The loving kindness exercise was more of an outward
exercise. I was projecting my love and kindness from within outward to others,
so my focus was love. With the subtle mind exercise I was not focusing on
anything but my breath and quieting my mind. This exercise was more beneficial
to myself. I have had many distractions in my life recently and have felt
somewhat overwhelmed. By doing this subtle mind exercise it has become so much
easier to release stress. At times when I have been feeling anxious or
stressed, focusing on my breathing help me to be peaceful in the moment. The
great thing about this exercise is that I can practice it anywhere at any time.
I have found myself doing this exercise at work, before bed and sometimes in
the morning before starting my day. Stress often makes me feel weighted down,
but this exercise actually gives me a bit of an energy boost. By removing the
constant talking that my mind is doing, I feel that I can just “be”. Also when
I observe my thoughts, sometimes it amuses me how silly some of them actually
are. I find that I tell myself some of the craziest things.
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