May all individuals gain freedom from suffering.
May all individuals find sustained health, happiness, and wholeness.
May I assist all individuals in gaining freedom from suffering.
May I assist all individuals in finding health, happiness, and wholeness.
I really enjoyed this exercise, I found that just saying these things made me smile and feel something inside. That to me is what Loving Kindness is all about, "feeling" something inside us and sharing it with others. This is an exercise I want to use more often I think it will continuously remind me of my goals and will keep feeling happy, healthy, and whole.
The Integral Assessment was interesting, I quietly sat and asked which aspect in my life: psychospiritual, biological, interpersonal, or worldly is causing me suffering or difficulty. I then realized that it is a combination of all four that I struggle with sometimes at the same time and separately at other times. I believe that discovering that we need some focus and change is our first step to growth and development. I am focusing at the moment on reducing the amount of daily stress in my life, more quiet, calm and stillness to refocus my goals and set them clearly in my mind.
Dacher, E. (2006). Integral Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Ali
Ali, I too found the first exercise to be very enjoyable. There was just something about it that brought me great peace.
ReplyDeleteYou had a great point of view on the area(s) that you needed to work on more. I would have to agree with you, that sometimes one area needs to be worked on more than the rest.