Love and Kindness

This week’s exercise started rough. In the beginning of the week, I found it difficult to focus. My husband had a couple of days off and he wanted my attention. Later in the week, I found a groove. I listened to the recording when I woke up in the mornings and it shaped the rest of my day. I was happy.  Was it difficult? At first it was. I really do not like the male voice that is used in the recording. However, once I was able to overlook that, it became less distracting. I would recommend this to others, only requesting that they give it a fair chance. Maybe a week or two and if they do not feel different then at least they tried it.

Metal workouts are very similar to physical workouts. In order for your body and mind to get in a routine, you must train it to do so. This requires you to start small so you do not hurt yourself or in the case of the mind, burnout. Then as you began to get in a groove, you add on to the regiment. In the case of the mind, because of its ability to heal, the more better you are at focusing and training, the better your position is to affect your health.

My Wellbeing

Reflecting and scaling my wellbeing required me to take some time and truly evaluate my life and contemplate on the things that I have never considered.

My physical wellbeing is good. On a scale of 1to 10, I rate my physical wellbeing as an eight. I would have given myself a 10 but this pollen is doing a “number” on me right now. My spiritual and psychological wellbeing are ok. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give my spiritual wellbeing a 9 and my psychological wellbeing  a 3. At this present time I am dealing with the my Grandmother’s medical situation. She is currently in a vegetative state and my mother is having a hard time dealing with it, which in turn makes everything harder for me. She is the only daughter and I am her oldest daughter. She relies heavily on me for moral and spiritual support. It has been three months and now the doctors are telling us that we must find a place for her to go. However, every nursing home that we ask has turned her down, leaving the family with only one option-take her home. We cannot afford this option right now. My faith is strong. I believe that everything will be all right. I am just mentally exhausted.

 

There is always room for improvement.

My goal is to become better physically. Invest more time in my spiritual life and “Get my mind right”. To improve my physical wellbeing, I am going to exercise a little more. As the months have passed, I have found myself putting off my normal exercise regimen.  To improve my spiritual and psychological wellbeing I can pray more and find someone to talk to about the issues that I am facing with my Grandmother and Mother.

The Crime of the Century

This exercise annoyed me. I find it difficult to relax when someone is instructing me to relax. I respond better to relaxing sounds of nature like gentle waves and raindrops beating against the roof.