Loving-Kindness:
I’m finding the more that I practice this meditation exercise the easier it is. I coming to understand that practicing this is more helpful in my daily relationships and the very day task that use to be boring or unfulfilling have meaning. As I’m cooking, and cleaning, working out and shopping---my day is more focused on others and finding ways to “do” things for others. Hold that door for the next person coming through, grabbing the shopping cart to put away for the lady who seems to be in a rush, saying a prayer for the cabby guy in the line in front of me at the post office. I can truly state that my road rage has come down bunches! ;-)
Integral Assessment:
This was very exciting for me! I loved this exercise; I love lists and order so this is right up my ally. I’m always making mini-wish-lists for the areas of my life I’m feeling “empty” in.
This assessment is highly personal and very changing depending on what is going on in one’s life. We use our understanding of the four quadrants, lines and levels of development to begin a formal assessment of one self. What can we do to improve the four quadrants, psychospiritual, and biological, interpersonal and worldly –how can we further develop the lines into higher levels of being.
What do we need to improve and/or change?
As I practice this new program I found that I was indeed lacking in my worldly quadrant. I founded that I can improve in my biological area and my psychospiritual and interpersonal quadrants are now being improved. The exercises that I could do to improve in my biological area are: Self-regulation went it come to fitness and continue to maintain a healthy diet and quit smoking. The exercises that I could do to improve my worldly area is become more involved social activism.
I know this list will change and grow as I learn to “see” inward and view others as the precious being that that are and come to know myself as someone who is becoming.
Love and Peace to all:
Darlene
Darlene,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post. I also need to work on the worldly area. I think volunteering or becoming involved with our church would really help me in this area. I like that you are seeing results from practicing the Loving Kindness exercise. I hope that if I practice it more I also see some positive changes in myself. Keep up the good work!
This class and the text's that we have been reading have really opened my eyes to the world around us and the opportunities that are presented to us everyday for loving kindness. I think most people go through life in a fog, not realizing the impact that each individual makes on the world around them. We must ask ourselves is our impact going to be good or bad? Then set a course and be aware of our progression everyday.
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