While doing this assessment I have to really be honest with myself, because I’m the type of person that is always good to people and respectful, because I feel if you can’t give it you don’t deserve it. My only problem is I have too much mind chatter in my head, and I can’t never keep my mind focused just on one set thing and when I’m capable and have the time to focus on one set thing than my mind is all over the place. Now during these exercise that we been doing every week and when I have the time I do try to do these exercises a few more times during the day. They help a little bit with my problem, but not a lot. Maybe because I’m not really use to these exercises as of yet, but I’m going to keep working on it.
3. 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?
The four assessment area would be relationship, emotion, fitness, work, or myself, and I chose myself with in this assessment. What I discovered about myself throughout this assessment is that I’m really patient. My area of focus would be for me is to continue to work on my mind chatter and to get that part of my mind under control. Reason is to me, I be really looking crazy when I can feel myself answering to the mind chatter that is going on in my mind. This meditation exercises is good, and to set myself little short goal and focus on just those goals, and most of all tell my brain to shut up when it get to going if that’s not where my thoughts in my head belong. I would recommend these books and these exercises to anyone in need of them.
Acknowledge the thoughts and let them go I know sometimes can be easy said than done.Nevertheless, even with a lot of practice you can still end up with the random thought passing through your mind while trying to meditate or when you pray. That’s okay, don’t beat yourself up about it, it can happen to the best of us. Let the thought come, acknowledge it, and then let it go. Get right back to what you were doing, you don’t need to start over. If you try too hard to prevent thoughts from coming in, you won’t be relaxed enough to meditate or pray.
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I would have to say that you should never feel like you can not do this or something is wrong with you because you can not focus. I do have a very chattery brain and have a hard time focusing on one thing at times. I feel some of my problem is I have always been so used to the mind set of go go go and I actually have a hard time stopping and relaxing and not rushing through things. Keep this in mind because I sure do. As we have been reading our text books in Integral Health Elliot Dacher did express that quieting the mind takes time and constant practice. He also said it was not something that would come to most right away. So just keep it up and I am more than positive you will be able to stop the mental chatter as well!
ReplyDeleteExcellent write up. I know it can be tough to pin point or even admit to our flaws or lack of control so thank you for taking it seriously. My issue with mind chatter is that it all happens so fast, what I tried to do is say out loud each of them, as you do this, they start to slow down, and you say them slower and slower as the next one comes into your head and then, there is complete silence. Not sure if it will help but it worked for me. Good luck crushing those goals one at a time!
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