Okay, if you have read any of my blogs, then you know that I have not been the biggest fan of these exercises. But, if I had to choose two, it would be the Loving-kindness and Subtle Mind exercises. I am a very compassionate person, so the Loving-kindness exercise would somewhat appeal to me. I am a registered nurse, so I see people that are hurting every day. It could help to visualize their pain and then send out positive, healing thoughts. The subtle mind exercise could be helpful when I just need to stop and take a breath.
After this class ends in a couple of weeks, I am planning on hitting the gym each morning before work. I have found it hard to do this while in school because of late night study sessions. But since this is my last class of my Bachelor's, I will have enough energy to get up a little early to exercise. I can use this time to incorporate these exercises. I usually just put some music on my MP3 player and go to my own little world. But instead of thinking about the game that night or whatever hits my mind, I could think with a little more purpose. Who knows, maybe all of this stuff will catch on.
John
I sympathize with your frustrations. Not only do I feel like a lot of these exercises are the same, I feel like every response I have to make is the same. I am also having a hard time finding any benefit to these exercises, however, I think it is starting to be because I am resisting them just for the plain and simple fact of I'm sick of doing them. I am done with school next summer, so my plan is to revisit these books and see if I have better luck on my own time. It has been hard for me to keep up with all the assignments, let alone the reading, so maybe going step by step at my own speed will help.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the exercise goes....good luck! It is a really hard wagon to get on once you fall off, but it is 100% worth it. Once you find a routine and schedule you enjoy, and you associate working out with fun and not chores, it will be a breeze. I think you'll do great.
John,
ReplyDeleteI feel for you and I am in the same boat. I feel that not only do I not have time for the gym which I have had a membership since July and only have been 3 times, but I am also leaving my family out and can't wait to graduate to give them the attention that they deserve. I am hoping that I can do the meditation exercises at least once a week because I know that I my not have school stress but I will have other stress and the relaxation that the meditation gives will be great if I can do it every day but I will be happy with once a week.
Jacque