Hi Everyone, I want to wish you all the Very Happiest New Year! May this year bring you more jibs, than jabs, you know, more good than bad! I am in stitches when I watch this, and I must say I am quite impressed with the way Pete and Scotty can shake it LOL! Have fun and stay safe tonight by making good choices.
Thanks for visiting my blog,
Love ya,
Janet :)
Further proof I need to get out of the house more!
P.S. For those of you wondering, yes Pete
would be horrified that I posted this of him LOL!
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2010-12-31
2008-12-18
Final Instructions on Formal Loving Kindness
Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well. I am doing good. I want to share the rest of the formal loving-kindness meditation with you today. The next practice with be the informal meditation. I hope you find something in this meditation that helps you in your daily life. I am using it to help with the healing process.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
Take Care,
Janet :)
If you didn't start to feel kindness to yourself in the beginning of the formal meditation. Your not doing it wrong. Let yourself reflect on a wish to be happy and peaceful. If you still don't feel it, remember that the old mind habits take time to change. Think of it as a opportunity to practice patience toward yourself without judgment or guilt. You can always come back to yourself as often as you like.
After a period of time, let go of yourself and shift the focus to a loved one. For example think of a family member, good friend possibly a mentor or someone who has treated you with kindness and generosity. Someone who has inspired or enriched your life. This should be someone that you can easily extend friendliness and kindness.
Use the phrases from my earlier post or create your own phrases, just replace the I with your loved ones name. Visualize their face as you say the phrases and allow good wishes, kindness and warm feelings in you to flow to this person, wishing them well wherever they are in the world. For example May Sue be healthy, May Sue be happy, May Sue be peaceful, May Sue be safe. After this deep connection with your loved one shift your attention towards a person you feel neutral about, someone you do not know well. Repeat the same phrases. Your gift of wishing kindness is anonymous and offered freely. Your kindness may do a stranger good. Next shift your focus on a difficult person. This is someone you have conflict with, someone you judge or resent. Repeat the phrases again. If opening your heart to someone you don't like seems to challenging, simply return your attention to yourself. The last focus is to shift your attention and repeat the phrases to the rest of the world. To all people, animals, plants, the earth, and all living things. Think of people in other countries who may be in need of loving-kindness. As you extend the feelings of friendship, caring and kindness to all individuals and all forms of life, a sense of boundlessness may arise in you. Recognize and enjoy that feeling.
When you're ready to end your formal practice, bring attention back to yourself. Take a few deep breaths. Gently begin to move your body. You might want to wiggle your fingers and toes. If you have warm feelings inside, just rest with those for a moment. End your practice bye opening your eyes and then, when you're ready, move out of your meditation position. Let the expansiveness and compassion you experienced during meditation follow you throughout your day.
2008-12-08
Formal Practice of Loving-Kindness
Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well. I am doing good. In my last post about loving-kindness meditation I finished with there are two ways to practice it, formal and informal. Tonight I am going to share with you the formal way. You can practice both of them together or separate, it is all up to you. You will find what brings you the greatest benefit from this meditation to self love and love of all things around you. When you practice the formal practice of Loving-Kindness spend 5 minutes meditating on each group, love towards yourself, a loved one, a person you feel neutral about, a difficult person and all loving things. To begin this practice take a comfortable position and close your eyes. Find a comfortable chair or cushion and sit with your spine straight. If sitting up is uncomfortable, you can lie down. Take a few deep breaths and focus on the breathing. Take a deep breath and feel your chest and abdomen rise, then exhale and relax. If you can't relax visualize when you exhale tension leaving your body. When you begin to relax think of feelings of friendliness and kindness, like how you feel when a child takes your hand, or you see your best friend. Try to remember how it feels to be generous, remember a time you did something to help another. You may begin to feel calm and joy, feel it now vividly as possible. As you access the feelings of friendliness and kindness in yourself gently direct a set of phrases towards yourself. Look over the ones below and if they don't suit you find what works for you. May I be happy, May I be healthy, May I have peace, May I be safe. Repeat these phrases gently as if you were speaking to a friend. It is important to drop into the meaning and feelings behind the words. Let the words be your guide, keeping you on track and anchored in the practice. Every time you repeat and feel these phrases you are training your mind to loving-kindness. There is more to this formal practice of loving-kindness. I will continue on in my next post. I think it is better to take a little in at a time. We simply cannot undue years of whatever we have thought of ourselves. Being raised Catholic myself, I was always feeling like I had to be perfect, if I sinned I would burn in hell. How could that have built self esteem and self love towards myself or any child for that matter. Even though I felt love from my parents, back then they were not so in tune to helping us to build that self esteem. Not to fault them, but they were raised in a certain way and they parented they way that they knew. I have always been a loving person. I feel with this practice I will TRULY become a loving person. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Take Care,
Janet :)
I hope you are all doing well. I am doing good. In my last post about loving-kindness meditation I finished with there are two ways to practice it, formal and informal. Tonight I am going to share with you the formal way. You can practice both of them together or separate, it is all up to you. You will find what brings you the greatest benefit from this meditation to self love and love of all things around you. When you practice the formal practice of Loving-Kindness spend 5 minutes meditating on each group, love towards yourself, a loved one, a person you feel neutral about, a difficult person and all loving things. To begin this practice take a comfortable position and close your eyes. Find a comfortable chair or cushion and sit with your spine straight. If sitting up is uncomfortable, you can lie down. Take a few deep breaths and focus on the breathing. Take a deep breath and feel your chest and abdomen rise, then exhale and relax. If you can't relax visualize when you exhale tension leaving your body. When you begin to relax think of feelings of friendliness and kindness, like how you feel when a child takes your hand, or you see your best friend. Try to remember how it feels to be generous, remember a time you did something to help another. You may begin to feel calm and joy, feel it now vividly as possible. As you access the feelings of friendliness and kindness in yourself gently direct a set of phrases towards yourself. Look over the ones below and if they don't suit you find what works for you. May I be happy, May I be healthy, May I have peace, May I be safe. Repeat these phrases gently as if you were speaking to a friend. It is important to drop into the meaning and feelings behind the words. Let the words be your guide, keeping you on track and anchored in the practice. Every time you repeat and feel these phrases you are training your mind to loving-kindness. There is more to this formal practice of loving-kindness. I will continue on in my next post. I think it is better to take a little in at a time. We simply cannot undue years of whatever we have thought of ourselves. Being raised Catholic myself, I was always feeling like I had to be perfect, if I sinned I would burn in hell. How could that have built self esteem and self love towards myself or any child for that matter. Even though I felt love from my parents, back then they were not so in tune to helping us to build that self esteem. Not to fault them, but they were raised in a certain way and they parented they way that they knew. I have always been a loving person. I feel with this practice I will TRULY become a loving person. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Take Care,
Janet :)
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