The Subtle Mind

Again this was another exercise that was just a bit too long for me.  The Loving Kindness exercise had you thinking of individuals and specific things.  I did enjoy this exercise in that you weren't specifically thinking of something, but allowing your thoughts to somewhat flow and making sure you were concentrating on one main thought or feeling.  I did catch myself sort of repeating “breathe” in my head in order to make sure I wasn't catching on to a thought and that I was paying attention to my breath instead. I would think this can be of benefit to me but I would shorten the exercise some.  I am slightly frustrated in that I feel as though my mind never shuts down and I am sure others feel the same.  But I am anxious to see if these exercises can work for me as I would love to not feel like my mind is constantly racing.   I think that if one is able to achieve spiritual wellness in runs over to all aspects of their life including their mental health and their physical health.  It’s sort of the same when one begins to exercise on a regular basis, their eating habits usually soon follow as you are wanting to improve all areas of your life.  The connection of my spiritual, mental and physical wellness is probably slightly off balance and needs some adjusting which shows itself in how I stress and get anxious and angry sometimes quickly.  Though I am somewhat physical and stay active at home and for work, my spiritual and mental wellness falls by the wayside I think because of the fact I have such an active mind that is hard to shut down at times.