Unit 8

The two exercises that I have found to be the most beneficial during this coarse is the subtle mind, and the visualization exercise.  I still practice the subtle mind as often as I can, because it helps me to not feel controlled my anxious thoughts, but rather it puts me in the role of an observer, and from it I can gain a lot of awareness.  This has helped to reduce my anxiety a lot.  I really gained a lot of love and perspective when doing the visualization exercise.  It reminded me once more just how much my kids me to mean, and how much of a gift children are.  It also gave me a unity awareness of how we are all precious like children, and that that is our ultimate goal, to once again become like little children.  I think that exercise will be a little more difficult without guidance.  But I will try to focus on positive visualizations of things that make me happy and go to my "happy place" more often.