Compare and contrast kindness and love with the subtle mind

I noticed that the kindness and love exercise had more talking involved. It was also focused on teaching you how to breathe kindness and love out of your soul into the souls of others. The sublte mind exercise had much less talking, and in my opinion was a bit easier to do. There were no awkward moments asking you to feel anything. It was simply about clearing your mind, and reaching each level of consciousness. I believe I benefited from the subtle mind exercise more than I did the kindness and love exercise. The only frustrating thing for me was to keep the endless chatter out of my mind, because it always creeps back in!

It has been proven time and time again that our mind does indeed have control over our physical well being. I don't think we have any answers as to just how much control it has, but I think it is safe to say that it is quite a large percentage. When we feel good inside, it shows on the outside. When our mind is in the right place, then our hearts can be also. Whether you go to church or simply meditate on your own at home to connect with your spirituality, it does make a difference in your mind. Connecting to a 'higher level' can give you a sense of humbleness, and you realize that there is more to life than what we see here. Knowing that there is something greater than yourself is an awesome experience. I incorporate my spirituality in my life daily. I pray daily, I read my bible every couple of days, and I am heavily involved with my church. I feel so good when I am there every sunday, and I wish we had service every day of the week.

Kindness and Love Week 4

First let me start off by saying that my previous blogs have apparently been on my google account page. I finally found the "new post" icon to enter a new post!

This week's audio was very interesting....I found it amazing how the audio used breathing techniques to symbolize taking in the suffering for a loved one and then exhaling the love and joy. I thought that it would make me keep in the suffering feelings but I was able to let them go. I have to be honest, in the beginning I felt really weird. I don't meditate at all. Not that I am against it or anything, I guess I just never learned how. It took me most of the audio to relax and be serious about it. However, after the next few times I did it, I was getting the hang of it. I finally felt relaxed, and I think it was very beneficial for me. I would definitely recommend this to others. If someone is looking for help somewhere in their lives then they have nowhere to go but up right?

The concept of a mental workout is to literally take the time to exercise your mind. Our mind can make us or break us. Our mind has the power to transform us not only spiritually and mentally, but physically as well. Just as we take the time out to exercise physically, the same should be done for the mind. Exercises like the audio for this week is a great example of it. Research indicates that a mindful workout can lower high blood pressure, decrease stress levels, increase sleep, and many other benefits. I am going to have to carve time out of my day to include mental workouts. I think I can stay awake an additional fifteen to twenty minutes each night to squeeze this in. In the end I think it will be well worth it.

Reflection

I welcome everyone to my blog! I hope you all enjoy it, and I am sure many of us feel the same with confusion during this blogging adventure, but doesn't it help to know that we are not alone? As for the exercise....I wanted to fall asleep! The Journey on Relaxation exercise was so relaxing I actually began to nod off. I guess it really works!