While preforming the "Meeting Asciepius" exercies I tried to pictre my mother who has passed away. It was kind of strange because my mind kept switching to all kinds of different images of her. After awhile it focused on a younger her. A image of her that I only remember from pictures, she was in her twenties. When I had to picture the while light I lost my vision of her and only could visualize a while light coming from nowhere. I tried refocusing on her but was not able to. My vision moved to an older gentleman with long gray hair. I have no idea where this image came from. This is an exercise that I will have to continue to work on. I have seen some improvement in my psychological wellness after using some of the practices we have learned. I feel I have felt less stress and a calmer sense. I am going to continue with my practices and continue to develop.
I like the saying "one cannot lead another where one has not gone himself". To me this means you cannot help some with something until you have experienced it yourself. You cannot help someone develop psychological, physically, and spiritual health unless you have done it yourself. Another way to look at it as would you trust a physical trainer who is obese and out of shape? I think I would have a hard time trusting what they were trying to teach me.
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ReplyDeleteI agree its hard to lead one when you haven't gone through it yourself. I have learned to share my health issue with those I find that have Crohn's disease. I have lived with the disease for almost twenty-two years. It's been a plight and when you share it with a newly diagnose person. It frees you as well as them. It gives them a since of the years that dealt that they can also.