Meeting Aesclepius

Hello Everyone,

As always I found it hard to really concentrate on what I needed to for this exercise. I used my boyfriend as my Aesclepius for this exercise, because he is brilliant, amazingly caring and compassionate. So I figured he be the best person I could use to picture being more like. I mean, I could picture him there in front of me, taking in his feelings of compassion and wisdom that he exudes. I could see and almost feel the light radiating from him to me, and then of course, like I always do, I lost it. Then all I could concentrate on was the 10 second loop of ocean that kept playing over and over again, saying to myself that it was more distracting for me than anything. However, I think that if I can acquire some of my boyfriends attributes, and to not let the small things bug me (because he never seems to get upset over stupid things and when something bad happens he still is level headed) and to remain calm and cool when the poo hits the fan, so to speak. Because, I always get upset and let small stuff ruin my day, and I think if I can rid myself of that harmful habit, I think I will find myself not as stressed and upset as I always seem to be.

To define the saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" I would say that, to me, means that you cannot tell anyone or teach anyone something, such as "treat others how you want to be treated", when I, myself, am not leading by example, and treating people badly or disrespecting people. That is just an example, but to me it just means, you cannot and should not give advice on something you know nothing about, something that you have not experienced, or something you have not done yourself. I think that healthcare professionals, even this form of healthcare has a responsibility to help and guide your clients/patients down the right path. You should give them ideas and suggestions, even collaborate with them about ideas they can be more spiritually, mentally and physically sound and healthy. 

I already am a psych major, so, I think that I constantly am aware of mental status and health, and I think that I am somewhat in tune with my mental health and who I am. However, I am lacking the spiritual aspect, and I think that if I can find my spiritual calling and link that with the psychological aspect, I think I will find a better more harmoniously happy life, and will find the calm and peace that I am always desperately looking for.