Good Evening Everyone
As I looked at this question I thought I had a deja-vu moment. I asked myself didn't I just do this..lol
Well yes I did...In the last unit I addressed my growth and goals. In unit 3 I assessed myself as Physical 7, Spiritual 8 and Psychological 5.
As of today I assess myself physical still 7 spiritual between 8 and 9 and psychological 6 ... The weeks have gone by quickly and I can see small improvements, but it took me all my life to be as screwed up as I was and you can't undo that over night (laughing)
As for my goals I have moved closer towards them I am eating more and trying to sleep more. I am taking time to myself to clear my mind and work on me.
I have implemented the exercises into my daily plan and I have also just tried to sit and reflect on my day more. Journaling was not part of my orignal plan, but I realized it helped to clear my mind.
My personal experience through out this course has been amazing. I have learned more about myself and those around me by implementing more love and kindness. I already was doing it but not with such a focus. So with the loving kindness exercise we used in this course it gave my energy direction and I can feel the difference. Sometimes after doing the love and kindness exercise, a feeling of confidence overcomes me as I know that I was able to focus and send loving energy not only to others but to myself. In previous practice I usually am so focused on others I forget myself. It has been rewarding to have meet others with like minds and goals. It has been frustrating trying to slow down life so I can enjoy the things that I love the most. This class has given me tools to help myself and others. It reaffirmed that life is to be lived and suffering is perspective and that while I can not control what happens in my life I can control how I respond.
Love & Light
Jamillah
Hello Jamillah,
ReplyDeleteIt was nice having you in this course as well. I learned alot from your posts and blogs.
I can totally relate to your statement "it took a long time to screw up my life...". This is the key component that many people forget when they are trying to make a change in something in their lives. It takes a long time to make any type of change, whether it is for good or bad!
Keep up the optimism.
Take care,
Karin
Progress is going to be slow and steady, it will not happen overnight and I am glad you acknowledge this. From week three to now it has not been that long and I believe you will see more change when you look again in a few more months.
ReplyDeleteHi Jamillah,
ReplyDeleteI think you have come a long way! I think the key was that you learned so much about yourself. When I did these exercises, I also that a lot of garbage to throw out. It is amazing how when we are forced to examine it that we find more than what we thought was there. I think we all are much better for doing it. I feel that I have learned so much that I just want to jump in and change my whole life. As you stated, if we do a little bit of it at a time, we are probably more likely to succeed. Good luck and I hope you continue your blog after this class. I am planning on it.
Take Care,
Carol