I enjoyed the loving kindness exercise. I was only able to
do it one time but I would like to try the exercise again when I have time. This
was a good exercise for me because lately my boyfriend has just been getting on
my last nerves and I have really started to dislike him. He is just getting on
my bad side right about now. This exercise let me to see past that and I felt
at ease and peaceful. The exercise really got me to thinking about my grandmother
who is sick. It felt great to actually breathe in her suffering and let out
health and joy going towards her. With the things that I am going through this exercise
was beneficial. I would recommend this exercise to others so they can get some
type of peace of mind and peace with others even if the other people are their
enemies. The exercise really does bring some positive energy. It’s like you are
breathing in the negative and letting out the positive and surrounding yourself
in that. Another reason why I would recommend this exercise is because it helps
to remind one that the only way you can love others is by loving yourself
first. It is impossible to love others if you don’t love yourself first and
foremost and many people do not realize that.
When you think of work out the first thing that comes to
mind is staying active with running/jogging, lifting weights, push-ups, and
etc. This is a physical work out that
was just described; there is also a mental work out. The concept of a mental
work out is to keep your brain active/training so that you can achieve a state
of higher consciousness and with that improved healing capacities. you just can’t
do this work out for a week and then stop, just like with a physical work out. Studies
have shown that a mental work out can bring one peace, calmness, happiness,
compassion, and etc. I am going to have to start doing not only some physical
work outs but also mental. I will be able to do this by setting schedule times
out of the day where I can do more exercises like the ones that we have been
doing, praying, and many other activities. Doing these work outs can get a lot
of things off of my mind and bring me to peace.
Margaret,
ReplyDeleteYou bring up a really good point about being able to use this exercise to help find better peace with people whom you may be upset with at the present moment. It made me look at the activity in a different light and will def. be something I will try again when others are getting on my nerves. I think your point on having to love yourself first, is so spot on. Without loving ourselves first, we would not have the capacity to love others, we would not know how. Great ideas on mental health workouts, hope they work well for you!
Hello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteAs always your post was great! You really express how you really feel and let your classmates in on your feelings! Which is great, because we can view the topic from different perspectives. Your thoughts about this exercise was the total opposite of my thoughts. After reading about how this exercise made you feel, it made more sense to me and I could relate, but I still feel the same way. I thought the exercise was somewhat distracting, the narrator's voice wouldn't allow me to settle in and accomplish the task she was giving. I was unable to relax and put my body at ease. I still think you gave a great response, keep up the good work!
Hello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteI glad to hear you found this exercise to be one that put you at ease and allowed you to have a peaceful mind. Sometimes we go though a lot of things that rattle us throughout the day. It's good to have an exercise like this one to remind us that we must love ourselves before we can love others. Once we relize that, it is easy to open our hearts and give loving-kindness to others.