He was.
I think mindfulness and meditation have helped me because it has taught me how to let go of the negative aspects in my life and try to learn how to be a better person. Some of these practices are hard for me because some of them made me really think about things that weren't making me so happy and to try and push those out of my life and some of those were hard for me. I want to be the best person I can be and be the most positive person I can be for my family and for myself.
I can apply these different things that I have learned by pushing negative situations and people out of my life and welcoming in all of the positives aspects of life. I need to learn to let go of my past and make way for an amazing future. And I need to learn to be a better person and think about those who are less fortunate and learn to put myself in other's lives.
I think the saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself," means that we cannot completely help someone down a path of being successful without having taken that path before. We cannot tell someone how a situation will be or how hard it easy it was to get ther without having done it before. We need to first be a student before we can be a teacher. We have to take the situation and learn the mistakes and good experiences we can have before we can show others how to get through the same situation.\
I think this applies to the health and wellness profession because in order for a professional to help out their patients, they need to know their information in order to be able to provide the patient with the right information. I think that experience makes the situation even better because the patient can realize that someone has made it through what they are going through and that will give them hope to make it through the situation themselves.
I think that I would have an obligation to my clients because I know that I am not fully prepared to teach someone how to be completely positive and let go of all the bad because I have not reached that point yet in my life. My glass is still half empty in that category so I have to work on it myself before I can teach someone else to be whole.
I can implement spiritual and psychological growth in my life by clearing my mind and making room for everything positive. I am becoming more in touch with God and it makes me feel complete. I always feel as if something is missing and now that I am becoming more and more in touch with Christ, I am feeling happier and whole again. I think learning how to let things go will help me with my stress and psychological areas as well.
I think mindfulness and meditation have helped me because it has taught me how to let go of the negative aspects in my life and try to learn how to be a better person. Some of these practices are hard for me because some of them made me really think about things that weren't making me so happy and to try and push those out of my life and some of those were hard for me. I want to be the best person I can be and be the most positive person I can be for my family and for myself.
I can apply these different things that I have learned by pushing negative situations and people out of my life and welcoming in all of the positives aspects of life. I need to learn to let go of my past and make way for an amazing future. And I need to learn to be a better person and think about those who are less fortunate and learn to put myself in other's lives.
I think the saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself," means that we cannot completely help someone down a path of being successful without having taken that path before. We cannot tell someone how a situation will be or how hard it easy it was to get ther without having done it before. We need to first be a student before we can be a teacher. We have to take the situation and learn the mistakes and good experiences we can have before we can show others how to get through the same situation.\
I think this applies to the health and wellness profession because in order for a professional to help out their patients, they need to know their information in order to be able to provide the patient with the right information. I think that experience makes the situation even better because the patient can realize that someone has made it through what they are going through and that will give them hope to make it through the situation themselves.
I think that I would have an obligation to my clients because I know that I am not fully prepared to teach someone how to be completely positive and let go of all the bad because I have not reached that point yet in my life. My glass is still half empty in that category so I have to work on it myself before I can teach someone else to be whole.
I can implement spiritual and psychological growth in my life by clearing my mind and making room for everything positive. I am becoming more in touch with God and it makes me feel complete. I always feel as if something is missing and now that I am becoming more and more in touch with Christ, I am feeling happier and whole again. I think learning how to let things go will help me with my stress and psychological areas as well.
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