Hey Guys,
I found the loving-kindness exercise to be nice. I do wish that everyone was happy, well, whole, and not suffering, however that's not going to happen. Sometimes I feel like when I wish for something that will not ever happen, it's kind of a waste of time. That may sound awful, but it's like wishing for world peace. That would be a wonderful thing, but logistically it probably is just a wishful thought. With the way the world is today, the word peace is just something in the dictionary.
As far as the assessment goes, I discovered that I would like to work on my relationship with my husband and myself. When I don't feel happy about myself, then it reflects on my marriage. I would like to work on being more confident and more independent. I feel as though if I can make myself feel better about myself, then my marriage will also be better. I'm kind of a negative person, so being more positive is also something that I would like to work on. That aspect of myself also effects my marriage. Relationships are tough. They constantly need work so they can be better then when they started :)
I feel the same about the wishing for world peace type of thing (that’s part of why I had trouble with the word “all” in the exercise). Some may say it is a defeatist view but to me it is just reality/realistic. Someone else pointed out that maybe Dacher wants us to be aware of the suffering in the larger world and then try to alleviate some of the suffering in our own world.
ReplyDeleteI am not married or in a relationship but I would also like to be more confident and independent. I tend to see myself as being a “downer” in a lot of ways and have never felt comfortable asking anyone to accept that about me in a serious/long term relationship. I wish I could offer some advice but as I can’t, I will just say good luck!
that would be nice if everyone was not suffering and was able to enjoy life as an happy individual, but believe if that was to happen would there be such a thing called happiness or being healthy as a person these different aspects of life helps others appreciate their way living and encourages them to help others or to show support towards those who may be suffering or not able to experience the benefits of happiness which we should be thankful for not having to experience such things.Enjoyed reading your post have a nice day.
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