11:39 AM Mental workout and Loving KIndness

 I still find this exercise challenging. I can feel the love as she tells you to, but after a minute or two my mind begins to wander. I am going to keep trying until my focus becomes longer and longer. I love the idea of sending love to yourself and sending love out into the universe. When I think of someone I love more than anything, I think of my children. The love I feel when they are lying in bed with me, holding my hand and breathing softly. I cherish those moment more than anything and it really makes me feel love, caring, kindness, tenderness and joy. That is what I tried to send into loving myself, and it is hard. I guess because we know mistakes we made and sometimes it is hard to totally just feel love for yourself without judgement (well for me anyways). I am working on it!

 The part of the exercise I did really enjoy, was breathing in someone's pain and suffering and letting it dissolve into you then you breathe it out. This reminds me of "The Green Mile". I would love to be able to take away someone's pain that easily, or even my own. Just breathe it in, let it dissolve and breather it out. After a lot of practice I bet it would be about that simple.


 A mental workout is something that works your mind. Something that challenges you, something that makes you grow. There are many ways we can train our minds and that depends on our individual needs and areas we need to grow. Training the mind is not too different from training your body, if fact they are tied together. When you train your body, your muscles grow, you lose fat, gain stamina, become stronger, your body functions more efficiently and you basically change your physiology. Training your mind has similar effects on your mind and your body. You become more focused, have clearer thoughts, better control over your emotions and thoughts and in turn have a positive effect on your physical health.

 For me, working out brings that mental push I really need. I feel so great about the world after a great workout. I really want to foster a greater calmness in my life though. I will mediate more and try to connect with the world in a different way. Visualization exercises seem to work best for me so I am going to incorporate that into my routine more. I also like to write in a journal. I am going to start a journal about psychospiritual development and growth. I want to tap into the depths of my mind and challenge myself to grow. I hope you can all do the same.

Have a great day.

"If it doesn't challenge you it doesn't change you" ~ Fred Devito

6:33 PM Holistic Personal Inventory

Physical Wellbeing - 5
Spiritual Wellbeing - 5
Psychological Wellbeing - 5



I have not been to the gym like I want to be and my diet is not where I want it to be. It's that simple. So my goals for my physical wellbeing include to get to the gym 5 days a week consistently by the end of the term. My diet will include plenty of vegetables, lean protein sources, and lots of water. I am actually going to kick this off with a juice fast, starting next Monday the 28th. So you are all more than welcome to follow me on my journey to wellness and getting back in shape! Yay!

My goals for my spiritual wellbeing is to set more time to pray everyday. I want to take time to thank God for everything I have.

My goals for psychological wellbeing will be doing more of what makes me happy and less of what doesn't make me happy. I am going to make enough time for me to meditate, to write in my journal or just relax. I would also like to get into yoga a little more.

The crime of the century was very emotional for me. I think with each light shining out, all the negative energy went with it and I tried to get each light to shine as bright as possible. I love this visualization exercise. I could really see the colors and I felt relaxed after. I am going to do this one many times. I really enjoyed it.

6:18 PM Journey to Relaxation.

Some say a journey starts with a single step. Sometimes it starts with a glass of champagne and a bubble bath. It didn't take long for me to get relaxed. I like this exercise because it is short, and when you have kids sometimes time is hard to come by. The thought of visualizing the blood pumping through my body was cool. I could really feel my arms and legs getting warm and heavy. I was really trying to push the blood with each breathe. After the exercise I really felt relaxed and rejuvenated, and just after 15 minutes. I could have easily fallen asleep during this exercise. I think sometimes your mind and body just needs that 15 minutes to calm down, rest and reboot. Everyday tasks seem easier to conquer when you are in the right frame of mind and this is one way to get there.

8:54 PM A little about me.

I have an insatiable love for music. Music of all kinds. It has this way of transporting me to somewhere completely different and completely changing my mood. It brings me to tears and it makes me laugh. Chances are I know the lyrics to the song on the radio and I will be dancing to the song in my head later. I played drums for 10 years and they were, in every essence of the word, amazing. I am thankful for the opportunities it brought me and that is one thing I really would like to get back into. Not only do I want to get back to percussion, I would also like to learn piano and guitar.
I guess the reason I am bringing this up is the way I feel when I am playing or listening to music. There is a famous pianist that I serve and when he plays the piano at our restaurant it moves me. It is not just his playing, or the music itself, its watching him, every cell in his body was made to do what he is doing and to watch someone doing what they love is one of the single most inspiring things I can think of. That's what I want. I really get in tune with me , no pun intended, and really go after what makes me a happy person by listening to my spirit, all while nourishing my mind and body.
I wish you all the best!
Brandy