Subtle Mind

As I was reading about the subtle mind in the Dasher book I realized =that I was taking action as I read and that my concentration was improving. It was an awesome feeling and I then went to the exercise and it really does help to clear the mind as we focus on some a central  part of the room and pay attention to our breathing. However as I said before this has always been very hard for me to do is to clear my mind but I do think it is getting better and that I am improving in this area of focusing the mind and taking it to a soft and peaceful place of quietness. I am enjoyed this exercise and hope to be able to get into doing more even after we finish this course. I is amazing how we can actually control the mind and take it where we want to go to be able to improve our over all health within the mind and body.

Blessing to all
Jackie

LOVING KINDNESS

As I listened to the audio on Loving Kindness I found that I went back to my Grandmother who has been gone for many years. She past on when I was a very young girl before I became a mother myself. However I found me thinking of her many kind gestures she would put fourth each day as she walked through life. She v=never complained of anything just continued to sew and back for us grandkids as if it was her duty. She always had fresh home baked cookies or something for us at any time we would show up at her house and she made us cloths that would make us feel like a million bucks. When I was asked to turn all this kindness to myself I was not sure I could meet her standards as a grandmother because know AI am a grandmother. This is very hard for me because maybe I feel I am not worthy enough to walk in her shoes, but then I remember a book I read called In His Steps. This is a very old book and it is talking about us walking in Christs steps and I realized that we are capable of all things if we just put in in our Saviors hands and let him guide us.


As we moved on to moving our thoughts to those that unpleasing and disturbing as well as those that are pleasing a welcome I realized that we can carry many burdens in life but we can turn them to a pleasing situation. All things happen for a reason because many of them we have no control over but with our loving kindness gesture and Gods help we can make them into a very pleasing situation and be able to realize that there are bigger and better things out there awaiting for us.  


If we keep coming back to the stillness and peace and gentleness of our natural home we can revive our selves to move on and help others with their burdens and to realize that they can make good out of everything. 


I am not sure if this is what I was supposed to get out of this exercise and again I say it is hard for me to clear my mind but I could tell that I did listen to the audio and try and take my mind to the place I was asked and this is what came out of it. I realize that I might be doing this completely different then others but it is opening my mind in may different directions as I work through the process of these exercises. 

Reflection / The Crime of the Century Relaxation

As I reflect on my past and future health I realize that my physical well being is probably at about a 3 since I have not exercised in several months. I had been doing real good with being consistent in my exercise and then I had some issues that are hard to explain and I quiet exercising. However this is one thing that I plan on getting back into since I am feeling better and have my energy back. As for my spiritual well being I feel it is probably at about a 8 since I have gotten in school I have slowed on going to church and that means so much to me. However I do listen to my Christian music every morning on my 45 minute drive to work and that gets me set for the day so I do feel that that is my church time right know. As for my psychological wellbeing I feel it is probably about a 5 because my issues that affected my physical wellbeing has affected my psychological well being as well. However with this all going in the right direction with some changes I have made in my life I do feel that it will improve and I will be able to over come the issues and move on to a 10 soon.

As soon as I get to feeling better , I have had some sinus problems the past few days just as I begin to feel better form other issues, I will start exercising every morning for 10 minutes and working up to 30 minutes. I will use my gazelle with out any compression and then as I get in better shape I will add the compression to give me more stamina. This will help me to feel better and have more energy I know because I always felt better when I was exercising before. As for my spiritual I will begin going to church when I can and then just work to realize that my time with my music int he mornings is very sufficient to being spiritually well. Then for the psychological well being I will work to do more meditation and as time goes by and use then to help me have more peace within to help with my psychological well being.

As I listened to the relaxation Crime of the Century I did begin to feel more relaxed this time. I was able to listen to the exercise and actually focus on the areas he talked about and I could feel my breath go to the areas of focus. I did feel some what better afterward, however I am not feeling very good right know and so that does have some to do with it.

Thanks you all for coming to my blog and reading my thoughts that I enjoy sharing with each and every one.My God bless you through out the day and in the future.

The Journey of Relaxation

Hello to all I just finished the journey of relaxation and I do feel that this can work for any body who really puts their mind to it. As I was listening to the recording I could feel my hands get warmer but I could not tell that they got heavy and I could not lift them. I do feel a little more relaxed then when I started but I do feel that this type of meditation takes practice. I have done things like this before and it is very hard for me to clear my mind and sit still. I do feel that I could eventually do this if I had time to practice it and make it happen. So maybe eventually I will get the chance to take the time to practice this method and learn how to clear my mind and sit still for more then 15 minutes at a time. However it was a great experience and I know that one day I will be able to do this and it is something that I am looking forward because I know it is something I need to do to help my overall health.