Unit 7 Blog

Hey all,
So for this week's meditation exercise, we had to envision a person whom we think is knowledgeable and wise.  The first person that came to mind was my grandfather who passed away a couple months ago.  I alway admired him.  As the exercise we went and I had to imagine him with light coming from his head and throat I actually began to chuckle.  He was a jokester most of the time, so I could just imagine him thinking that me seeing beams of light coming from him would be silly.  So although this exercise might not have accomplished what it should, I still felt like I was close to him for the 20 minutes that it went on.  That I can be thankful for.  I will continue to try and envision wise people when I need to feel close to them, or need some knowledge.  I think this meditation exercise was one of my more favorite ones that we've done so far.

The say "one cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" means to me that I cannot understand things that I have not experienced myself.  A friend of mine's mom is actually going through some serious health problems.  She needs a lung transplant if has been give only a 1 more to live if she doesn't get one.  I try to help my friend out with this, but I really have no idea what it's like to go through it myself.  I try and tell him to be positive, but that's hard to do and hard to hear.  This situation is perfect for this saying.  This saying also applies to the profession that I would like to be in.  I want to be a diabetes educator.  I personally have had diabetes practically all my life.  I would be leading people through things that I too have experienced.  This is why I want to do something pertaining to diabetes because I can relate.  I think it is important too to continue down the road of improving myself spiritually, psychologically, and physically because really the only place you should have goals for are up.  I want to better myself professional and personally, and help other better themselves as well.  

Thanks for reading!