This exercise was a mini practice, as Dacher claimed, in expanding our hearts and minds as well as serving as antidote to hatred and anger. It also was a practice in turning our own personal gratification into thinking of others and incorporating the practice of loving kindness towards others as well.
I liked this exercise and I felt calm and could begin to actually feel more positive feelings flow towards others. I faltered a few times but was able to re-focus and realized it was not the quantity of people reached it was the quality I was projecting.
The Integral Assessment was interesting as I thought for a while on what aspect of my life is a source of difficulty and suffering and what needs work. As I always profess I am a constant work in progress and I believe both my psycho spiritual and biological flourishing need some work with emphasis on the psycho spiritual. I practice meditation but it is not consistent and I feel by working on this area it will improve vastly. By practicing more fervently I can improve my personal growth and believe my true potential and find my way truly on the way to becoming that person I am meant to be.
I intend to set time aside each day and practice the loving-kindness exercise as well and more meditation and focus on improving my time management skills. I actually eat rather healthy, I am not a vegetarian but I very, very rarely eat any meat but do eat lots of fish and occasionally some chicken. I do Yoga but I must say I have "fallen off the wagon" of consistency so I am going to make a concerted effort to dust myself off and get back up and into the Yoga practice on a regular basis. I think the occasional long, thought provoking walk is also good for the soul so I need to incorporate at least one or two a week.
Now this is my new outlook and road to transformation on the road to true harmony and balance for a positively healthful lifestyle and longevity.
Dacher, E.S. (2006). Integral Health The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.
