Meditations 5 and 6 of Relationship Book

Meditation 5 from relationship book I´m Sorry

Encourage Hope

This is a meditation that can help you to shift from pessimism to optimism. Many people are feeling as though there is no hope in their lives. In every type of relationship you are involved with, you will serve each person well by promoting hope. Meditate on how you can give hope to others. This book has listed many ways in which you can demonstrate virtues. Visualize ways in which you can share kind words and acknowledge the uniqueness of a person in your life. Visualize the response that you will elicit from this person when you take the time to value him as though he was the most important person in the world to you. It takes only one person to show an act of love or respect to help someone see the world a different way.

Meditation 6 from book about relationships entitled I´m Sorry

Regain Your Focus When You Are Overwhelmed

This meditation involves your finding a way to ground yourself, or stabilize yourself, when you find yourself gasping for air. This relates to the earlier discussion regarding the ability to manage your stress. People, places, and things may elicit negative emotions that cause you extreme emotional distress. The simple act of breathing is very calming and will help you to shift your focus to the here and now. Many meditations and relaxation techniques utilize breathing exercises to achieve a meditative or relaxing state. You may lose your breath some days when you are faced with the challenges of family, work, and community and all the relationships that go along with these environments. In what other ways can you ground yourself when you feel overwhelmed? Because of your emotional state, you may not always have the ability to ground yourself. You may need to develop a grounding technique that is easier to incorporate when you are under extreme duress and are experiencing very irrational thoughts. You will need to assess which of your five senses is the most grounding for you. Certain smells, touches, sights, sounds, and tastes can help you to redirect your focus on a sensation that will bring you back to a more rational state. Holding objects, eating candy, looking at pictures, smelling aromas, and listening to certain sounds are ways in which you can achieve a grounded state. When you discover what sensation helps you to focus, you can use this to start each meditation. You can also have this sensation located in the various places where you may encounter stress. You may even be able to keep an object with you at all times. Radios, candy, scented objects, stress-relieving objects, pictures, and other grounding sensations are portable. After you have established a means to regain your focus, you will be better able to evaluate your relationship within the virtues of love, respect, and honesty.



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