Practicing meditation on a daily basis is a goal I
always aim for, but do not always achieve. I really like the way in which
meditation calms my spirit and eases my stress. Lately, I have been a bit
afraid and stressed due to having to have deviated septum surgery next week.
When I start feeling particularly anxious about it, I go to a quiet place, turn
off the TV and calm myself down via mediation. I also use visualization,
picturing the surgery going good and the healing not being painful. This may not work for everyone, but it has
been working for me.
Loving-kindness is something I think about every
day. It is not always the easiest thing to do, but sometimes it is the easiest
thing to do. Showing love and kindness to family and friends is usually a
given, but smiling and saying hello to strangers sincerely, can be hard. I
believe it is putting others before yourself and not being selfish. Being of
service and helping those who need you, either through a word or a deed. Now that my 18 year old stepdaughter is
living with us, I find my loving-kindness tested on a daily basis.
Good luck with your surgery and from what I hear everything will be great. You just won't be able to breathe out of your nose for a couple weeks. My dad is thinking about going through the same surgery. I also find that my loving kindness is tested everyday with a husband that won't give me the time for school and who is upset because I want to make my life better. I guess he thinks I am only thinking of myself but going back to school is going to help our family and he doesn't understand that the more I put in the more I will get out of it.
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Good luck with your upcoming surgery. I know a couple of people who have had that one; they have been so happy with the results that the discomfort hardly mattered. With the tools you have at your disposal now, I am sure you will have no problems (certainly none that you can’t handle).
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