Hello again and welcome back to my blog. This weeks exercise was very interesting. I found the benefits to this exercise much better as I was able to relax more and it gave me a better understanding of how to clear my mind. The loving kindness was of course much more different because I didn't have someone telling me to think about different things. It was more simpler.
My spiritual wellness was good, I am very tough on myself and found that the exercises has given me an opportunity to see more inside myself. The connection within the spiritual wellness and the mental and physical wellness, well they all affect each other. Once I started to feel more calmer and see a deeper side of myself, the mental and physical wellness in me kicked in and it helped to balance me out.
I have been very stressed at work lately, and all the exercises we have been doing, have helped me to realize how much I need to focus more on myself personal well being and not my works well being. Not to say that work isn't important, I just realized that my health is more important and need to stop stressing over it and just take everything one at a time and will get done eventually.
Thank you so much for sharing your personal experiences and how these exercises have been helping you. I think if a lot more people in this world would take a step back and realize that they put way too much before their health and that they need to take care of themselves on the inside before they can properly perform on the outside. I found these exercises very useful as well because I have something going on all the time and my life is always changing so it gets really easy for me to get stressed out. But being able to take a break every once in a while and focus solely on ourselves can sure be of help!
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I also found this week's exercise easier to queit my thoughts and focus on the lovingkindness that I felt about my family, children and fiancee. It seems when you focus on love, forgiveness and gratefulness - it gives you a desire to pass it onto others within your sphere of influence.
I too am trying to learn to take better care of myself. I am the giver within my family and sometimes I give so much of myself that I don't take care of myself as I should. So that is one of my goals.
Thanks for sharing and I will stop by again.
Barbara