Hello Professor and Class: This was yet another exercise that I could not connect with. I wanted to and I felt that I could. I was starting to feel very connected and calm and about 15 minutes into it my doorbell rang. My kids came running to the door and my dogs started barking. My son's friend came to pick-up his bike and his mother was with him.
I really liked the exercise "Meeting Aesclepius" and I think this exercise would benefit anyone but especially individuals who have self-esteem issues or issues of feeling lonely. I am going to try it again when I am alone at home. I choose my dad as my wise advisor. I admire my dad a lot because he has and continues to sacrifice so much for my sister and I. His morals have always impressed me and because he spent so much time helping us as kids I knew he cared and loved us.
Still today he takes good care of us, even though my sister and I are married. He recently bought me a new car and I told him I did not want him to because I want him to be proud of me for taking care of myself. He said I was working hard and he was proud of me and he wanted to make sure I had a safe and reliable car to get back and forth to work.
This is what I mean by still taking care of us. I hope I can do for my kids what my mom and dad have done for me. I do not mean buying them stuff but loving them and being an example of a person with good morals, honesty, and hard working.
The phrase "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" is very strong and has valuable meaning. It makes sense that we cannot advise our clients on issues we have no experience on ourselves. Trying to help someone with depression by taking information out of books or using personal opinions is not a good way to help them. Not only that but that client will quickly lose faith in you and this could create additional anxiety or possibly set- them-back rather them encourage them to move forward.
Cherie
Cherie
ReplyDeleteI struggle connecting with some of the exercises due to constant interruptions as well. However, I really struggled with this one, and didn't have a single interruption. I found it made me more emotional than I was comfortable with. There was a part of me that wanted to stick with it and see if I could work through the emotions, but apparently I'm just no ready.
Cherie,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to being distracted by the chaos going on around you and not being able to relax and focus. Between the demands from work, school, family etc, I find it difficult to turn my mind off and calm myself when I know I have work to do. I appreciated your viewpoints on the quote. I'm more in the middle of how I feel about this quote. On one hand I understand that a physician should practice what they preach, but I dont believe that they have to have experienced a disease themselves in order to provide great treatment and care.
I struggle at times with these different exercises because of every day activities that go on at home. I have a five year old and a 6 month old so finding time to get these done can seem almost impossible sometimes. I think choosing your father was a great choice for you. I can related to about your father buying you stuff. My mother is the same way and I tell her time and time again there is no need for her to by things for me or my family, but she always insists. She told me the same thing as your father about being proud of me and working so hard. I think it amazing how parents are even once their children are grown!
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