Unit 6

This was difficult to do.  It tells me to close my eyes and make my mind quiet, yet I have to continue to read so there for can not close my eyes.  So as I read, I tried to remember what to think about when I was able to close my eyes.  I prefer to listen to a relaxation exercise, instead of reading it and trying to remember all that you are suppose to think about.  I did have worldly pop into my mind.  I let people get to me too much, like mean things that are said, and I need to not let negative words and drama affect me so much.  I am getting better at loving kindness.  I do still need to work on having more loving thoughts of people and myself.  To improve all I can do is keep training my thoughts, and keep showing kindness to others!

Unit 4

I have been using loving kindness for a while, I spent a weekend at a women's conference and had changes come over me.  I do think that more of us in the world should practice love and kindness, I notice people being kinder to me, people I do not usual talk to have come up to talk to me and when I am in need of help at work I notice more of my co-workers willing to help out.  This all did not just happen over night though, for about a month or more I have been trying to do more for others than for myself and even for those I do not care for much even if it is as small as just a smile.  I have been trying to stay away from those that dwell on negativity and just trying to make the best out of situations and to be happy.  Before I knew it I started to notice the other changes.  Like the saying; "What goes around, comes around"  and it is true.  If you treat people with love and kindness then you will get love and kindness back!

Mental workout is training our thoughts to be good and to be positive, and letting go of negative thoughts and feelings.  Even clearing our mind to destress is part of working out our mind, after all it is a muscle too.