Describe the exercise and assessment process. What did you
discover about yourself? What area have you chosen to be a focus of growth and
development? Why? What are some specific exercises or activities that you can
implement to foster greater wellness in this area?
The Loving Kindness exercise reminds
me of praying. While doing this exercise I found myself more in prayer than
repeating the phrases. When I can give any worries or stress to God I feel a
sense of peace and comfort in it and that I will be guided to helping others
and myself.
I do not feel that I really learned
anything new about myself and found this activity easy. The area I have chosen
is Interpersonal because I feel that my family life really needs more focus. I
feel that our life is so busy with work, homework, housework, and activities I
feel that we are creating a distance between all of us. I do feel that my
reducing some of my stress through meditation I can focus better on our needs
at home and find ways to reduce our busy life. What has happened to us is we
have gotten so caught up on outside activities we have not taken the time to do
things that will make us grow as a family. One thing I would like to start
doing is to have family time before the kids go to bed where we can read a
little bit of the bible and pray together as a family. My husband and me also
need to plan date nights and a time during the day where we can sit down and
reconnect and discuss what is going on in our lives.
Tamara,
ReplyDeleteI also thought that this exercise was about praying.When I was doing this exercise I actually caught myself taking a more prayer approach. I agree with you in that sometimes you just have no stop worrying about things and leave it to God. Sometimes I find myself getting so stressed out I have to take a step back and say it is in God's hands now. I think that is great you want to make more family time with the kids. You and your husband definitely need time to yourselves, you deserve it. Enjoy:)
Great post,
Leena
Tami,
ReplyDeleteI can understand where your coming from with family. I also use prayer as my outlet because I feel God will give me the guidance to focus on the important things in life. I found this exercie to be relaxing and it helped me to reflect on the changes I want for myself and my family. I think you have a strong mind and things will turn out the way you want them to.