Continued Growth

This week of practice was so much better than last week for me. Understanding that each practice in itself can have healing benefits is a step in a forward direction. This week I felt a deeper connection than I have in the past weeks. I believe this connection is happening because I am more aware and consciously using my daily activities as service to others. I enjoyed the Aesclepius practice because it took me to a place where I could connect with my deceased aunt. The best part was absorbing a piece of her within myself and feeling like I inherited everything that she was and would have been if she was still alive. I cannot wait to pass this wisdom on to my children and to people that I am blessed to come across my path.

Meditation has fostered an increase in my psychological wellness the most by providing insight and understanding into the random thoughts that has caused me in the past to spiral downward into days of depression. I now understand that a thought is just that, a thought. I can feel confident knowing that I am not my thoughts and I have the power within to redirect negativity into a feeling of light and love and open my heart to pour out love and kindness; mainly to myself. Meditation is a gift that many people have not taken advantage of; my hope is that through my experiences and continued growth in integral health will be able to speak of its goodness and inspire others to begin their own journey. In order to continue to apply these practices in my life to foster greater health and wellness I can take each mindfulness exercise one practice at a time. Understanding that with consistency I can grow gradually and I will confidently strive to reach my fullest potential.

When I read the saying “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” I interpret this as words to live by. It says to me that how can I, as a professional, lead someone to the tools that can lead them to a path of human flourishing if I am not attempting to do the same thing. This applies to the health and wellness professional by implying an unspoken responsibility to work towards becoming a better individual themselves. Now I do know that no one is perfect but we must continue to try. Every person grows at his own pace; even though we may be given the “professional” title that does not mean we know everything. Just like our clients we have to take our lives one day at a time and strive to use each experience as an opportunity to improve. I believe we have a responsibility to our clients and more importantly to ourselves to be developing our health psychologically, physically, and spiritually because we have to practice what we preach. In essence we would become hypocrites and create a persona that cannot be respected. I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my personal life by staying consistent with daily devotion and meditation, using daily activities as opportunities to serve family, friends, strangers and enemies.