Unit 7 Blog

Hi There,
I love the Meeting Aesclepius practice.  I translate it to what I have grown up with which is Jesus.  But this is a very natural meditation for me.
Mindfullness or meditation to me means Going Within.  I learned early not to wish that others would change but that I was better.  Going inside of oneself gives you a chance to appreciate your body, mind and spirit.  It gives you a chance to get to know yourself and Love yourself.

The statement: One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself to me is exactly what I live for.  Every experience I have had I believe has happened in order to be able to serve someone in the future better because of it.  I did not understand a person feeling suicidal because I had so much zeal for life.  So, God allowed me to be put into situations over a period of time so that I to became suicidal. I didn't go down easy though!  It took seventeen years of harsh physical, mental and emotional abuse, no friends except God, the failure of my precious businesses that I started from the ground up, filing bankrupcy three times, having several in laws die, one to suicide, and watching my poor son go through so much with his mentally ill father.  But it wasn't until my mother suddenly died without any warning, and having to live without her but still deal with the rest that made me buckle!

Looking back, it was one of the most important lessons I could have learned.  Understanding the pain and suffering of others is paramount to being able to help them.  The other thing that is important is to learn how to hear the word of God in situations.  If I am trying to help someone with something, I always ask God to guide me to what this person needs.  I allow Him to work through me.