As always I really enjoyed the exercise this week, Meeting
Aesclepius. However, this week I found myself very distracted and unable to
focus and meditate the way I hoped that I would. I am unable to keep my mind in
one constant thought or idea because I have so much going on in my life. I am
hoping to rediscover the meditation I feel that I was working toward and I hope
to be able to achieve this exercise next week sometime after I clear my head
from these unneeded worries and thoughts. I believe once I am back on track in
order to foster these practices you must think of them as a normal part of your
life, like a daily routine.
"One cannot lead another where one has not gone
himself" is pretty much spelled out to me. You cannot expect someone or
tell someone how to do something if you have never done it. In respect to
health and wellness this means that each person may have a different approach
on how they would like to accomplish their goals. As a health care professional
we must understand that everyone is different and we cannot begin to tell
people how to achieve goals that we never have. I feel as health care
professionals we do have an obligation to better ourselves because how can we
give any advice or guidance on an act we are not working to achieve. It’s kind
of a huge contradiction in my opinion. Working on a goal day by day will allow
that goal to become a daily part of your routine and will not feel like such a
task anymore, but more like something you cannot wait to do, the highlight of
your day!
Thanks!
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI also had a very hard time focusing and meditating the way I have been able to in the past. Apparently, it has been a rough time/week for everyone! I also LOVE that saying, "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself". It is so very true and people are more than likely going to follow someone that has already been down the same path as the one they are going down.
Hi Amanda, I did not have much difficulty with this exercise as I have had with some of the others; considerating all that is going on with my life at this time. I really tried to maintain focus on what was being said, and when my mind began to wander I would bring it back to the exercise at hand. I too love that say "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself". Because how can one try to understand what someone is going through or trying to accomplish in one's life if they have not been in the same circumstance? Good Post! have a great day! ~Kat~
ReplyDelete