Monday, May 12, 2014

unit 7 blog

This exercise for some reason worked well for me.  I visualized my girlfriend Emily who passed away two years ago this month from breast cancer.  I got a great sense of peace thinking about her and talking with her even though that was not part of the exercise.  I feel calm and relaxed now which I have not felt for a little while now.  This is a practice that I will try to do more often.  I felt like I was carrying this with me at work and it made the little bothersome things seem so unimportant and trivial.  I think this was one of the best exercises for me especially in my current state of mind.

This phrase to me means how can you tell me to do something you have not tried yourself.  This applies to the wellness profession directly because how can you tell someone to try a meditative practice that you have not yourself.  How can you say to open your heart and mind to loving kindness and it will change your life if you have never experienced it.  It is like when you go to an OB/GYN doctor who is male and he says I know this is going to be uncomfortable I think  no you do not know.  You absolutely have an obligation to your clients.  To continue developing yourself is to show them the expanses you can go to and the levels that can be reached.  To stop learning is to stop growing.  We need to continue to develop our inner selves so we can help and guide our clients in ways that work for them.  By continuing to practice meditation and finding ways to go deeper we can bring loving kindness into our selves.  I will continue to work on these practices and allow my body mind and spirit to grow in positive directions. 

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