Hello,
This MP3 exercise was very beneficial and interesting for me this week. I feel as though there are two different sides of me after this exercise because what lives down deep in my mind is not always what I show and act on the outside. For example, I am a receptionist, so I try to be friendly, happy, and encouraging to all my patients. However, I do get stressed, worried, and have things that really trouble me even though I do not show it or talk about it. This exercise allowed me to dig deep, address these hidden issues and breathe it all out after I correct the matter. I do feel much better after this exercise and need to think like this more often since I do not really like to confide in other people about serious things. Writing has been my personal meditation because I feel so much better after getting everything out in the open without having to confide in someone about things that are very personal to me. I am also getting a Pomeranian puppy on Friday, and it is a proven fact that pets can decrease stress, improve the immune system, and make our lives healthier mentally and psychologically so with both of these put together, I hope that I can become much less stressed and look at life more optimistically.
I also agree with the saying that one cannot lead where one has not gone himself because we must practice before we teach. To me, this is common sense because anyone would rather take advice from someone with experience regarding the subject compared to someone who may have knowledge, but no experience. This is very important in the medical field because we are trying to teach our patients to become healthy physically and psychologically. This is very contradictory if they can tell that we do not care about ourselves health and they will be less likely to truly listen to us and try to change.
Marissa,
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know that this exercise helped you because it definitely helped me. Being a receptionist is not an easy job because you have to hold in how you really feel to keep the client/customer coming back. I hope the pomeranian you get brings joy to your home and you'r right pets do bring happiness to people. Why do we have people we call friends? Because they understand us and maybe have went through the same things. This goes right along with the quote, to truly help someone they have to be a part of us then we feel what they are going through and even if we haven't experienced the same circumstance, at least there is an ounce of care in the air (it's rhyming day...lol)