The exercises that I enjoyed the most were loving-kindness, meditation and visualization. The loving kindness exercise helps me in so many ways. I realized that because of all the stress I have been under, I have become a very bitter person. I may not say this to people face to face but my mind is constantly saying sarcastic remarks to co-workers, family member and friends. At first I didn’t know why I was doing it but then I realized how unhappy I was becoming. I get mad at people for not reason at all. The loving kindness exercise helps me change that negative vibe into a more positive way of thinking. I guess I was blaming everybody for my stress when I am the one in charge of what I do. I am not fully there yet but I am working on it. The other exercise that I enjoyed was meditation and visualization. I knew already that I am a visual person and this seems easier for me to do. I remember many things by visualizing my actions. I am not very good a meditation because is very difficult for me to control the voice inside of me. It seems like it talks louder than any other voice, overpowering anything else. I have to learn how to control that but I love visualizing, it is a clearer picture in my mind when I visualize something positive so this exercise was more beneficial to me.
Hello Ms. Love to Laugh!
ReplyDeleteYour post is inspiring and encouraging. You were honest and sincere about where you are and how these practices have made a difference for you. To me this gives me hope and reminds me of the ways that I can be more honest and sincere about how I really feel. I often find that I do the same thing. When things do go right, I am the first person to call someone a bad name (in my mind) and this could be someone as respected as my minister in church, my sister, or a new friend. The beauty is that the "Witness" mind can acknowledge without judgement and recognize the motivation behind it and give me an option to work on it. The challenge is to remain conscious of this inner world and conflict. We are so fortunate to have a class like this to help us to gently explore these aspects of ourselves without blame or judgement.
Thanks again for sharing your experience.