The loving kindness exercise was to help focus on the positive. I have to admit that I had a hard time focusing on it as I kept thinking about what needed to get done that day or my daughter would interrupt and I would have to start all over and then it was just hard to get back into it. Listening to it everyday this week didn't help the problem at all. I read in another post to try listening to it at night before going to bed. I am going to give that a try to see if it helps me to focus on that instead of what is going on around me or in my own life at the time.
Donna
Donna,
ReplyDeleteI had a hard time listening to it daily as well because life gets in the way but on the days I was able to I felt a sense of peace and calm when I was able to release all the negative things from that day so I am going to work on fitting this practice into my daily schedule for here on out. It is important that we release the negative tension in our lives so that way we have less stress and better health in our lives.
Donna,
ReplyDeleteI tried listening to the exercise early in the mornings. It took a while for me to get in the groove, but eventually I felt change. I do not sleep well at night because of a number of issues. However, I might try listening to the exercise at night before I go to bed. I may improve my sleep pattern. What were your results after the change?
Hello Donna,
ReplyDeleteI truly understand your pain when it comes to having children around. There is no such thing as a quiet space. Unfortunately single people have lots of quiet times and places. People that have children have to make a quiet time and place. This can be after bedtime or a scheduled visit to a relative's house, but the key is to make time for yourself. Hope you have a easier time finding time. Also my wife used to have the same issue with thinking about what she had to do or what didn't get done in the day. Someone suggested to her that she write a list just before bed and it has helped. When you write a list of what you need to do the next day it releases it from your mind and you don't spend so much time trying to remember it because it's written right there. After you release those seemingly unrelenting thoughts it may be a good time to listen to the exercise and then off to bed. Good Luck!