After practicing the Universal Loving Kindness Exercise I found myself in a familiar place. This is not in comparison to word for word resemblance, however, I do use this exercise prior to (what people now call Reiki) energy work. For many years, my family and myself have performed healing on friends, family, and coworkers. I use a prayer for healing of each individual, and of the population of the universe. I resemble it to giving thanks, and prayer for having the ability to relieve one's headache, back pain or suffering for that moment in time. Yet, these words and exercise were hard for me to focus for myself, meditation.
After my own assessment of Integral Health, I realize more, that I need to develop a way to heal my self, before I can continue to heal others, on a new experienced level. In my current learning process, I understand that I am damaged within my inner self. To strengthen the foundation, before I can promote flourishing within myself first. I have a bitterness that needs to be released and forgiveness that I need to let go. After losing so much this past year, this deep feeling of anger, or frustration needs to be released. With meditation, and breathing exercises, hiking nature trails, and feeling more peacefulness on a daily basis, I will develop psychophysical flourishing, and Interpersonal flourishing. This is my journey to flourishing, self. This process of assessment did help me open my heart and mind to circumstances, and focus on where the needs are for development. For this, I appreciate the knowledge of this assessment.
Brenda
Hi Brenda,
ReplyDeleteWow, this post was inspiring! May I begin by saying that I agree that helping another fully means that we must first learn how to extend to ourselves what we do to others. Your words helped me to take a better look at my goals. I appreciate that you and you family are healers and I hope you continue to grow within your self and pass your strength to others.
The Integral Health Assessment for myself helped me to fully understand the mind-body-spirit connection. Yes we have been learning about this and I knew the implications, but only to an extent. My biological quadrant is one that really needs the most attention right now. I feel that I have abandoned that part of my whole self, and as a result, other quadrants suffer.
I am not sure of the loses you speak of this past year, but at this very moment, I send healing and loving-kindness to you. I wish for you to find peace and forgiveness, thus allowing your anger and frustration to release and dissolve. I wish you all the best in your personal flourishing journey.
Jodi