Meeting Asciepius Exercise

Hello,

I really enjoyed this week's exercise.  The thing that I liked most about the exercise was the fact that I could picture someone close to me.  I decided to visualize my grandmother because she was one of my favorite individuals to be around and every since she has passed I miss her greatly.  This exercise allowed me to see her through my mind and allowed me to communicate with her on an higher level even through see is no longer with me.  This exercise allows an individual to become closer with that person that is closest to your heart and shows individuals why they are so important to them.  I also enjoyed the exercise because it allows me to find the importance of that person whether it be their voice, characteristics, or etc.  I definitely recommend this exercise to everyone that maybe missing someone or just to be closer to the person that is important to them. 

Meditation has definitely been fostered into my psychological wellness.  I believe since I have begun meditation I have seen an increase in my awareness and my surroundings.  When I first started this practice, I had a hard time concentrating and would find myself very distracted during meditation.  But over the weeks I have began to focus and I have seen a major improvement.  Mediation allows me to relax and just and a sense of calmness before, during, and after each practice.  The ways that I will continue these practices will be allowing myself during a certain time of day to just meditate.  I believe that if I do that in the mornings I have a better aspect about myself during the day.  I am also less stressed and definitely more relaxed throughout the day.

The saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" definitely means that in order for an individual to experience something they need to experience that for themselves before criticizing another individual.  So if an individual is obese, no other individual should criticize them because they do not know what the situation is.  It come be genetics or they may have gone through a difficult situation.  It is that individuals concern and others should help and not criticize.  I definitely have an obligation to develop my psychological, physical, and spiritual health.  I want to be able to set an example for my clients and in order to do that I need to have overall health not just physical health as a personal trainer.  I want to be a role model for these individuals and I want them to train their mind that eating health and having faith is just as important as being physically fit.  The ways that I can implement psychological and spiritual growth in my life is by first getting closer to God.  I think that I need to pray more often then I do and I need to put my trust in him.  I can obtain psychological growth by mediating on an everyday basis.  If I am able to do this I will be less stress and I will have a happier life because I am aware of all my situations and no that positive mindsets are definitely better than negative mindsets.