Here is what I learnt this week in class. What do you think?
1. Describe your experience.
1. Did you find it beneficial? I have been able to stop and see a point of view through another’s point of view. I was able to see that much of the nagging that comes from the husband comes from the heart. That he wants me to be happy, and therefore, him nagging me to go to the gym, means he wants me to be happy with myself. And I my current weight I am not happy.
2. Difficult? In the beginning it was a little difficult (because we are creatures of habit), but after a day or two, I was able to see the ease of this.
3. Why or why not? I know that for the most part I need to take in consideration other peoples thoughts and feelings. The same way as I want them to consider my thoughts and feelings.
4. Would you recommend this to others? I most certainly would recommend this to others. It’s not a hard thing to do, and it doesn’t cost any money.
5. Why or why not? There would be much less fighting, and more love in this world. Isn’t that want we all want, to be loved?
2. What is the concept of "mental workout"? The ability to have your brain work in a fashion that helps to prepare or re-boot the body. Such as the ability help an athlete prepare for a big match, or prevent a training slump. Help to re-boot the body, from food cravings, or insomnia, or anxiety.
3. What does the research indicate are the proven benefits of a mental workout? It shows that having the mind prepared for an occasion, or a distraction. You are less likely to give up or fail at that time. For example. In high school I was in the color guard. Before every competition, we were instruction to visualize our performance and the music in our mind. This gave us the ability to perform perfect in our mind and perfect on the field (btw, it lead us to be champions my senior year).
4. How can you implement mental workouts to foster your psychological health? By practicing the four steps of Psychospiritual development and mental workouts, a person has the ability to be joyous, and stress free.
During this exercise when I had to focus on someone I was not particularly fond of...it brought up some old, unfinished business as far as my emotions were concerned. I was frustrated to find within myself I had not completely let the past go, but grateful that I had the opportunity to find within myself I was still harboring ill emotions. I think that an exercise like this could be a mental workout because it makes your brain focus very precisely on the topic at hand.
ReplyDeleteHey Sue!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that you have considered meditation as part of your routine now while you go to bed-I am really glad to hear that its helped with your insomnia and that you can sleep more peacefully. I am really glad to hear as well that your life is improving, slowly I'm sure to you, but surely. As Dr.Dacher notes in his book, you can't get the big goal at first, you have to do the little goals and work your way up to what you want the most-things take time. Good luck to you Sue!!