Loving Kindness Excercise - Thougths & Reflections

Throughout the loving kindness exercise, I felt relaxed and reflected on several individuals that I need to focus my attention on to ensure that I am treating them with loving kindness and it also reminded me of the importance of loving oneself. My mind became more quiet and calm throughout the exercise, as I let go of negative thoughts and focused only on positive thoughts. At the end of the exercise, I felt more focused on the positive aspects of my life, which included my family and friends who are always there offering love and support.

I think the exercise is beneficial; to remind an individual that it is important to love oneself and project loving kindness to others. It is important to focus on loving kindness or re-direct negative thoughts or feelings which can cause a person to have negative psychological and physical conditions or illnesses. I love the idea of getting back what we give, which the author mentions at the beginning of the session. I think this idea is so important to remember, because if one is a negative person he/she tends to attract or more readily accept negative feelings on a regular basis. Those who are positive and project love and kindness to others and often think of others feelings and emotions, tend to strive for more positive thoughts or feelings, have a calm mind and greater sense of psychological well-being.

Mental workouts help to train or retrain the brain to shift focus or redirect certain thoughts or behaviors. I plan to continue to implement mental workouts to help focus on more positive aspects of my life and re-direct negative thoughts and feelings. Also, I think that incorporating mental workouts into my life will help to calm my mind, which is sometimes racing with thoughts about daily activities or responsibilities which can create stress.