Hello everyone!
Out of the exercises that we have done so far, I enjoyed doing the loving-kindness and subtle mind exercises. They showed me how to picture wisdom in my mind and I learn how to get out of self and focus on love for thers. That is a very powerful way to teach and practice how to be loving and kind even to your enemies. That is profound and this the ultimte gift humans are given. It will help our growth and wisdom to develop. God loves us and has instilled in us on how to give and serve, we just have to simply, do it! I will be able to learn how to help myself get through my addiction problems that I have been experiencing and it will help me learn to have self forgiveness. This is challenging, but it has to be done to be able to move forward with a meaningful, life. I have throughly been enjoying this class and being able to blog. I have never blogged before this class and I really like it. Have a great rest of the week and remember to see someone's heart FIRST and flesh last. :)
Angela Fagan
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Unit 5------Focus
The loving kindness exercise and the subtle mind exercise was similar because it is taught me how to allow thoughts to come and go and not to grasp on to thoughts and the difference was when the mind would seem to get stuck on a thought, I had my breathing to focus on and it helped me to become centered again. For once throughout this exercise, my mind remained mostly clear. It was frustrating when my mind wandered to certain thoughts, but I did notice that it was always thoughts that seemed to bother me and there they sit in my subconscious mind, so they come through. I am learning how to just allow them to pass through instead of getting stuck on them and over analyzing. There is a saying, yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift and that is why it is called the present. I remind myself often of this saying because it is so true. It is easy to get stuck in thoughts and memories. Your mind is a lot like a computer. I am learning too, that whatever is put in the mind is what will come out, so environment is important for our mind. Where we go and who we meet impacts our lives greatly, so guarding the heart and mind is vital for growth. This exercise showed me just how easy it is to allow thoughts to just pass through and move forward. I enjoyed this one a lot!! When recognizing the connection of the spiritual, mental and physical wellness, it is enlightening. These different exercises that I have learned while being in this class, has helped me to see just how much everything is truly connected. When our life is stressed so is our mind and body. When we are living to our potential and feeding our souls, body, and mind, spiritual food, we feel a lot better and it seems not much can bring us down. It is power of the mind first and then everything else follows. Eating healthy and taking care of our bodies plays an important role in how the mind will think. I can now know how to relate to mind and unify my mind, body, and spirit and see the interconnectedness and how I can improve my life. Have a great week!!
Angela Fagan
Angela Fagan
Unit 7---Seeking Contentment
Hi Everyone!
This week has been pretty good. I have had a lot of quiet time and a lot of time to think about things in my life and how I can be different. Sometimes, I can over analyze and get myself into negative thinking too. I try to do what I have learned and change my thought processing and visualize positive things happening in my life. Often times, I allow past events that were not healthy choices to haunt me and I know this is not good for me. This exercise was really interesting. I visualized my 92 year old grandmother. We have a special bond and she was the first person to come into my mind for this exercise. I did not have trouble visualizing the white lights attached from her to me from head, throat, and heart. I felt like I was sitting right across from her. Learning how to listen and train my mind is challenging, but I know it can be accomplished. Whenever I turn to God, things get easier for me. Sometimes, I feel too unworthy to do that though. Praying is something I do on a regular basis and it makes me feel good. I just have to constantly remind myself of all of the positive things and people who are in my life and this will help my health and wellness greatly improve. The saying, " One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself/herself," means that it is hard to understand someone truly if one has not been in that circumstance themselves.Many people can have empathy and compassion for people, but to fully grasp where others are coming from is hard if one has not got to experience things that happen in life. Sometimes, in life, we must take ourselves out of the comfort zones and place ourselves out there in the world of people, so when the time comes for us to lead another person, we truly will be able to with understanding. I believe when people go through certain things, it is for a reason. We may not understand it in that present moment, but one day, it will all make sense. God knows what He is doing. In the health and wellness field, the practitioner must constantly be learning themselves and how to better their life psychologically, physically, and spiritually because if we do not treat ourselves kindly and want to better our own lives, how are we going to be able to fully help clients who need someone and sometimes they need someone a bit stronger themselves to pull through. We have to be others rocks when they cannot be their own and it will be very challenging to do that if we are not taking care of ourselves. Constantly striving towards a greater life and leaning on God to give me strength are ways I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life. Have a great week, everyone and remember take it easy!
