Unit 8 I enjoyed the exercise pertaining to loving kindness. I think loving kindness goes in conjuction with treating others the way you want to be treated. I enjoy being sensitive to other needs. I consider myself to have a kind heart, patience, honest and generous. I have learned to set my ego aside when others are involved. I try to take the time each day to reflect and meditate on everything that I am thankful for. I always try to emphathize with others situations. I have been trying to focus more on the suble mind. Some days it is hard to have a subtle mind with lifes distractions.

Unit 7, Meditation This has been a long and strenuous week. My pregnant daughter has been in and out of the hospital due to going past her due date. Then, I caught a viral infections that has taken me ought of work for a few days. I have had several distractions this week. I was able to get meditate for short periods of time. "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" As a health and wellness professional, I think it is very difficult to say how you know how someone else's feel if they have not been in that situation. As a healthcare professional, I can empathize with the other person but I cannot sympathize with the individual. I think that we as healthcare professionals have an obligation to provide patient education/guidance to a patient that needs guidance through their situation. We have an obligation to provide whatever assistant to the patient that we are able to provide.