I completed the Loving Kindness exercise and I thought it was hard because I had trouble focusing and not letting my mind wander to million other things going on in my life. I thought it was hard to let go of some things in my life and forgive some people that have hurt me. I usually practice forgiveness because I don't like conflict but as I have gotten older I have learned that sometimes you just have to take the negative out of your life. You can forgive but you have to let go and remove yourself sometimes from someplace or someone who isn't healthy for you to be around. I don't harbor a lot of bad feelings but I have tried in the past to talk things out with individuals who have hurt me and I have walked away if the conversation went no where. I think the exercise was good because living where I live with the hustle and bustle of everyday life sometimes you just have to stop and smell the roses and smile a bit. I am a believer that everyone you meet you were meant to meet for a reason either to learn or to teach. Negative balances positive.
The mental workout was hard to focus on for me this week also but I did zone out for awhile while doing it until the static part made me jump out of my skin. I try sometimes when I can't sleep to put myself on a beach somewhere to relax myself and focus on the way the waves are rolling in, and the smell of the air. It usually helps in clearing my mind and puts me to sleep. I guess like anything else these exercise will take practice but I do believe there is something to quieting the mind.
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i agree that it gets easier as time goes on to prioritize that godd the bad and the ugly in our lievs and getting rid of the negative is neessary. Its Time for spring cleaning I guess. good post!!!
ReplyDeleteSo the static was on the CD and I thought that was my computer. Anyhow, don't let those negative people put you down. There will always be people around us that does that and just do what you did, talk to them, and step back if the conversation is going nowhere. You'll see that same person again in the future and before you know it, you're hugging each other.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that there's a reason for every episode in our life. They are all happening to teach us or give as a lesson. meanwhile, lets just enjoy every blessed day that the LORD had given us.
I was reading your profile and you're like me, the only thing that I did not do is dived with the sharks and the reef (can't swim) never sky dived yet but we went to the same places...Enjoy.. life is great!!!