The universal loving kindness exercise, while in
theory does sound good; in practice for me right now was a failure. It is difficult for me right now to clear my
head and try to be positive for myself let alone anyone else. I can see where having positive projected
thoughts for the well- being of others would have a calming effect on you as an
individual but it’s not something I am able to do right now. I do plan on trying again later in the week. The Integral Assessment was horrible. Right now I feel that all areas of my life
are in need of assessment and focused help.
It is hard to choose one area when so many things are in turmoil right
now I could be getting laid off from work, one of my children is having some
serious issues, my personal relationships are not in proper balance, and the
stress is causing physical symptoms just like we have read about. For me when one area of your life is in
proper balance it makes the unbalanced ones manageable. I feel that for the first time all areas of
my life are in turmoil which makes it difficult to focus and concentrate on
correcting the others. This exercise
just really pointed out to me how out of sorts I am right now and that I have
some work to do. I will start to look
for a new job, I will make some connections with friends this week and talk to
them about some of these issues, and the rest will have to just play out the
way they will.
Hi Heidi. I am sorry to hear all you are going through. When I hear people say they are having a hard time I always want to assure them it will all work out and it usually does. But I also know when you are on the other end that may not be what you want to hear and it's probably definitely not what you feel. So what I like to do is suggest an outlet. Something that releases some anger, frustration, fear, whatever you are feeling. I like to run it always helps. I think going outside where there's no one and screaming at the top of your lungs is a good option too:) I hope things start to look up soon.
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