Unit 4 Loving kindness exercise

I found this exercise a little easier to do because I tried this when there was no one around to distract me normally as soon  as I sit down someone always wants to come and talk to me about who knows what even though when I wasn't trying to do something they had nothing to say. Go figure? Anyway It was nice to try and relax enough to be able to complete this exercise but I must admit I can only mamage about 5 minutes after that I just can't sit any longer with out my mind wandering or if I get too comfortable I will fall asleep which means I did not get to complete the exercise. It was easy to visualize someone you love and feel that feeling of love for them flow into myself but itwas hard to give loving attention to something uppleasant I kept telling myself to deal with it. I must admit I was really reluctant to do so. I told my self if I gave the unpleasant stuff loving kindness maybe I could find a positive in it all. As I get better withit I can see where it would be beneficial. I think that most people could benefit from this exercise in some way.

The concept of a mental workout is that you practice daily in order  for your mind to be healthy and be able to achieve human flourishing. Just like when you work you bodyout everyday until you are where you want to be physically.  a mental mind work out can help relieve stress and help promote healing at the very least it will allow you to look  at what the situatio really is like from a different point of view  observing instead of being in it. Kind of like you can't see the forest for the trees. I am going to make an effort every day to try to complete these exercises for longer periods each time.

Unit 3

when it comes to my physical well being I feel that I am at about a 6 I have some physical  issue that could be better if i made the time to exercise It  would help with some of the stiffness and range of motion but I have taken steps to clear time to do some for of yoga it would work better with the stretching. My spiritual well being is about an 8 I glad to say spiritual side is doing well I have been through a great deal over these last couple of years and I am glad to say I came out on the other side better than when I started. My psychological well being has also taken a beating and I think it is about a 5 I have had too do some serious work to keep things going smoothly and removing stress causing agents/people.
My goal is to improve my physical well being by taking the above steps I had stated and i would like to start next week I would like to have better movement within the next few months. I believe spiritually I will reach a ten I just don't have a time table or plan I feel that it will happen when it is meant to. I think you get your spiritual messages when you are supposed to I attend church regularly and I pray regularly.  I also follow the inner voice that tells you all you need to know.I think psychologically that will build in time as long as I keep all problems and stress at bay and just tune in to what I feel is only important to me.
When listening to the crime of the century It is easy to listen to but I do have to make sure no one is around because they are distracting and it is hard to keep acknowledging  a constantly wondering thought. So i have to do this when no one is home otherwise I end up frustrated but on the other hand when I get too relaxed I fall asleep. I have to try this exercise a couple times in order to get the effect of feeling balanced and grounded. It is not something you get on the first try.

Relaxation exercise

I found the voice very soothing but I had a hard time relaxing and blocking out extra thoughts it seems as soon as I get still and quit my mind goes into over drive if I don't catch myself. I have to keep telling my self relax over and over in order to do the exercise. I need to practice relaxing and clearing my mind much more often.

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