Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Integral Assessment

The universal loving kindness exercise definitely made me think about who I want to be in regard to my health career.  Everyone deserves to be happy and healthy, and it is my duty to ensure that I assist all individuals in their journey.  Repeating the phrases over and over get them to stick in the mind.  Once they are memorized, I then began to dissect the phrases to make more sense of them.  After a while of this, it becomes clear that finding health, happiness, and wholeness is the ultimate goal here, and that everyone has it inside of them to get to this point. 

The integral assessment really helps you to identify which aspect of your life is in need of improvement.  I discovered about myself that I am not able to focus as well as I thought I could.  I have chosen to focus on this aspect by continuing to practice the exercises in the text, as well as increasing my meditation time.  I want to be able to reach that state of relaxation in areas other than my home or vehicle…areas that are very quiet and peaceful to me. I want to be able to reach that state of relaxation in normally stressful situations, such as at work or engaging in a disagreement with my wife or other family and friends.  I think that this goal is very obtainable if I continue to engage in these mental workouts.     

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