Sunday, August 28, 2011
Benefits realized
These past 8 weeks of lessons have been most incredible for me, not just as a student learning the psychological and spiritual aspects of healing but for increased self-discovery. Not too long after I experienced a heart attack (December 23 2010) I received a text message from my oldest son. It was short and to the point as always, as it stated “you need to get grounded, again”.
I just was leaving the cardiac care unit when I read his message. I climbed in the car and before starting it I stopped, and thought how clear a message this was. I have learned so much from my five children and plan to continue to share wisdom.
I experienced a deeper sense of self-control when I discovered methods of increasing mental fitness, and how practice leads to success. I always new this basic concept,, but had not been exposed to it for too long a time. My awareness has increased more in these eight weeks than ever before.
I began this class with an understanding there are no preset limits for what can be accomplished, as long as I allow.
Yearning for a method to find me, and myself was frustrating to say the least. Through all of the meditation techniques used during this experience I was able to reacquaint my inner “me” with my outer self.
It is difficult to choice only two practices which are beneficial, when they are all interconnected. With this being said, Loving Kindness is where it began for me. The mental capacity to feel self-love and admiration from inner peace and through forgiveness was instrumental. Without this, how could I offer the same to others?
Skipping forward to the Visualization meditation; this helped me remember the goodness, sweetness have you I have felt and desire to continue feeling. Acceptance can be misconstrued as settling for “less”, I see this as a way to helping continue on the path of human flourishing. There are not any failures for me, as my intentions are pure. Thanks for viewing.
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You’ve had incredible benefits, and it’s awesome to hear such good things from another who has been doing the same exercises as me. The mental part of healing seems to be overlooked too much. There are plenty of studies out there but for some reason they aren’t getting enough attention. Just imagine the population’s health if we all knew how to flourish with mental athleticism. Earlier in the discussion board I mentioned that it seems that people just do not want to take the time to do this. Even a few minutes out of the day is too much for the fast paced individual, and knowing they should add something else to their list generally makes them more stressed, kind of like me. I have noticed I stress less about the things I have to do for the day since I started practicing the exercises for this class.
ReplyDeleteWhat a smart son you have "you need to get grounded, again" you must be proud. He must have a good mentor in you and is learning wisdom. As we have learned mental health helps the heart. I'm glad to hear that you are doing well after your heart attack.
ReplyDeleteLoving kindness and visualization meditation are both great for a continued path toward integral health as you are aware as you have been practicing them in this class. I wish you all the best in your continued success.
I too have been very moved from the 8 weeks in this class, and will take what I have learned for a life time.