Well, this week we are to chose our two most favorite exercises so far. Although all of them were kind of hard for me to focus on entirely, I would have to say that the loving-kindness and the exercise were we envisioned a knowledgeable person were my favorites. I say the loving-kindness exercise not because I loved doing it, but because I like what it stands for. Being loving and kind are two of the most important traits a person can have I think. I have a hard time being kind to people when they have been rude to me. In this course, I have learned that being kind to those who don't deserve it is the best thing to do. Doing that has given me better mental fitness.
I chose the visualization exercise because I think it would just be great to be able to have and feel the knowledge of another human being that you treasure and admire. I had chosen my grandfather for that exercise who passed a couple months ago. It made me feel close to him even if it was just for a little while. If I could continue to feel close to him through meditation, it's worth doing. Having knowledge from others who were or are wiser is a great gift, and therefore would also progress my mental fitness.
I want to implement these practices in my life by being nice to strangers, offering advice and wisdom to others in need, try to reverse feelings of negativity to optimism, and by just being more loving and forgiving in general. Everyone makes mistakes and has their bad days. By me being more loving, excepting, kind, and open to others, hopefully my bad days won't be as often.
Thanks for reading for yet another week!
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