Greetings everyone. So this week we had to practice the Loving kindness meditation exercises and also had to complete the intregal assessment. Lets start with the Loving Kindness exercise. I personally after the exercises did not feel more loving- kindness running though me. I can understand how others it may bring comfort and make them feel more loving-kindness in there life. I am one who is more focused on actions to show loving-kindness. Being there for a friend, listening to a co-worker, overall just generally caring for others helps me feel a sense of loving kindness not only for myself but others. I understand taking the time to meditate loving-kindness may help take anger and stress away, but it can only do so much.
The next assessment we had to take was the integral assessment. For this we had to take a look at ourselves and figures out things like what do we want to discover about ourselves and what we can do to grown and develop that area. I personally feel as though I would focus on interpersonal right now the relationship with my family. I am one who as gotten really good at separating emotions from myself. Where I keep all my thoughts and feelings inside or with in my journal. Journaling is the only way for me to truly express my thoughts and get myself to a calmer mind. Another way I could help calm my mind from thoughts and let go of emotions would be through meditation. Taking the time everyday to have a few moments to just sit in peace would calm my mind.
I have to agree with you on actions speak louder than words. I had a hard time associating with this exercise because I practice loving kindness and compassion everyday of my life. I completely understand being more of an inner person and not sharing much with others. I tend to keep things to myself as well because most times people do not understand where I am coming from or know what to say because I am always the one they turn to not the other way around. Although, it is important to share with others because sometimes it is helpful to get the perceptions of others. It has been a long time since I have journaled and it used to be apart of my daily life. I think you have inspired me to start doing it again because I just keep making my blogs entirely way too long for class! lol!
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