Loving Kindness

After completing the exercise of holding the people that I love the most in my mind and just sending those emotions and thoughts out to the universe, I feel that this activity was not difficult for me. I have so much love and admiration for the people that I was thinking of that it was easy to bring them to mind and fill myself with loving kindness. I dont know if I would do this activity again or if I would recommend it to a friend because I feel that how you choose to love someone belongs to you and you alone. In my house we say I love you a thousand times over the course of the day. My husband and I have been known to randomly say i love you and our son has started the habit as well.

I think that in a sense the type of meditation that was focused on for this  activity was a type of mental workout. It forces the listener to hold something or someone in this case in their minds and push positive energy towards that object. A person can use this skill with anything or anyone in their lives and this will help them to gain focus and clarity if they are unsure.

Wellness

I would rate my physical well being at a 7. I am never really satisfied with my physical condition. Dont get me wrong I am not a person that is heavy over weight and or out of shape completely. I do however believe that there is always something that can be improved upon and I always strive to be better. Lately I have also not been doing as much of the working out that I really hold to a high priority in my life so I feel that I am not in as good of shape as I am capable of achieving. To improve this area I should work out at least 6 times weekly for about 45 minute and increase my cardio training a lot.

For the spiritual aspect of my life. I would say that I am at a 9. I am really happy and at a place in my life that I feel I could not be anymore lucky. The thing I feel that I could do to improve this area is to just try and go to church weekly. This is something that I have been lacking since I joined the Navy. Its hard to find a good church when you are constantly up rooting your life. This also goes for my psychological well being.

To develop these areas I will set some goal:
Physical- run at least three times weekly and lift weights the other 3 days.
Spiritual-try and attend some of the local church services
Psychological- Make sure that I am at peace and if I experience conflict...try and find balance again as quickly as possible.

I could implement a regular physical activity calendar and make sure that I journal about the things that I have done physically daily. This will help me keep track. Also making sure that I take a time out daily to meditate and clear my mind should help with the spiritual and psychological aspect.

Welcome

Welcome to my blog. There is a time to share and a time to be connected to others and share about yourself. So welcome and I hope that we can open our minds together. 

Reflection

My reflective moment that I would like to share this week is that of the importance of family. After all who would we be in this world with out the beginning that we were given with family. This shape who we are and in most cases who we might become. Also I reflected on the family that we choose. As I have gotten older I feel that the path that we choose after we leave our first home is just as important. THis is our chance to pass on the legacy that we wish for our children.