Unit 7 Practice What We Preach

I have been going through a lot lately, and when I did the exercise I started thinking about someone that I did not want to think about it.  I tried my hardest to think of someone that I wanted to think about, but then it went back to the person that I could not get out of my mind.  I thought this exercise was a little hard for me.  If I was in a better state of mind (calm mind) then maybe it would of been a lot easier for me to think of someone I wanted to think of, but it was very difficult for me to picture the person that  I wanted to.  I think that if you train your mind to think of someone you want to think about, then maybe it would of been easier.  This is really the only exercise that I really could not get any results from.  At least the other meditation practices actually allowed me to be calm, but this one actually made me more stressed. 

Meditation has increased my mind the last few weeks because it actually allowed me to calm my inner feelings and control my outer ones.  I feel like I am more one with myself, and even feel even more connected with myself amd others then I did before.  Yes, this exercise was a little difficult for me, and that is because I am thinking of someone that I am trying to forget.  I also realize that there are a bunch of people who do care for me, but I tend to push them away.  I feel that if I continue some of the breathing and meditation exercises, then I would probably benefit more from this exercise then I did with the other exercises, but as of right now I cannot allow myself to feel what these exercises are capable of allowing us to feel within ourselves.

"One cannot lead another while one has not gone themselves" means that for example meditation: you should not teach and talk about meditation if you have not meditated yourself, and I think it is important to express one's feelings on a specific topic if only you have experienced it some way or another.  It is about practicing what we preach, and not being a hypocrite.  If you have not experienced something what you are trying to lead to others, then how can one lead? 

Do you have an obligation to your clients to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually?  Yes, I feel that one does have an obligation to always to continue to grow psychologically, physically, and spiritually.  I think we all continue to grow in these aspects every day of our lives.  We experience new experiences and feelings every different day, and I believe these experiences help us grow in one way or another. 

How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life?  I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my life getting to know what my true feelings are.  I think if you can tell yourself and others the truth about yourself then you will able to grow within yourself, and then with any other aspect in your life.  I also feel that if you continue to tell yourself the truth about yourself, then everything will fall into its own place, and then in turn will help you grow psychologically and spiritually.