The mantra which is given on page 93 is very enlightening. It made me think about everyone in the world, especially those who are close to me. Who wouldn't want others to have happiness and health and wholeness? I have in the DB posts said that I can't feel compassion for people who do cruel things to other people or animals (there have been a string of violent acts on animals in the Baltimore area that piss me off to no end!). And I still find it very difficult to extend any kind of love to those people because they don't have love for other living things. BUT, hopefully with God's great power, he can open those people's eyes and tell them what they are doing is wrong.
Anyway, the mantra was nice; very soothing, just like the other exercises. I think the area that I need the most practice is psychospiritual and possibly interpersonal. I sometimes forget where other people are coming from. I need to put myself in their shoes and feel their experiences. I want to extend kindness to them. My psychospiritual flourishing needs some training. Learning and recognizing my emotions and learning to control them and channel them will help me out tremendously. It will certainly cut down on some of the stress in my life. I need to practice the exercises more often. I need to get in touch with my soul more often. I still haven't taken that walk to the beach nearby and sat there to meditate. I'm not sure why....I guess it's because I get sidetracked with everything else going on in my life. But that is part of my problem....I'm not taking enough time out for myself to flourish. I'm learning though.
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