For some reason this time I was overwhelmed with so much emotion. The person I chose to bring to mind in the first part of the exercise is my son Gabriel. I just think of how much I love him and when I look at him he gives me a feeling I have for no other person in this world and warms my heart up. I feel as though as long as I have him I know I will be alright.
The person that I visualized who is suffering right now is my mother. At this point I was in tears because my mom has so many health problems and it's one after the other with her. When I went to visit her in Texas for Thanksgiving I could tell that she was so glad that we were there. Even though I have two other sisters that live near her, one within walking distance and the other 15-20min away. It makes very upset that they do that. I'm always thinking of ways on how I can help her or what I can do to ease her troubles.
For the strangers, I thought of my two workers, even though we are friends. One is grieving the loss of her 11 year old son that was killed in a horse riding accident and the other who's husband left her after only being married for a couple of months.
I was always taught never to hate anyone and that it is such a harsh word, I can say that there are probably two people that I have ever hated in my life because they caused so much tragedy in my life. As time has gone on I have learned how to forgive them however, because of the person I am I will never forget.
I think that doing this exercise was quite beneficial for me because it made sit down and think and let out every emotion that I have and after wards felt at ease and weight lifted off of me. I would definitely recommend this to others because if your anything like me who likes to hold in emotions and somewhat would rather just not think about the situation, this is a great exercise to do!
Hi Luna. I too was a little taken aback with emotion with this latest audio meditation exercise. The exercise on embracing the suffering of a friend was especially poignant. Having the ability to visualize a life of health and wellness for others in order to take away their pain is pretty powerful stuff. It is a great tool to practice because sometimes witnessing the suffering of a friend or family member can leave you feeling helpless. I enjoyed reading your post, great job.
ReplyDeleteYes Luna, by releasing our own anger and frustrations we release the hold that the person who wronged us has on us. We are free. Forgiveness is not just for someone else, it is something we do for ourselves to become whole.
ReplyDeleteI was able to release some anger and frustrations during the exercise. I even found myself crying at one point on thinking about a person who was suffering... I believe their emotions were so destructive and negative aspects on my life I could not hold back. I think if we did this exercise everyday we could really overcome and letting go of feelings that have controlled our lives.
ReplyDeleteThis exercise was a little harder for me to do than the others. I have had such a stressful week that I had trouble focusing. It is good that you are able to forgive those who hurt you. It took me a long time to realize that when you hate someone and let them make you angry you are giving them power over you. it takes more energy to hold onto that emotion than to let it go and move on.
ReplyDeleteHello Luna, It sounds like this exercise was very beneficial for you and I think you had more success with it than I did. While I was conveying my feels of love I was able to feel an expansion in my chest cavity and I think all of the places my mind was going inhibited me from fully experiencing this exercise as of yet. No parent should have to suffer the death of their child and I know that your friend will truly benefit from the love you send to her.
ReplyDeleteBright blessings to you.