Saturday, December 3, 2011
Unit 4 Post: Loving-Kindness
I really liked this exercise. It kind of is the same concept as the others' only on a different subject. The key to these exercises to me is to have an open mind. I will say there was a statement made by the woman when she said "if you don't love yourself, how can you expect to love others?". Wow. As simple as that statement is, it seems to be so hard to do. Either that or the total opposite, you spend so much of your time loving others that you don't have time to truly love yourself. I liked this one A LOT!!! I have a few friends that I observe going through things, including fighting amongst each other and holding on to bitterness and past issues. They seem to let negativity and despair consume them. They live in it. To the point that they don't know any other way to live. NO WAY!!! I cannot do it, so I find myself distancing myself from them. They are really great people that I love dearly, and circumstances brought them to the place where they currently dwell so I think something like this can truly be an asset to them. Some are so deep in their despair that it will not be difficult to get them to at least listen. So though I don't know exactly how I'm going to do it, this exercise will be utilized with them. I hope it will be soon so that I can let you all know how it worked.
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I enjoyed reading your very warm and sincere post. I really enjoy the exercises also. I am curious to know will you continue to practice in the future or is this something you are just trying? I plan to incorporate it into my lifestyle. The best way to do this is to just do it. It is so refreshing to visit the land of self so that we can make observations and correct what may be causes that block human flourishing.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post and I was able to follow what your feeling, referencing some of the people in your life. I understand and agree with you about distancing yourself from negativity. When you are around negativity you end up feeling as if it has rubbed off on you and you then need to regroup and stabilize you thoughts and feelings again. It is great that you have noticed that staying away keeps your tranquility and calm to a maximum.
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I enjoyed reading your post also, I totally believe you can not fully love others if you are unable to love yourself. I find those at work who have self issues which then cause them to have family issues are due to their perceptions of themselves. For these people at work I just try to give them a compliment each day about anything whether its about them personally or how they are accomplishing their job, it usually ends up with a huge smile and a well needed positive reaction. On the flip side of this, we have a travelor (physical therapist) working in our rehab for 13 weeks, her time will end soon, who is a year out of school and loves herself so much that she can't see beyond it. She has constant negative comments about everyone else not knowing what they are doing and so on and so on. I've tried different approaches with her about having a better attitude, but she is fairly blind to others and their life skills. I have found these relaxations exercises this term to be God sent to help me regroup and be able to start fresh everyday. I'm really looking forward to Dec 23rd...haha she'll be leaving for another job, maybe we can get our small and positive rehab department back on track. I don't know about you but I definitely plan on incorporating meditation into my daily life schedule. I wish you the best of luck with your co-workers, you may change some lives:)
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