Loving-Kindness

This exercise was very interesting to me. I don't think I've ever taken the time to actually sit still, in the peace and quiet, and allow myself to feel love. It was a good experience for me! It not only allowed me to feel love for the person but to think about why I loved them. The only part that scared me was allowing myself to feel the unhappy feelings with love. And letting them pass over to continue to feel all the "sensations". I am beginning to enjoy these little excerpts---mini getaways from the exhaustion of life. This is a good exercise for anyone because it allows a person to stop, be still, and experience necessary feelings! Mental workouts are instances where we experience "unadorned awareness" and we do that continually. Proven benefits are better mental health! And like the exercise states- loving yourself is crucial in loving others. Incorporating this into my daily life will be difficult but necessary. Taking these brief moments to be quiet and love myself will help me to weave better mental health into my everyday life.

Well-being

On a scale of 1-10 I would rate my physical well-being at an 8. I am healthy, and I eat foods that are good for me. I'm not overweight and I do not have any illnesses or diseases. I could always use more sleep and less coffee, but who wouldn't?
On a scale of 1-10 I would rate my spiritual well-being at a 6. It is an area that could definitely use much more improvement but not an area that I have at all written off. I am continually learning and am what you would call a work in progress!
On a scale of 1-10 I would rate my psychological well-being at a 3. This is an area for me that is lacking. I am not confident in myself enough and I always beat myself up for the smallest things! I don't think very highly of myself and I usually keep myself pretty busy taking care of everyone and everything else around me so I do not take notice (or remember) my own personal needs.

My goal in my physical well-being would be to maintain good health! I need to get more sleep! A goal for my spiritual well-being would be to nurture that which is already there. I may need to spend more time around like-minded people rather than by myself. And my goal for my psychological well-being is to encourage and uplift myself, and to not feel guilty or beat myself up when I have achieved these goals.

My experience with the relaxation clip was excellent! I fell asleep! I enjoyed focusing on the colors and breathing as well as thinking that I feel grounded (which in normal life, I do not feel grounded right now)!

Relaxation Techniques

This clip on relaxation techniques was a little strange for me. Not gonna lie!! I probably will not be utilizing this again as I felt pretty uncomfortable. I understand the reasoning for the technique....for body relaxation....but it was too hard to focus for me because I felt the man talked too much and the music seemed monotonous. I can't sit quietly when someone talks nonstop haha! I think I will stick to my yoga--it relaxes me but not so intensely.

No Easy Days Ahead

This blogging thing is new to me. I actually am a little hesitant to be doing it as it is something I never could get into. I never really have time to sit down and write about things that are on my mind...or going on in my life. So here goes! Currently I am going through a divorce so my mind is elsewhere. I am also struggling to balance the demands of insane amounts of schoolwork as well as my two children--one of which has special needs. But, hey, this is my life! When it comes to my family, I seem to always be taking the road less traveled. Ha! Welcome to my blog.