Loving Kindness

I had a great experience with the Loving Kindness meditation this week. It is sometimes difficult to focus on ourselves especially with loving kindness. We tend to focus more on our shortcomings than love of self. I was able to relax during this exercise and focus on those that are unkind or negative in my life and turn the feelings I have about them around in my head. What a great feeling and release. I also took the time to take into consideration the pain of my Mother and see it from a different perspective that allowed me to reach out to her from a place of love and kindness. I see her as human and fragile at the same time strong. I offered to share this exercise with her and she is open to it, much to my surprise. I felt better after the exercise and I hope to share this feeling of well being with her.

Mental workouts are a concept that once applied help to foster feelings of well being through exercises that allow us to relieve stress, keep positive thoughts and attitude. Much like we go to the gym to keep our bodies in shape these type of exercise keep our minds in shape. Remember, use it or lose it. We need to put as much effort to the mental workout as we do the physical workouts the outer effects will be just as amazing. We will walk around happier and with less emotional baggage. This is the only life we have, live it to the fullest everyday.