As I reflect on the various practices and meditations that we have experienced in this course. It was a hard choice for me, because I enjoyed all of them. I do have more than two favorites. The two that I enjoyed the most would be the loving kindness and Meeting Aesclepius. I believe that these two I benefited the most from. I use these practices on a daily basis, because I know they work for me. I have seen a difference in my life and my health is better than it was.
LOVING KINDNESS PRACTICE
The Loving Kindness practice has been a tool that I use which helps me with my spiritual growth and spending time with God will help to make us complete and healthy. I often meditate, and pray daily, and this practice just adds to my meditation tools. I need to be fit spiritually, and this is a great way to do it. When your life is full with an enormous amount of "Love", it will spread to others in your life. The Loving Kindness practice is a powerful tool, that I use on a daily basis, to keep my inner self, my mind, and my spirit calm, and stress free. I am able to help others face the challenges in their life. Being in Ministry does bring may challenges, and you meet many people who have not been shown love, and this tool has helped me to be able to have the confidence to show love to those suffering, and going through many problems in their lives. I love to help people, and do my best to make them smile, letting them know that a brighter day is coming.
MEETING AESCULAPIUS MP3
All I can say about this practice is....WOW! This was a visualization meditation which strengthens the love you already possess in your heart. Very refreshing, different, and I like that This practice has helped me to be able to deal with stressful situations in my life. Through this practice I have seen for myself the change in me. I am more calm, and I am more energized and I can feel it. It is impossible to do these exercise on a daily basis and not get any results. I am mentally fit, and capable of handling any challenge that comes my way. Being able to have the confidence to know I can reach others, who maybe or stressed or have lost someone close to them. Being able to cope when things seem as though you cannot make it.
In our world today, it is good to know that we have these practices/ so that we can reach others. So much negativity in this world, and I want to show others that if we stay positive, and are healthy in our mind, body, and spirit, we will be able to conquer anything that is put before us.
God gives us inner peace, and this means a lot to our spiritual side, and if we are whole and healthy inward, it will soon show up on the outside.
I enjoyed both the loving-kindness and the meeting aesculapius. The loving-kindness has helped me to be able to help people more and encourge them. Also, the loving-kindness has made me realize that I need to forgive some people. I had to think that since Jesus forgives me, I should forgive people. I found forgiving to be hard, but, God is strengthening me in this area. It is very good that these exercises are helping you to relax, be calm, and at peace. That is very important. We have to learn how to deal with stress because if we do not it can make a person sick mentally or physically.
ReplyDeleteI total enjoyed all the meditation that we learned. The two in which you describe are great because everyone need to learn to forgive weather it is others or our selves. In doing so we learn a lot about our selves we learn that we can forgive others which makes is easier for us to forgive ourselves. By learning to forgive we are stronger in our inner self and also letting others know that you care. Our stress level decreases, we are happier, calmer, and easier to reach. These are all vaules we need and want to have in making ourselves well rounded and wholeness. We will succede if we practice these values daily.
ReplyDeleteLove your animations! Just watching the butterflies works nicely for relatation. Meeting Aesclepius was nice for me too but with some altering. I've noticed that in my yard the butterlies right now are all solid yellow. They aren't moths either. Any ideas? They seems to be all over the Jasmine which line my fencing. When I drive into the property they are very thick in the entrance. Just wondering if you know.
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