Unit 4 Loving-Kindness

1. I practiced the loving kindness exercise. I found this exercise very emotional. The thoughts of breathing in the suffering of my mother who went through chemo and the recent death of my dog was intense. However, breathing out health and happiness to them was relaxing. My mother is doing well since her last chemo session in September. She recently told me that in case there was a relapse, she would never go through chemo again. I also hope that my Ruby who was missing a couple of weeks ago did not suffer. We think she was either taken by coyotes or a hawk. Either way, I hope and breathing out any suffering they might of gone through.

I also breathed in the negative emotions towards those that have hurt me or my family. My mother was undergoing chemo and I was the main caretaker of any personal or financial responsibilities When I lived with my mother over the summer, my husband’s nephew broke into her home. A camera in my mother’s room was missing along with my wallet. He also stole my wallet. I had 2 atm cards. One was open and the other was not activated. Since he tried to use the non-activated card at a Wal-Mart, I was not able to press charges. Since the transaction did not go through, according to Dallas police, no crime was committed. All evidence pointed to him. He had been at my mother’s home the evening the robbery happened among other things. I approached him, his mother, and his father concerning the theft. They wanted evidence and we were not able to provide any due to the transactions not following through.

Since then, part of my husband’s family disowned him. They have recently apologized and said they should not have medelled in the issue and my husband finally told them our part of the story. However, his mother still gives me the cold shoulder and I do not acknowledge them when they are around. I do not think the mother knows about the transactions not going through. In her mind and her son’s word, unless there is hard proof then there was no crime. His actions caused much suffering in my family and his as well. How can I overcome this dilemma? Every time I see their face, especially his I feel so much anger and hurt. This Sunday my husband’s brother is hosting a Super Bowl party. I will not be attending because of the negativity I feel being in the same room the mother and son. Any thoughts or suggestions?

The concept of mental work-out is to practice daily our connection to our psychological well being. The benefits obtained “can be well on the road to health, happiness, and wholesness” (Dacher, 2006, 64). I can mentally connect to my mind by practicing the love-kindness practice at least for 15 minutes twice a day. This practice will help reduce any stress in my life. It will also help send any positive energies to others.

Unit 3 personal level of wellness; physically, psychologically, and spiritually

1. Upon my own personal reflections, with 10 being the optimal well being, I rate myself under:
Physical Well being a 7
Spiritual wellbeing a 2
Psychological well being 5

Physical Well being is a 7 because I try to work out on a regular basis. I have recently also included yoga again in my regimen. This will also help my spiritual and psychological well being. I also try to eat clean. I am trying to instill healthy living in my children. It was harder with my oldest daughter because along with me having a lifestyle change, my family changed with me. It was hard at times. Switching to wheat spaghetti a few years ago with limited choices was not easy!

Spiritual well being is a 2 because although I do believe in God and Jesus Christ, I have not been in a church for years. There is a church close by that I have been wanting to attend with my family for some time. My schedule is crazy because I work allot of the weekends out of town. Next week I do not work, I will try my very very best to attend next Sunday.

Psychological well being is a 5 because I think there is much room for improvement in this department. Positive thinking and love-kindness toward others will help improve my psychological well being as well as spiritual. One thing I can do to improve this is by letting go of the past and build better relationships with my in-laws.

2. My goal is to attend church next weekend. I just let my family know what the plans are.

3. I would like integrate yoga to my 11 year old. He is very active and cannot wait to join 24 Hour Fitness when he turns 13. I would like for him to try yoga to help him still his mind. For years I was told by various people he had attention deficit disorder. I refused to put him on any medication. What I did do is enroll him in karate and baseball to help him be more patient. Since I changed the family's eating lifestyle for the better, his behavior changed as well.

4. I just finished the link for Crime of the Century. It was very relaxing. I could feel my stress releived with every breath. I especially liked repetition in my life has a meaning, a purpose. It helped me want to achieve my goal even more. I would like to assist those seeking legal statis in this country.
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Introduction

Hello everyone. My name is Maria Hernandez. My blog name is the reflection of what I plan on doing. A new beginning for my health is my goal. I have already began to eat regular mini meals every 2 to 3 hours. I also plan on incorporating a better exercise regimen consisting of working out 4 to 5 times a week rather than 3. So far this week, I have gone twice.
I'm giving my body a break today and it is just too cold to go anywhere today.

In addition, and this is very important, is to limit my alcohol consumption. I am a social drinker and I entertain potential and current clients for a living. This week, I stuck to water and lemons on Monday. Tuesday I sat on a nice glass of wine during dinner time with some clients.


I hope this class helps me integrate behaviour, psychology and spirit to better acheive my new goals.