I finally had the opportunity to listen to the loving-kindness program. I found it both beneficial and difficult. It was beneficial in that it gave the me the chance to think about my loved ones and for a moment I actually felt like I had the power to take away any suffering they might be experiencing. My daughter recently had her heart broken and there have been lots of tears. I imagined I was taking that hurt away from her. I could also imagine that I was embracing everyone and giving everyone happiness.
I had difficulty concentrating at times because the reflective pauses were so long. I would find myself getting distracted with my own thoughts and I had to consciously get back on track.
I would recommend the practice to others if they were ready to try it.
Mental workouts allow us to train our minds to be in control. We can teach ourselves to control our negative feelings and thoughts and replace them with positive feelings and thoughts. Those that have this mental awareness also have greater gamma wave activity and a clearer mind. I can use these mental workouts to control my reaction to stress in my life. I might also be able to teach myself to mentally be above all of the chaos.
I look forward to reading my classmates' experiences.
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Hello Amy,
ReplyDeleteI agree that we could teach ourselves to be mentally above the chaos! I think that is my goal. I also got distracted with my own thoughts. One of the times I did this without the recording just after reading the instructions, I had just made myself a lunch and placed it in front of me, I was only able to concentrate for about three minutes then I had to open my eyes and eat it! I guess that was not a very smart way to go about it.
Hi there Amy. I actually haven't been through that yet with my 13 year old daughter and I know it is coming. I know as a single mom of a teenage girl she can drive me crazy but she is my world. I hate to think that she will go through heartache one day and go through the trials and tribulations of life. This excercise also had me think about my mom who lives in Puerto Rico and I know she struggles each day from her diabetes and now heart issues that just occured. I found this excercise to be very soothing and think about the worries my mom goes though so far away from me. Great post.
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ReplyDeleteLoving Kindnes was challenging but I hope that I will be able to achieve it to help myself and others.
Great blog.
Annie