I actually struggled this week with the meditation. I have a lot on my mind this week due to a new position I started at work and a lot of things going on in my personal life so I am having problems slowing down my mind. I do believe the Aesclepius meditation helped me to slow down my mind, I just don't feel to the point where I was able to slow it down like before. I guess we all have our bad weeks and this is mine. But I do believe overall that meditation has helped me to better prioritize things in my life, and to improve my focus better and my mind. I plan to continue to use these methods in my life on a regular basis in order to continue to improve.
I believe that saying means you need to practice what you preach. You need to truly believe in it yourself if you are going to advise others to do it. If you are acting as an advisor or consultant to clients, you need to show you believe in your own advise and it is attainable. I do believe you have an obligation to your clients because some of these topics can be uncomfortable to talk about to others due to conformist thoughts influenced by society and being uncomfortable thinking outside that box. You need to show you practice what you preach and have taken that path yourself so that your clients can be comfortable talking to you about their own struggles and confusion. I believe you can implement psychological and spiritual growth by seeking out your own advisors and mentors and putting the methods into practice in your own life.
Hi Tonyah,
ReplyDeleteAt first, I was in the same boat but then I realized the one and the most important to me is Jesus and then I was able to put all my attention towards him. However, I did have difficulty imagining a white beam of light coming towards the top of the head. I couldn't really focus that well. But overall it was a good experience. You are right, it's hard to help others when one cannot practice what they preach. I wish you the best of luck in continuing to use these methods on a regular basis.
Tonyah,
ReplyDeleteRegularly doing these exercises has been helping me learn to focus and quiet the “chatter” of my mind, but even then I struggled early on with the loving-kindness exercise. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't struggle this week with the exercise. It still took several minutes to quiet my mind, but the view of my father (the wise male figure) was almost immediate. As you enter a new phase in your life and a new position have you tried to go back and try to focus on doing just the subtle mind exercise? I hope that these exercises can help you with your new position over time.
I agree with the “practice what you preach” idea! I think as a professional then we definitely need to “practice what we preach” and at the very least be willing to try the methods we teach to others; even when they may not work appropriately for us.
Since you struggled with this week’s assignment some, what advice would you offer as a professional to a client/patient that similarly struggled with quieting their mind? Would that advice be able to be applied to you this week when contemplating the meeting Aescelpius exercise? Do you think you will retry this exercise in the future?
Wishing you a better end to the week and a better start to next week!
Sandy
Hi,
ReplyDeleteWe all have these hectic and bad weeks. I think that these exercises have been helpful in with the stressors in my life too. I tend to not get really stressed out, but I do get a lot of mind chatter and i never knew how to stop it until recently with these exercises. By practicing what you preach and showing empathy or sympathy to those who need it or to just give advice to somone who needs a pick me up in important. Always practicing what you preach is very crucial in life. i could never give experience on computers or in math, but hand me a menu and I can pick you out a healthful meal and also give exercise tips. Nice job on your post! Good luck to you
Tonyah,
ReplyDeleteI was in the same boat as you this week! I had an extremely hard time focusing this week due to all the drama going on around my work, everyone being in a constant state of panic, and sooooo much work to do in the meantime. I think once we all take a second to stop and breathe we will all be able to focus and meditate the way we were able to a few weeks ago! I hope your new job is going really well! Best of luck!
Hi Tonyah,
ReplyDeleteI am glad I am not the only one who struggled with this exercise this week. I could barely keep my mind steady and I felt that I was thinking about everything except the exercise and I could not relax at all. I am thinking I just had a bad week and my priorities were all out of whack. I plan on revisiting this exercise again next week once I feel that my mind has relaxed and I can focus.
I couldn’t agree with you more in regards to “practicing what you preach.” I think it is important that people know the meaning of things before they advise others, especially in the health care field. Have you ever given anyone you know advice that you did not follow? How did you feel after that?
Amanda
Sorry to hear that you were struggling this week. I think it's been a tough week for a lot of us. It seems as we have so much to do in such a little time. I am glad to hear that this practice helped you slow down a beat. I have seemed to cope much better with this practice. But in the future if we are to use this in our on practice with our on clients we must master these ourselves. Just as said "practice what you preach" not "do as I say not as I do."
ReplyDeleteI also had trouble with the relaxition technique this week. I just find it hard to relax when the people are talking. I enjoy relaxtion tapes that have ocean sounds with no one talking. I also agree with you about the saying. I believe it does mean practice what you preach. Nothing worse than getting advice from someone that does not do what they tell others to do. I work as an emergency department nurse and we have a few cardiologist who smoke and I always hear them telling patients that they must stop smoking or they will die. It is so hard listening to them say that to patients because I know they are not practicing what they preach. Great job this week
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