Angela Fagan
This week has been pretty good. I have had a lot of quiet time and a lot of time to think about things in my life and how I can be different. Sometimes, I can over analyze and get myself into negative thinking too. I try to do what I have learned and change my thought processing and visualize positive things happening in my life. Often times, I allow past events that were not healthy choices to haunt me and I know this is not good for me. This exercise was really interesting. I visualized my 92 year old grandmother. We have a special bond and she was the first person to come into my mind for this exercise. I did not have trouble visualizing the white lights attached from her to me from head, throat, and heart. I felt like I was sitting right across from her. Learning how to listen and train my mind is challenging, but I know it can be accomplished. Whenever I turn to God, things get easier for me. Sometimes, I feel too unworthy to do that though. Praying is something I do on a regular basis and it makes me feel good. I just have to constantly remind myself of all of the positive things and people who are in my life and this will help my health and wellness greatly improve. The saying, " One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself/herself," means that it is hard to understand someone truly if one has not been in that circumstance themselves.Many people can have empathy and compassion for people, but to fully grasp where others are coming from is hard if one has not got to experience things that happen in life. Sometimes, in life, we must take ourselves out of the comfort zones and place ourselves out there in the world of people, so when the time comes for us to lead another person, we truly will be able to with understanding. I believe when people go through certain things, it is for a reason. We may not understand it in that present moment, but one day, it will all make sense. God knows what He is doing. In the health and wellness field, the practitioner must constantly be learning themselves and how to better their life psychologically, physically, and spiritually because if we do not treat ourselves kindly and want to better our own lives, how are we going to be able to fully help clients who need someone and sometimes they need someone a bit stronger themselves to pull through. We have to be others rocks when they cannot be their own and it will be very challenging to do that if we are not taking care of ourselves. Constantly striving towards a greater life and leaning on God to give me strength are ways I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life. Have a great week, everyone and remember take it easy!
Angela Fagan
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Love
Hi Everyone,
Wow, reading about the universal loving kindness was amazing to me. It brought tears to my eyes because if we could only remember to say those few phrases, we would truly experience self forgiveness, how to love yourself and then others and even enemies! Lately, I have been suffering inside of my soul. This is a blog, so I can be real.. I have an addict mind and it is hard to change. It is a scary process because I have used unhealthy things to numb me out. I think way to much and I honestly, have not experienced self forgiveness and healthy coping skills. This is why this class is helping me so much. It is opening up my eyes to see things in another light, but it does take practice. Being kind to yourself can be difficult, but we have to quickly change that or darkness will take over. I discovered that I am not as kind to myself as I should be. I have to learn how or I am only hurting myself. I do not need anyone else, it can just be me, myself, and I to battle. It has not always been like this, though. I have just been through a lot darkness and coming back to the light is hard because I feel unworthy, but I know deep in my soul I am not. That darkness speaks to the mind in all forms. I have to learn how to guard my mind and heart and have discernment. Self- Forgiveness is the area of my life I have chosen to be a focus for growth and development. Positive affirmations daily will help me be able to learn how to gain self-confidence and self-forgiveness again. I like praying as well. That helps me so much to relieve my burdens to the one who is in control. Have a great week everyone and remember to smile!
Angela Fagan
Wow, reading about the universal loving kindness was amazing to me. It brought tears to my eyes because if we could only remember to say those few phrases, we would truly experience self forgiveness, how to love yourself and then others and even enemies! Lately, I have been suffering inside of my soul. This is a blog, so I can be real.. I have an addict mind and it is hard to change. It is a scary process because I have used unhealthy things to numb me out. I think way to much and I honestly, have not experienced self forgiveness and healthy coping skills. This is why this class is helping me so much. It is opening up my eyes to see things in another light, but it does take practice. Being kind to yourself can be difficult, but we have to quickly change that or darkness will take over. I discovered that I am not as kind to myself as I should be. I have to learn how or I am only hurting myself. I do not need anyone else, it can just be me, myself, and I to battle. It has not always been like this, though. I have just been through a lot darkness and coming back to the light is hard because I feel unworthy, but I know deep in my soul I am not. That darkness speaks to the mind in all forms. I have to learn how to guard my mind and heart and have discernment. Self- Forgiveness is the area of my life I have chosen to be a focus for growth and development. Positive affirmations daily will help me be able to learn how to gain self-confidence and self-forgiveness again. I like praying as well. That helps me so much to relieve my burdens to the one who is in control. Have a great week everyone and remember to smile!
Angela Fagan
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