Practice and Share Positive Energy

I found the Loving Kindness meditation quite outreaching and worldly; offering prayers to the world for health, happiness and wholeness. All the world is suffering, so conscious efforts by all is needed to propagate good harmonious energy and positive vibrations throughout our communities. Not only are you meditating for health and less suffering but are enlisting the mind to figure out how you can remedy the situation. These focus points got my mind rolling on how I can participate in the solution by volunteering my time and efforts to support a world less strife by suffering. I discovered that I can be a willing contributor to the outcomes of worldly events. Relations and worldly connections are my focus of effort. I have found relationship to be quite taxing on my mind, so in the past I tended to ignore people to avoid getting drawn into unpleasant situations. Today, I see people in a better light and seek the challenge of relationships. I truly see the values of the practice and lessons to learn from outside connections. Patience, community, generosity, and practicing loving-kindness are the benefits of such an adventure. Looking past the nagging personality or nasty demeanor will let us “see” the suffering of another valuable person to offer compassion and in turn soothe our own angers. Repeating these meditation exercises periodically, listening to calming music, getting out in nature and really feeling the gifts that nature offers and sharing that experience with others, listening to my spirit, and being mindful of my emotions at all times are my ways of fostering greater wellness.    

Path to Human Flourishing

It was kind of nice to hear Elliott Dasher’s voice in the introduction. My experience was a mini-vacation or timeout to disappear from the hectic world we live in. It was time for reflection of my feelings and attitudes towards others and my present mental state. I notice breathing in relaxes my entire body and I instantly go within to listen to silence or an occasional lingering thought. It assignment was not too difficult as I am familiar with these types of practices.  I like variety and trying new things, so I welcome the benefits of relaxing, giving and taking in energy to make the world a better place. This exercise is taking in suffering and exhaling positive energy for friends, family and community. We can all use each other’s prayers and healing energy. Would I recommend this adventure? Sure, we all need a sense of community and to feel we can make a difference at a spiritual level; that we have power to make change in this world, even if it’s not materialistic in nature.

A mental workout trains the mind to foster loving-kindness attitudes towards all humanity. Friends, enemies and people we don’t even know are cared for and accepted as important as us. Universal and unconditional love for all creatures is encouraged. By washing away hate, anger and fear we develop our higher state of consciousness to meet the genius within all of us, and the wise. This is practice workouts, daily committed to for mastery. As we become familiar we evolve and develop into mental fitness.

My Wellness Factor

None of this stuff is new to me. I have been awake for about three years studying various methods of meditation but started with yoga. Physically I have been better but rate myself an eight. I will go with a seven for spirituality, psychologically I am struggling maybe a six. My work stress is a factor mentally, as is present income level which will be overcome with time and graduation. Still I do dwell on past successes and decisions. Only to realize that I am moving forward with conquering new territory. Maybe its time to make new connections with people and start new friendships. That sounds exciting to me. Spiritually I miss some older people who affected me as a youth. I keep thinking about my loving mother and how she used to make me feel happy. Just her smile was enough and of course her wonderful laugh. Physically, all I need to do is start my routine again. I have been on a recharge phase for about a month now and its time to get moving again. Today was my first day back to P90X. I also started a old habit again. Keeping a daily journal for spiritual and psychological empowerment. Writing things down helps me to sort out thoughts and intentions. I am an artist but haven't done any work in over four years. Might be time to get out the paints and drawing pad or maybe take an art class to mingle and exchange ideas.

The Crime of the Century audio meditation was beneficial by helping me to relax, breath and focus on my body (Chakra colors and representations). It was not at all frustrating to me but quite refreshing.

  

My Relaxing Journey

My experience with the Journey On relaxation provided a mini retreat and taught me to redistribute mentally biological elements of my body functions by thinking first my intentions. Breathing, mental imaging and subtle control factor into a relaxing momentum and streaming biological rhythms. At the end of the audio, I fell asleep.