First off....am I misunderstanding the title of this meditation exercise? In our assignment it is called crime of the century. My husband decided to join me on this journey of total relaxation and yet another attempt to clear all the clutter and chatter out of my mind and find total relaxation with out falling asleep. The title of the exercise was a bit different, I was prepared to encounter something other than total relaxation. I enjoyed this exercise and so did my husband (his first meditation), we both were totally relaxed, I was finally able to clear my mind, when an incoming thought entered I was able to easily drift it right out. I had nothing other than a positive outcome with this exercise.
Physical well being 6/10. I just started a new workout this week to increase my strength and cardio and lose 10 lbs. GOAL: physical workout 5 x's each week, sticking with 0 sugar and 0 white flour, eatng healthy, accountability with my spouse who is participating.
Spiritual well being 7/10. I work everyday on being kind to everyone I come in contact with. I am consciously thinking of ways to improve and talk with God constantly everyday asking for guidance and strength. GOAL: focusing on my faith and increasing my kindness with others whether at work or with stangers, a conscious effort with everyone I come in contact with. Kindness breeds kindness keep track and always strive to do more.
Psychological well being 8/10. I'm finally at a place in my life where I feel it is all coming together, and I mean a peace within and such hope for the future. Because of my learning from life experiences I am very confident at turning my negative views or reorganizing my thoughts when presented with negative co-workers or family opinions and turning the situation positive. GOAL: To refocus others in my work place who present negative remarks and actions and guide them to think more positive, this in turn will keep me mentally positive and psychologically healthier.
The one thing I'm going to strengthen this week is meditation, I need to experience it enough to create a habit forming activity, along with devoting myself to physical exercise each day.
This has been such a positive experience putting together all the areas of my life, they all need to be healthy working together, striving for wholeness and happiness. Thanks, kelsy
Ah Kelsy, you seem to write interesting things. You have wonderful goals. My mother tells me she is going to "let loose and let God" this year when it comes to her health. She has great faith that I wish I had. The exercise was not good for me. Maybe I just needed to relax more, and I understand it was a guiding meditation, but he did too much guiding. I do not feel I had enough time to try to relax before his voice got in the way. I will try it again this weekend to see if I have a better time with it. Good luck on your goals to good health.
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Hello Kelsy, I think you have great goals and a wonderful perspective on you directions! Positive thinging and resturcturing does wonders for the mind/body/spiritual connection. I have been working on this for quite sometime and it truly makes life better! After a while the postive thinking just comes natural and you wonder why most people are always so negative. I am also willing to try anything! One of my favorite things to do to keep myself moving forward is making new goals. I find this gives me such a sense of accomplishment and excitement for the new goals. It keeps me excited! Keep up the good work!
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I think I may have figured this out finally. I really hope so because I don't want to write all of this again just for it to say I can't post anything. I did enjoy reading your post though. I liked your goals, I hope you do a better job accomplishing your goals as I do with mine :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Kelsey.
ReplyDeleteI find it encouraging that some people are getting a good bit of benefit out of the relaxation exercises provided during this course. While they are not for everyone, I have never been able to get into guided meditation or guided imagery, so I really find it fascinating to listen to or read others' accounts of how the activities effect them.
That was a good idea to include your husband. Not only can meditation be an excellent activity to do together, it also (in this case) gives him an idea of the types of things your are learning for your degree and can help bring the two of you even closer together.
Keep up the good work!
-Joy Clark
Kelsy,
ReplyDeleteFirst let me thank you for giving out tips on how to post on these blogs.Finally I am able to do it.
It seems your reaction to the exercise was similar to mine. I really need that soothing voice to get me in a place of total relaxation. This technique is sometimes used to hypnotize people who are trying to lose weight or quit smoking. As I said in my blog, I used it once before to quit smoking and though it worked for me briefly a very good friend of mine has been smoke free for 7 yrs! This exercise has brought things back to my rememberance and I think I will try again to quit smoking using this technique. Good luck with your goals.