Loving Kindness

I did this exercise this week and it was difficult.  I did not have a hard time visualizing my love ones.  I first thought of my mother and then my children.  This all made me smile and by the end of the week I was smiling and welling up.  I found it easy to think of someone ill.  I have a uncle who has stage 4 cancer and he has been in my prayers since we were notified.  I liked the idea of taking in his pain and worries and turning that into loving feelings and sending that out into the atmosphere.  I also did the same for the group of people who were not so close to me.  Good exercise.  However, some of the audio was difficult to me.  I could not always see the group of people, I would have to say the names in my head to connect with their pain and my loving feelings.

I would love to share this with a girlfriend of mind.  She does meditation but I'm sure nothing like this.  I think it could be beneficial especially the part about connecting with our love and giving it back to ourselves.

The concept of "mental workout" is to train us to think more positive thoughts, to see a more positive outcome and live a healthier happier life.  The benefits of this is slowing down the process of disease, a more fulfilled life, and better stress management skills to name a few.

I'm trying to lose weight and I don't always like what I see in the mirror.  With doing more of this mental work out I can help to foster more feelings of acceptance of my body right now.  With the understanding that I'm doing something with my weight training to change how I look, which will come through the way I feel and react to others.