The meeting Aesclepius exercise was interesting. I chose to visualize my grandfather. He passed away in 2011 but he was and always will be a very important person in my life. He taught me so much and thinking of him helps me find peace and enables me to get through challenging times. Mindfulness and meditation is important in my psychological and spiritual wellness because it helps me to focus, maintain calmness, reduce stress and clear my mind of the irritating chatter. It helps to eliminate stress and enables me to find the positive in all situations. I will continue some of the practices I have learned in combination with yoga and my nature runs to foster greater health and wellness.
In my opinion, the saying: "One cannot lead another where one has not yet gone himself" means that as a health and wellness professional I must master the concept of achieving complete wellness before I can instill the techniques and knowledge into another person. I do feel as though I have an obligation to my clients to develop myself psychologically, physically and spiritually. This is all part of leading and teaching. I am a role model and must be as one instead of acting. To be is natural as acting is just something you do for show and is temporary. I chose to make permanent changes in my life in order to achieve wholeness.
Morning Nika,
ReplyDeleteI admire your courage and positive attitude. I try to be as positive as I possible in the face of hard times. I do put on a brave face for my children but when I am alone I feel scared and depressed. I know that money is not everything and I do feel rich with love but not having enough money can cause a lot of stress. I have noticed that I sleep a lot more and have no energy. I do know that this is a sign or depression but I think that it is better that constantly thinking about things that are ahead. I don't drink or take any medications so besides working 2 jobs and and going to school full time I do sleep whenever my children are at school so that I can take a break from my mind. Wish me good luck as I await the refinance answer from the bank for my house. It is the change we need to turn things around.
Hello Nika,
ReplyDeleteI too admire your strong will and determination. I can relate totally to you with the Aesclepius exercise. My most loved person within my life passed away before I was given the chance to say good-bye and with each passing day it hurt like crazy, and each time I thought about him I would cry profusely. But after doing the exercise, I was brought to a place with my lost loved, and it brought so much peace and healing within my mind and soul.
Hi Nika,
ReplyDeleteI believe that is beautiful that you thought of your gandfather, that is a very nice feeling I am sure that you can get through any challenging times. You have wonderful will power and I love that and think that is a wonderful strength to have especially in this day in age where it seems so many things can happen at any moment, good or bad. loved the post!
Victoria
That is great that you were that close with your grandfather to visualize him as the person you wish to be like in this week's exercise! I think that sometimes if we have an idea of where we want to go or what we are trying to achieve it allows us to obtain what we want easier.
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