As I sit here having completed the loving-kindness
exercise and realizing I feel at peace with all that is around me. I have come
to realize I have been doing this for some time as I take time to soak in the
presence of God as I listen to soft worship music. Being in His presence takes
the worries I carry daily to a place where He can take them and carry them for
me. After spending time with Him in His presence I am able to take on the
burdens of my loved ones and my friends as well as the neighborhood and the community
and breathe out a spirit of peace and love. I also ask for protection and blessings
to be poured out on them. When I look at this loving-kindness exercise I do
find it very beneficial and not difficult at all, it is taking time to slow
down and breathe. I tell friends and family when they are overwhelmed with life
and happenstance to slow down and breathe (maybe I should take my own advice).
It really does work and makes life much less stressful and weary. It has given
me a sense of energy (that is much needed, as I always seem to be tired).
Just as we take time to schedule in a time for
physical exercise we need to schedule time for our psychospiritual selves. Just
like when we start a rigorous fitness plan and the first week we struggle with
aching muscles and fatigue so it is like the mental workout for our
psychospiritual being. We take it slow and make every step a focused step the
fatigue and frustration will fade quickly. If we make it a commitment each day
to follow the regime and continue to follow it for a week then another week
then a month we will see the benefits and be able to see the result of peace in
our day to day walk. Before long you will be living in loving-kindness, subtle
mind-witnessing, calm-abiding, and unity consciousness.
Pam12
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you found this exercise so beneficial. I couldn’t agree with you more that when people find themselves feeling overwhelmed with life they can greatly benefit themselves by just slowing down and breathing. Sometimes that is all we need to do to make it through the day.
You brought up a great point that we need to set aside time to exercise our minds just like we set aside time to exercise our bodies. I think many people forget that our psychological health is just as important as our physical health.
Hello Pam,
ReplyDeleteReading your post, I thought a lot about the way I felt during the exercise. Really, if you look at it, this is what we do all the time. When we want to get into the presence of God. I really enjoyed the exercise very much. I also agree Pam, that we all should take time out to exercise our minds. You know, where I am from, you do not hear anyone talking about exercising the mind at all. Best wishes to you in everything you do.
Hello Pam
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about taking time to just breathe. We sometimes get so caught up in the day -to-day routine of just trying to survive we forget to look around and see how blessed we are. It doesn't take a lot of time to implement this exercise, I really enjoyed it and plan on sticking with it. Good luck to you!
Hi Pam,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your introspective review of your experience with this unit's relaxation technique. I totally agree that we all need to take some "me" time to refine and regroup from the chaotic busyness of our days... that is the best way to be in prime condition for what comes next. When you think about it holsitic is just that, what is good for the mind is also good for the body and also good for the spirit. It's just like with cars some people get so caught up in taking steps to ensure the outside looks good they tend to forget that without internal upkeep the car will break down eventually. #peopleneedoilchangestoo