Hello All,
The beginning of this exercise was easy for me because I automatically thought of and visualized my father because he is someone I have great respect for and honor towards. I felt a calmness and peacefulness come about when I was visualizing him and having him as my focal point. I have a great relationship and connection with my dad so this made me feel at ease and not uncomfortable. This exercise made me feel very fortune to have such a great role model in my life, which is beneficial for my psychologically. Being able to recognize the positive people in my life helps me to foster a greater spiritual and psychological wellness.
I think the phrase, "one cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" is very beneficial to health and wellness professionals because sometimes the best advice comes from a person who has been through the exact situation as the one who is currently going through it. For example, my goal is to become a wellness coach post graduation. I foresee having many clients who will want to achieve weight loss. Before starting school, I lost about 25 pounds. I think this will benefit me a lot when trying to help my clients achieve weight loss because I have been down that road before and know the struggles firsthand.
-Joncie Winter
I am happy to hear that you have someone who you love and respect so close to your heart for this exercise. I know many people do not. It makes me happy to know that visualizing your father brought you a sense of joy and peace. I too agree that for people to advise their clients in integral health the professional should be well versed in it. Hopefully they should have practiced the path themselves. People can tell when someone is just spitting out information rather than speaking from experience.
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It sounds like you put a lot of thought into this. I wanted to initially visualize someone I know in this exercise but I think we take bits and pieces from everyone around us to become the person we want to be. I think inward stability is pretty important but, like your relationship with your father, it is important to recognize that our relationship with others is also in essence an extension of us. I read this book 'The Memoirs of a Cage Fighting Poet' and the author is sitting in a sauna when a man walks in and in order to psyche himself up for a workout, after a few seconds, begins to punch the wall until his knuckles bleed. I wonder what happened in this mans life that led to this. I subscribe to the idea that we are all fighting something. I can't help but ask, what was he fighting? I think the moments of peace with the ones you love are awesome in the way that you explained it with your father.
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