Hi everyone, I actually had to do the exercises a couple of times so I did it once in the morning and one in the evening. Both times it felt good, almost a sense of release. With that I felt it was and is beneficial. The funny thing about it as I was finishing the exercise I received the oddest text from a friend and all it said was "thank you". My response was simple "your welcome". I am not sure what they were referring to but it brought a huge smile on my face and my heart felt "fluffy". I would recommend this to others for the simple fact that they might learn something about themselves. It is really hard to describe why I would recommend this but it's the gut instinct I have.
With everything we do we have to work at them, we practice our trade, our hobbies, and we practice what need to feel inside. The mental workout is just the same, we practice in order to prevent our minds from slipping into a state of despair. "It only takes an hour a day" or does it have to be an hour? Everything helps even if it's just a couple minutes. As I have stated it only takes a few minutes a day or when you have time to sit down without interruption to start with the development of loving kindness. I set a goal this week to give myself 30 minutes every morning to send "well-wishes" to a family member and to someone I don't know. I did pretty good but throughout the week I altered my goal to include sending messages throughout the day as well as releasing myself in order to love others.
Erika
Hi Erika,
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad. I had a really hard time also. I couldn't take the feeling from a love one and turn them back to me.
Have a great week.
Tania
Hi Erika,
ReplyDeleteWow! You really like this exercise. I will try it again tonight. It didn’t work for me this morning. I guess I’m more a relax at night after coming from the gym. I agree with you about the mental work out. If I already work out one hour a day to saty in shape. I can also do it for my mind. I just have to start slowly until I can progress further. This is actually a challenge for me. I like your goal about sending well wishes to others. Good luck, hope that everything goes well.
Ben
Erika,
ReplyDeleteMy biggest issue with doing this exercise was just remembering to do it. It did help me a lot with the way that I view other people. I first focused on the love and kindness I have for my son which is unmatched. When I began practicing projecting that onto myself and even people that I don't particularly like, I achieved a whole new outlook on people. I genuinely felt love for people that I thought that I didn't even like. As far as the "well-wishes" I already practiced that every night before going to bed. I did this in the form of prayer. Sometimes I fall asleep praying for people because there is so many that I include in my list. I even send out well-wishes for people I dint know or have never met. Sending out positive energy makes me feel that I am helping others in some way.
Erika,
ReplyDeleteI love your story about the text!! How odd but yet wonderful. It's true that we don't need to devote a full hour a day to loving kindness. Any amount of time we can spend on it will be beneficial.