Love and Kindness

Hello Everyone,

Love and kindness is something that we suppose to practice every day especially if we call ourselves Christians, but it a very hard thing to do when we don’t have the knowledge, guidance, time, patient and willingness to do it. I had a hard time trying to breath in all of the suffering of the people that I don’t really care for, I felt somewhat fake because even though I don’t wish them bad, I don’t wish them well either. I don’t hate them I just simply don’t care about them.

I think that we should start by being loving and kind with ourselves and our families and then move onto other people. I love my family (all of them) but sometimes my siblings or parents tend to make me lose my patience and this is when I have to practice love and kindness with the ones that I love and when I have mastered this then I think that I’ll have the knowledge and willingness to do it for the people I don’t care for.

I think that mental workout is something that we should incorporate in our daily lives because this will give us the practice to master our minds. To have control of our minds is having control in how we act and feel. I think we should focus in the positive and not the negative!

My strenghs and needs

Hello everyone!

If I have to rate myself on a scale of 1-10 (10 being optimal well being), in the following areas: A - physical well-being, B- spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being, I woudl rate myself as follow:

A- Physical: I'm currently a 7, because I'm healthy but I'm about 30 pounds over weight. I have gained 20 pounds in the last 5 months due to stress.
B- Spiritual: I'm currently an 8, because I have been trying to build my relationship with God, and I really feel that need for spiritual food. I think that I can do better, and eventually I know I will.
C-Psychological: On this one is hard and painful to say that I think I'm a 6, because of my current life situation which is that I've been living with my parents for the last 5 months and this causes a lot of tension and stress, because I have my two youngest kids with me and it's hard not to have a place of my own to have more freedom and more peace. I think anxiety and sometimes depression is caused by the current living situation. Hopefully, I will be back in WY by June and my life will go back to what it was or better yet to what I have always wanted to be.

Some goals that I will like to achieve in the following areas are:
A-Physical: My goal is to loose 40 pounds before by the end of August. I think if I can loose between 8-10 pounds a month this goal is doable.
B-Spiritual: My goal is to find a church where I can feel welcome and I can learn how to connect with God. I want to learn to forgive others and not judge others. I also want to be more kind and loving towards everyone.
C-Psychological: My goal is to relieve all my mental tension. I also would like to work on my anxiety and stress levels. I think by doing this I can control my behavior toward myself and others.

I think that going on a healthy diet and start walking at least 1 hour a day could help me loose the with the I need to loose. Going to church and reading the bible as well as other spiritual books will help me become more spiritual. Moving back to Wyoming, and getting a place of my own will help me greatly in controlling my anxiety and stress levels.

I think that the relaxation exercise is a good exercise, if we know how to quite our minds and our surroundings. I tried to do it but there was to much noise around  inside the house as well as outside. My mind couldn't focus. I think I will have to try this exercise another time. But I think this could be a very beneficial exercise for people like me who wants to learn how to meditate.

Transpersonal Psychology

Transpersonal Psychology focuses in the human experiences, performances, achievements, true genius, the nature, and the meaning of deep religious and the mystical experiences, and how we can better all these and mainly how we can achieve our goals and exploit our potential as human beings.  Transpersonal psychologists work across disciplines and draw on insights from not only the various areas of psychology, but also the sciences of cognition, consciousness, and the paranormal; philosophy; social and cultural theory; integral health theories and practices; poetry, literature, and the arts; and, the world's spiritual and wisdom traditions.

How can we use transpersonal psychology is a country that is so rich in diversity? Should we apply transpersonal psychology to all or only to those who seeks it?

Have a Great Week!

Is it time to reform ourselves?

As many of us know Japan once again was struck by a very sad catastrophe, an 8.9 earthquake. This earthquake triggered the tsunami that has killed many, injured thousands, and left many homeless but left everyone heartbroken has impacted my soul very deeply. I wonder....are we really living the end of times? is this the time to redeem ourselves and make a real life transformation?

Who knows, I think it all depends on what we believe in and what our perception of life is. I look forward for you guys comments....=)