I did the loving-kindness exercise as I have done it in the past. I envisioned my loved ones
who needed something, whether it was health related or spiritual or whatever. I sent out
love and healing energies to them. That was the easiest part of this exercise.
With the assessment, I chose to go with my spiritual growth, when choosing which area needed
the most work. Of course, I need to also enhance the biological aspect too, (I have a benign
tumor in my right leg), but I feel that when I am in alignment spiritually and mentally, this
will come to me. I am expanding my enlightenment and awareness every day by connecting with
people and places that are very spiritual. I also seek out educational spiritual videos and
books. It will take time to get where I need and want to be, but I am putting the time in and
am seeing results, little by little, almost every single day. :) As for exercises that I can
do, I already meditate but need to do more of this. I can also do other brain exercises to
help me. One such exercise that I do is the reverse psychology trick. I trick myself into
believing that I am feeling opposite of how I really do. You wouldn't think this would be
easy to achieve, but it is. :)
Hi Amanda. Great tip on the reverse psychology trick! I will have to try that! Have you considered trying aromatherapy with your loving kindness meditation? I am considering trying it with mine and I was thinking of getting a floral scent that reminds me of my family time growing up like jasmine. My grandmothers house often smelled like jasmine growing up and it brings me warm feelings so I am going to try getting some of the essential oil to try. It is either that or Swanson chicken pot pie scent that she use to fix for us after school sometimes when my mom ended up working late and she was unprepared. But I think the jasmine scent will keep me on my cushion and out of the kitchen where I won't be meditating!
ReplyDeleteHi Tonyah. The jasmine and chicken pot pie smells BOTH sound good. lol I would definitely go with the jasmine though, for the obvious reason that you mentioned.....keeping you OUT of the kitchen. lol
DeleteGreetings Amanda,
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young, I used to do the reverse psychology trick but didn't understand it. Because I was so shy, I would talk myself into not being that way. I wanted to have fun and it looked like I was the only one that wasn't. It worked very well because when I tell people now how shy I was, they just laugh at me. Nobody believes. I guess you can say it's all about mental training and what can be done to provide a new and better outlook on life. Continue to love, laugh and believe. You are going to be just fine. Warm regards, Iris
Hi, Iris. It sounds like you got the reverse psychology trick down pat. :) I was PAINFULLY shy, myself, so I can relate to that. I still am shy at times. As I've gotten older, though, I tend not to be shy as often or to such a degree as when I was young. The trick to that is to NOT REALLY CARE what others think of you. THAT, in itself, takes time to master but TRUST ME, it can be done. lol :) Yes, we are BOTH going to be just fine, as long as we keep a positive, can-do attitude. Someone said to me a long time ago "No one can stop you but YOU." I didn't understand what they meant then, but I do now. :) That is so true.
Deleteit is easy we just have to make it that way. We don't give ourselves half the credit we deserve. I know mental stress affects biological stress and it is so amazing how it can do this, I only hope I can master the mind/body/soul sooner rather than later!
ReplyDeleteHi, Danielle. You are SO RIGHT about us not giving ourselves enough credit. I don't know about you but I am my absolute WORST critic. lol I have learned in recent years, though, to cut myself a little slack. :) We HAVE to. If we put someone up on too high of a pedestal, including ourselves, we are bound to not meet the expectations of ourselves or others. As long as we keep practicing and trying, we will master the mind/body/soul sooner than we expect. :)
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