week 8

I have found the loving kindness and meditation practices to be most beneficial this semester.  The loving kindness exercise helps me think about the people and things that truly make me happy.  Any time I have a bad day or a bad situation arises I think about my son who makes me smile.  When I think about my so, all the bad things wash away in life.  He helps me focus on the positive and let the negative things go.  I feel this helps me mentally by improving my thought process.  Loving-kindness helps me remember what you give is what you get in return.  If you do your best at giving kindness instead of hatred to others, good things will come your way.  People with positive attitudes tend to attract good things and people. 

I use meditation on a daily basis.  At night before I fall asleep I take a few minutes to meditate about the day.  If I had a stressful day I focus on the good like actually conquering the situation.  If I had a good day, I focus on the good thoughts and feelings I had throughout the day.  I have learned to focus on the positive in my life.  When I focus on the negative my attitude is awful which tends to make the rest of the day seem bad.  But if I focus on the good like conquering the stress or remembering I get to see my son after work (who makes me the happiest), it helps me get through the day.  Meditation helps me mentally clear my mind.