The exercises and the assessment process asked very specific questions which our honesty must take presence. These exercises has shown me that I could do much better in my spiritual presence. The area of psycho-spiritual flourishing I will be focusing on, because without this quality it is hard to complete the processes of integral health. A specific activity that would help me to develop the skills needed is to pray for not only when I am in dire straights but to pray for other and the greater good in people. I feel by practicing everyday will lead me to a better non stressful life and a healthy mind and body. It makes perfect sense to practice, practice, practice-- even though you feel you're not doing it correctly it will end up being right for you!
Have a happy week everyone!
Donna
Donna, this was a hard blog assignment for this week. It's much easier for me to assess other people. I don't know that I see myself all that clearly. I did see that Dacher said that integral assessment takes intense listening and clear guidance, so maybe others should help along the way.
ReplyDeleteI like your goal of developing a strong prayer life. You are right, practice is absolutely a requirement if we are to make any progress at all with any area of our lives. I imagine that as you pray, you might be led down a spiritual path that will strengthen you and your relationship with God. So your life will flourish with the practice of prayer, which is what it sounds like you are aiming for. I wish you all the best in this endeavor.
Donna, I really appreciate that you said that honesty is very important in the self assessment. Although sometimes sometimes that is difficult when a person is going through a trial in their lives. The lines become fuzzy until they are through the storm. Perhaps this is where we can help one another with patience and loving kindness. Prayer is definitely an area where we can help ourselves and help each other. It is something that goes beyond ourselves and touches the lives in others in a very deep way. Stay true to your goal, Christina
ReplyDeleteAs hard as it was, I had to be extremely honest with myself on the assessment. I realized that i am not nearly as nice to others as I should be. frustrations tend to get the best of me. It's at least given me a chance to reflect on my misplaced doubts and anger. I must say that this was a good challenge for me.
ReplyDeleteDonna I agree with Clayton statement. No matter how nice we feel we are to others it is probably not what it should be at the end of the day. I also find that prayer helps me in everyday life and keeping a positive outlook when things get rough. I do however have a difficult time implementing the practices into my prayer sessions. I think I am going to try and separate them and see how that helps.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!