The person I visualized as a very wise and loving man is my adopted dad. He helped me get through many rough times in my life especially my child hood. He toke me in and loved me as one of his own children. He made me into the independent and strong woman I am today and I give him all that credit. I was abused by my biological dad and at one point hated all men, then went through the stage of being angry at all men, and accepted and overcame what happened to me and moved on with my life in hopes that I would not let this turn me into a terrible person. I have him to thank for the person that I have become. We have such a great relationship and I always go to him when I need help. It was not hard for me to have him in my mind because I think of him often and miss him dearly because he is over seas now and I don't get to talk to him or see him as often as I would like. My dad has such a big heart and he is the one who taught me how to be more spiritual through his heritage of Native American Indian. I felt nothing but love and warmth flow into my heart when I think of him. He is my role model and hope to be as great of a role model the way he has been to me. I think I can probably push replay on this track specifically because it lets you focus on one particular person. All the negative thoughts vanish so to speak and it made me feel as though he was right here next to me. It made me feel closer to him in the spiritual aspect because I know where are physically apart. This is a good exercise to do when you feel drifted away from someone you love and adore.
"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself."
To me this saying basically says that you cannot tell someone to do something when you know nothing about the situation or what the outcome will be. In order for a health professional to apply this I think they must practice what they preach. How else would they be able to effectively encourage you to do something when they do not know if it is going to work or not or do not believe in what they are recommending. Going through this class has made more aware of the importance of psychological and spiritual growth. The mind is a wonderful thing. When you have a little more control of it you are somewhat stabilizing yourself as a whole person. I have gotten better at being able to turn my mind off when going to bed. I would be so busy and when trying to go to bed my mind would race with thought after thought of things I should have done, forgot to do, or wish I hadn't done. I have learned to cut the television off and close my eyes and relax and let all that leave my mind so that I can rest comfortably.
Hi Luna:
ReplyDeleteI really can relate to your reference to a healthcare professional. I talked about this in my post on my blog, but I know this pediatrician at work who has no children, but tries to tell parents how to raise their kids. I find his medicinal knowledge to be a great help, not necessarily to me, but to others that I have heard speak to him and of him. It is hard to respect the commonalities of raising a child from a person who has no children. It would definitely be to his advantage if he were able to practice what he preaches...day in and day out! Thanks for your thoughts and insight!
Melanie