1. Complete the Meeting Aesclepius mp3 (located in the Doc
Sharing area). Describe your meditative practices for the week and discuss the
experience. Explain how mindfulness or meditation has fostered an increase in
your psychological or spiritual wellness. How can you continue to apply these
practices in your life to foster greater health and wellness?
This exercise was a little difficult again this week but it did make me more
aware in my everyday activities. I know set out to try to smile at every person
I come across. When I meditate it brings me back to a peaceful place where I
can reconnect with my inner being and spiritual place. I think that if I can
reconnect everyday that I can continue to be and stay grounded.
2. Describe the saying:"One cannot lead
another where one has not gone himself" (p.477). How does this apply to
the health and wellness professional? Do you have an obligation to your clients
to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually? Why
or why not? How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your
personal life?
That saying to me sounds like "if you walked a
mile in my shoes" which means that if you have been through the same
problems and have overcome the same hurdles then you could relate but if you
have not done any of those things then you just do not truly get it. With that
being said if you are going to teach and direct others along a certain path of
life then you must also have walked or be currently walking that path and be a
few steps ahead of the people you are guiding. I do feel that is the duty of us
as health care professionals so open up without paths that we took and were
then redirected or at least be able to assist others in a likeness
path. It also sounds like “if you can walk the walk can you talk
the talk". If you try to lead others where you have not been then you
will get lost.
Hi Arline,
ReplyDeleteI do agree it was somewhat hard for me also because I could not see the white light. I do better with peaceful places and not people. I did much better this time visualizing my husband and his loving-kindness. He made me smile!
I have to make myself smile when walking. If I see someone I will smile otherwise people say I look mean. I am working on that just as you are. I am smiling as I type so I can continue to look more pleasant to others. I do not have a problem smiling just when I am walking alone I am concentrating and I seem to have a mean look on my face.
Walking the walk is very important if you want to help people. Although you do not have to experience everything, and I don't want too, if you have done a lot of research. In our studies it states that if you have gone through something it makes you a better health care professional.
Keep practicing, it will get better!
Take Care,
Retta
Retta,
ReplyDeleteclients are going through. Honestly I hope I do not have any clients that have gone through some of the things that I have. But if I should at least I can give them my version and hope that it will help them. These classes are giving us a good starting point to help our future clients.
Angie
Hi
ReplyDeleteI do agree you do have to walk in the shoes of experience of your own life path and then you can give guidance on other similar problems to some one else.this weeks exercise was very difficult for me and it didnt work out well for me,I hope you had better luck.