Hello all I finally figured this thing out I am so excited to talk to you all. So I proudly present Unit 5 Blog, lol.
1. Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the Subtle mind exercise. Explain your experience including the benefits, frustrations etc.
- I thought that the Loving Kindness exercise was much easier than the Subtle mind exercise. In the loving kindness exercise there was an emotion that I could conjure up, imagine and feel. When it came to the subtle mind exercise, while I did enjoy it, was much more difficult. The whole point to the subtle mind exercise is to maintain positive control of you thoughts. There was no emotion, it was just being. I think a lot of times, as people, we forget that sometimes, there is no looking to the past or future, there is just the present. I forget often times of the present. The loving kindness filled me with warmth, comfort and joy, while the subtle mind exercise made me more aware than I ever have been, of the lack of control I have over my wandering thoughts. The whole point is that we do, in fact, have control of our minds. The subtle mind exercise was defiantly a work out, and something that I feel I will go back to in the future. I guess that I am tired of reacting to thoughts that often times get you nowhere. I want to be my own rock, to be able to calmly sit in my own mind without distraction.
2. Discuss the connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness. Explain how the connection is manifested in your personal life.
- Spiritual wellness is what gives an individual a sense of belonging, wholeness, gratefulness, forgiveness, love, and kindness. These are the pillars to creating a whole person. These pillars are necessary to live a whole, full life. Without any lacking, when there is no lacking there is no need to feel better. However, when there is lacking the feelings of emptiness, loneliness, fear, and sadness overwhelm and leave an individual to cope in negative ways, such as over eating, drugs, and any other forms of self abuse to feel something, if not anything. I know that once my physical wellness goes down, so does my mental and spiritual wellness. In any three of those essentials to life is off, my whole body and mind is off. I know that my physical wellness and mental wellness, are very connected, but as for spiritual wellness lately I am not sure what I believe in, but this class is making me aware that there are different forms of spirituality.
Well every one that is my post. Looking forward to next weeks, and now that I know how to use my blog, I am excited to hear more peoples thoughts. Thanks every one.
Bekah
I think you are right when you say that spiritual wellness gives you a sense of wholeness and belonging. And when a person feels like that they can in turn spread that to others and open their hearts. They are less likely to have ill feelings toward others. When someone is physically fit they tend to be mentally fit. When you look good you feel good. Physical and mental health go hand and hand.
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