This week I put into practice loving-kindess and integral assessment into my personal life. I found the exercise part easy to read and contemplating on how to put it into play into my persona life. I however did struggle during the day as to keeping my mind focused on what changes I wanted to make and how I was going to do this. The assessment part I felt like I was on the right track but definitely needed to do some re-reading to make sure I was not forgetting any crucial parts.
I chose to focus my growth and development on being able to be mindful to others and being open to their views and needs. I wanted to be able to help people meet the needs that they do not directly come out and say they are longing for. I chose to be loving towards others and help them in any way I know how. The activities I feel that are able to help me obtain my goal of being open and mindful of others were just meditation through the day when I felt that I was becoming stressed or worked up. The other exercises I included was to end my day with Qigong. I felt that by doing this in the evening it would not only be relaxing and help me wind down from my day, but it would also help me reflect on my day and see where I lost sight. I also felt by doing this in the evening it could me clear my mind not only for sleep but to see how to assess the situations of the day to handle them better in the future.
I have started trying to practice these exercises at night (or in the morning, because I work nights) when I find it difficult to go to sleep. I probably need to practice the loving kindness exercise more, because that might help when I get agitated with someone, to relieve the stress that results. However, because I try these exercises at bedtime, I end up falling asleep before I get very far. It sounds like you have a good handle on how to relax.
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