Unit 7

This week I have practiced many of the exercises that were introduced to us in the class.  The practice that I am most familiar with is praying.  1 Thessalonians 5th chapter and the 17th verse says to pray without ceasing.  I practice the breathing exercises, for this gives me great release from the stressors of the day.  All of the practices that are mentioned in the book that I have tried seem to work, I just need to set aside a time each day to incorporate them into my life so that it is a part of my daily routines.  The saying "one can not lead another where one has not gone himself".  This applies to anyone who is trying to give someone advice about differant problems that happen in their lives.  If you haven't experienced any of the things that someone else is feeling how can you help them get through it.  I can not tell an obese person how to eat healthy if I don't practice it myself.  I can not understand what that obese person feels when someone makes fun of them, if I haven't been there myself.  You have an obligation to your clients to develop your own health psychologically, physically, and spiritually, because you can't help someone else to heal if you're sick yourself.  As simple as that.  I implement psychological and spiritual growth in my life by striving each day to make improvements on myself performing physical exercise, prayer, meditation.  Developing a positive attitude about everything in my life, it is the only way that I will truly flourish.