Over the Past week, I made a conscious effort to provide myself with at least one hour/day for meditation-me time. I also made a point to speak to everyone I encountered on the bus, subway or int he corridors at my apartment complex. I started a conversation today, Christmas Eve afternoon, with a lady from by building who was also waiting at the bus stop. We had an enjoyable conversation waiting on the bus. After we were there for an unusually longtime she hailed a taxicab and invited me to share the ride since we were going in the same direction. She wouldn't even allow me to contribute to the fare, said it was her treat, I could get it the next time.
I will continue to apply these meditation practices and the mindfulness practices to assist with the improvement of my neighborly hospitality to my neighbors. I live in a particularly and fairly bad area of town and it always pays to have friends who will be vigilant for your welfare as well as their own.
The saying, "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" (p. 477 of Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine). This statement suggests that one cannot give advice for someone to go down a road you have not travelled yourself. This applies especially for a healthcare professional because a client is not going to follow the instructions from someone who is not eating a healthy diet, staying physically fit or staying psychologically fit. You cannot expect a client to loose weight if you are gaining weight and staying physically unfit yourself, eating junk food and drinking sodas instead of the healthy fruits and vegetables the client is advised to eat.
I have an obligation to my clients to be developing myself to better health, better psychological health and overall better physical status and spirituality for myself. I cannot expect my clients to "do as I say do, not as I do." it would be like "the pot calling the kettle black" in trying to get my clients to live healthy lives if I cannot "practice what I preach".
I can implement psychological, spiritual and physical well-being for myself by implementing and following my own fitness and well-being program alongside my clients.
My goal is to start exercising again, I kinda got away from that during the holidays, and eating better. Meditation is what I need to do more of. I read my bible but I when life gets busy I dont take the time to do it. I need to surround myself with positive and healthy people. I have noticed that I allow bad people into my life and they take advantage of me. I enjoyed reading your post keep up the good work.
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