Hello everyone,
I finally found my quiet time. My son made a crackling fire in the fireplace. I lit a few scented candles and moved my favorite chair in front of the fire place. Perfect. A little too perfect. I fell asleep during bright yellow and woke up to indigo. I played the session again. What I am starting to realize, this takes some work. I really have to concentrate. I suppose it's no different from anything else in life that is worth accomplishing and maybe with frequent practice, I just may be able to accomplish optimal well-bring. I feel like I may be on the edge of what it must be like, but the moments do not last.
I also spent some time with the "Loving-Kindness" exercise. This did help me with regards to my son who is stationed in Afghanistan. It's the loneliness I feel for him, being so far away from his family and his new bride. So I breathed in loneliness and separation and breathed out health, happiness and wholeness to Andrew.
As far as rating spiritual well-being, today, I feel like an 8, physically, I'm at a 5, and psychologically, I give 9.5.
I bought a new pair of sketchers for the gym and a swim suit so that I can sit in the sauna - so slowing, I am preparing to dive into my physical routine which can only enhance the psychological. My spiritual journey has already started as I plan to find time for the relaxation and practice exercises.
Why was this exercise called the "crime of the century"?
Laurie
Hello yes you right it is a little different than accomplishing anything else because you have to concentrate on yourself. This is difficult but it gets easier with practice. You start to notice habit patterns of your mind and the more you observe them the more you learn about yourself. You can point out to yourself after having a random thought, "oh wow, this is coming up a lot, is there something that I can do about this?. You can take a mental note like this, and then come back. IT can be very frustrating but know there is no loss if your mind wanders. Simply acknowledge your mind has wandered and come back. This was a big problem for me at first and I used to get angry but the more I reacted to it the more distracted I became. I still have many years to become a master but "drop by drop, the pot gets filled".
ReplyDeleteThank you Shyam.
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