Unit 7: Didn't think I was going to make it :o)

I'm here, I'm here!!!!  I actually performed this meditation a couple of times this week due to the chaotic moments with family.  With this exercise I thought of my husband's grandmother.  She was such a wonderful person who always greeted me at her door with a smile, never judged me, and always encouraged me to finish my schooling and to push for greater things.  There was a moment in the exercise I could smell her kitchen when she would cook up a creamed peas and mashed potatoes.  I even pictured her sitting in the corner where she use to sit and watch as her family floated in and out of the kitchen.  Unfortunately, I lost her 2 months before I granduated nursing school and missed the chance to tell her I'd finally made through just like she said I could.  So this gave me an opportunity to reconnect.

 Describe the saying: "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” (P.477) To me this means that it is impossible to encourage and guide someone towards an area in their life if you yourself have not fully felt or accomplished that area yourself. 

How does this apply to the health and wellness professional? In health and wellness profession there are alot of imposters out there who try to guide people towards levels of fitness and spiritual well-being who have not experienced this place themselves.  I feel that the professional can only lead them so far.  Once that person is at a level that surpasses that of the professional then how can they truely take them to the next level without truely knowing how it feels?

Do you have an obligation to your clients to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually? Why or why not? Yes,  I have an obligation not only to my clients,but myself as well.  By continuously improving myself and opeing my mind to new areas of mental and spiritual well-being, I'm only improving myself. Which will show in my work.

How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life? By becoming more self aware of my feelings, emotion, connections to varisou feelings and by learning to let go.