I am not good when it comes to meditating because my mind is always busy. But, when my kids leave me alone long enough to breath, I try to see myself free from worries and at peace with myself. I block out all negative thoughts and focus on what will make me happy with my life. To be free from my older children and for them to believe that they can move on with me doing everything for them. I still have a lot to learn so my psychological and spiritually well being can be at ease and I can relax more. Until I learn to relax and let go of certain things, meditation will only be a temporary fix for me.
The saying " One cannot head another where one has not gone himself," reminds me of what I said to my daughter and her friends when I was giving them advice. I said, " I can't give you advice about something if I have not been through it." How can you tell someone to do something if you never been through it yourself. There is no way you can understand how one feels if you yourself have not lived it. That goes for any practice in the health and wellness programs. You can not help me if you can help yourself or even believe in what you peach. Psychologically, physically and spiritually you have to be in tune with yourself in order to help others.
Sonia, I agree with you because these exercises are hard for me to do too. My kids are 15, 13, and 5, and I rarely get any time to really sit and focus on one thing, let alone in quiet. When I do school assignments, the kids know they should leave me alone, but I always get interrupted anyway. I don't meditate anyway. I try to have a little bit of a quiet time with God each morning, but I don't always get that done. Sometimes I just pray throughout the day. That is a release for me. Give it to God. That's all I can do sometimes.
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