Unit 10

This review has a bit of hardship.  I negated to complete that portion of the blog history.  So, my report will include a walk down memory lane. 

Part A-physical well-being: My initial score for this part was 4.5/5 out of ten.  I  have been trying to change my past ways in order to help me grow healthier and stronger for the future.  Why should my golden years be filled with illness and restrictions?  An increase in exercise and food modification has been a daily plight.  Plight, I say, for it is not easy to change bad habits.  Society does not help with commercials offering daily reminders of their need for you to purchase 'junk'. My initial goal is to increase the exercise and switch to a healthier way of eating. 
Today after the 7 weeks of information and practicing of the subtle mind, I feel more in control.  When I miss a day of meditation I am not in sync with the day.  I have moved my scale up to a seven.  Once the mind had a controlling part everything else follows  My goals then are still in play today.  I am working to include exercise weekly, I joined a  gym  with a commitment of 2 days a week.  The other time is fun activities outside the house that incorporate exercise as well, walking, planting flowers, and soon vegetables.  Once a week I spring clean a room lasting about an hour.  With the food section my kids comment the refrigerator is filled with so many greens you can hardly see the inside.  We are also experiencing with foods never served on out table before. What fun! So far I have been living up to my goals in this area of my life.

Part B-spiritual well-being:  I have always believed there was some force or energy guiding my way.  When I chose to listen all went well.  When I did the opposite - disaster.  My parents called it "God" just as they were told.  They had me following in their footsteps.  But there was something else that kept nagging at me.  Wayne Dyer once mentioned we are all a part of the source - no matter what they call it.  This made the greatest sense to me.  Although I am part of something, I have the same amount of awe as my source.  My initial scoring in this area was a 3/4. Not much stock in myself and letting down my guard to open up and let go.  My goal was to use the meditation and other external influences to grow in this area.  Slowly but surely it has made a difference.
 Since my early childhood I seemed to have the ability to see and know things.  Intuition would be the best definition.  As I grew and became an adult in society these differences were not praised but condemned.  Not spiritually strong enough I gave in and followed suit.  This class has given me the opportunity to go back to these roots hnd express who I truly am. I have upgraded my scoring to a 6/7 since I am still a work in progress. The change has emanated out and is reflective in all I see.  When problems come along I know the answers will manifest themselves and my stress level dissipates.  I have extended my goal scoring to an infinite number for I will never stop growing in the area.

Part C - psychological well-being:  The mind, what a complex organ.  it gives each of us the opportunity to rule the world in our section.  It also can ruin us if left unleashed.  Confirming to a societal view gives us the opportunity to think and live in harmony, but this does not always become fulfilled.  Balancing the chaos can be the biggest struggle.  My first measure of the balance was a 5/6.   I have some intellect and am able to maneuver the hurdles and potholes life has thrown at me.  There is still a part that does not like change and reverts to an egocentrical attitude towards others - this definitely needs working on.  This is where my goal comes into play.  Utilizing the loving kindness meditation exercise to let go of the negative opening and spreading more of the positive.
The part has been my biggest challenge - letting to.  I have for many years used my wits to survive in society and I have done well.  The success is imbedded in my memory.  With repetition I have seen some progress but it is very slow.  I do make conscious efforts to improve and at times see success.  These new memories are replacing the old and should grow.  Calming the ever-changing mind is the new passion.  I feel I have moved up to a solid six.  Review of the meditation gives me a little more strength with every event. I will get there.

Ten weeks ago I was a ball of nerves.  Through the course I have learned to seize the unwanted energies and turned them into positive outcomes or have dissipated them all together.  I still struggle but know that I have the tools to improve and help myself.  I have often wondered is Jesus had these strategies already in place when he arrived here.  He always knew the outcome.  This fact alone disseminates negative thoughts resulting in calm throughout.  Placing the thoughts that are of no use out of my mind and resulting feeling in my biggest challenge and also my greatest good.  The struggle is worth the outcome.  

K