I found this week's exercise much easier to follow than last week's Loving Kindness exercise. I found it much easier to tap into that stillness and oneness with the universe. I suppose I find it easier to find balance than it is to love and accept myself. Normally, when my daughter acts up during these exercises, I find it difficult to get back on track. This time, my daughter was getting into the cat food and my husband had to get her away from it. Normally, this would be very distracting during these exercises. However, this time I just laughed and couldn't stop laughing instead of getting upset like I normally would. I saw all of these distracting thoughts as little doors that I was able to close and set aside for later. I think this is a very useful technique for those of us who may be prone to stress or anger.
Spiritual wellness can have a profound impact on physical and mental wellness. It is my belief that the more you are connected with your spiritual self, the more in-tune you are to your mind and body. For instance, yoga and Tai Chi are both used in spiritual development. However, they make you focuse on your breath and posture. My former yoga instructor told us all about how yoga impacted her life to make changes to her health (like quitting smoking and eating right). A balance in one's spiritual health is likely to have an impact on one's mental and physical development.
I can fully understand and relate to the distractions of children, though we love them so much its so hard to study with them around getting into everything. I would have to agree with you that this exercise showed how we can find and maintain a calm subtle mind. On a normal day, we are usually stressed out in the morning as soon as we hear that alarm go off. This practice will teach us how we can find that calmness in our minds, reminding ourselves of our goals, and that everything will be okay and happens for a purpose. That nothing is too much that we can not handle!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on this point by finding calm subtle mind, I have learn over the years that if you remain in a calm state and have a relax oulook on thing that your mind is more healther in the spiritual raelm. So clear your thoughts and relax, relaxxxs Have a bless week.
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ReplyDeleteAs moms it is essential that we take deep breaths (and even grab the camera) before reacting to some of the things that our children do. Not only is it better for us to deal with things in a calm and relaxing way. It also teaches our children to handle situations that they are faced with in a better way. They watch everything that we do and they react based on our reactions. If we can take a deep breath, sit back and laugh or at least smile about things that could easily cause us stress, we are making the world a much better place--now and for generations to come!
Leesa