Describe the exercise and assessment process. What did you discover
about yourself? What area have you chosen to be a focus of growth and
development? Why? What are some specific exercises or activities that
you can implement to foster greater wellness in this area?
Completing the Loving Kindness exercise before participating in this integral assessment provided a sturdy baseline and open mindset to gain the most out of the experience. It allowed a calm approach to begin the assessment, whereas if I had just jumped right in, without the preparations, the assessment would have been perceived completely different. That being said, to the question asked, "What aspect of my life - psychospiritual, biological, interpersonal, or worldly - is the source of difficulty and suffering?" I found that my main strain right now is time management and the stress that comes along with being over consumed with simply too much to do. I wonder if this exercise was performed NOT a week before Christmas, would the outcome have been different? I suppose worldly would be most effected by this right now. I can gladly express that I truly have no complaints in the other areas of my life at this time! I think in an effort to decrease those stressors related to business, I need to maintain a focus of my To-Do list, don't oversleep or socialize too too much :) and prioritize tasks in order of importance, which as a nurse is what I do every time I go to work - it's outside of my job that I must carry this over.
Mia,
ReplyDeleteYou made a great point about wondering how your perception may have been different without first accomplishing the loving-kindness exercise. It made me wonder how much meditation helps one in life. I have often asked myself what would my thoughts be like now if "such and such" did not occur in the past, etc.
It is an amazing thing to ponder the reality of positive decisions and/or choices made in one's life. Sure, sometimes we think the little things that are good for us just get in the way and maybe we don't have enough time to do them. We let them slide not realizing how, in the long run, we are hurting ourselves.
Hmm . . . I suppose we should continue striving for the best we can do day by day. Yes, when looking ahead, we may get overwhelmed. However, it is the accumulation of daily choices that effect our future both in good and bad ways. Yes, we have the option to make it good!