"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself". This saying simply means that if you have not experienced a particular event than you have no way of explaining its affects for another person. This is an important concept in the health and wellness profession. For me I see this in my cardiology practice. Like I explained in a previous post we have a well-known (good at what he does) cardiologist who is extremely overweight. He is constantly preaching to patients that they need to lose weight by diet and exercise. He tells them that they are at risk for high cholesterol and possibly clogged arteries and eventually a heart attack. Can you really listen to someone who is probably twice the size that you are? How do you take them serious when they are obviously not serious about their own health and wellness? As someone in the health care field you must be able to lead by example.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Hello Aesclepius
I really enjoyed the exercise this week because it of how it related the
mind to things in nature. The narrator first explains how when we first begin
our journey into spiritual health and wellness our mind is like a waterfall,
loud and overwhelming. This is similar to how our minds act when there are
constant thoughts running in and out it is difficult to sort through all the
noise. As we learn to relax and meditate we can begin to lessen the noise and
focus and certain thoughts and process them appropriately. Our mind slowly
turns into a peaceful flowing river instead of a constant thundering waterfall.
This process may take a while and needs consistent practice it is important for
our overall health and wellness. I hope to learn how to do this in my own life.
I constantly have thoughts and stresses running through my mind which cause me
a lot of tension. I need to learn how to sit down relax and try to silence the
noise. I hope to try and begin doing something like yoga in order to relieve
some stress (when I finally find some spare time).
"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself". This saying simply means that if you have not experienced a particular event than you have no way of explaining its affects for another person. This is an important concept in the health and wellness profession. For me I see this in my cardiology practice. Like I explained in a previous post we have a well-known (good at what he does) cardiologist who is extremely overweight. He is constantly preaching to patients that they need to lose weight by diet and exercise. He tells them that they are at risk for high cholesterol and possibly clogged arteries and eventually a heart attack. Can you really listen to someone who is probably twice the size that you are? How do you take them serious when they are obviously not serious about their own health and wellness? As someone in the health care field you must be able to lead by example.
"One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself". This saying simply means that if you have not experienced a particular event than you have no way of explaining its affects for another person. This is an important concept in the health and wellness profession. For me I see this in my cardiology practice. Like I explained in a previous post we have a well-known (good at what he does) cardiologist who is extremely overweight. He is constantly preaching to patients that they need to lose weight by diet and exercise. He tells them that they are at risk for high cholesterol and possibly clogged arteries and eventually a heart attack. Can you really listen to someone who is probably twice the size that you are? How do you take them serious when they are obviously not serious about their own health and wellness? As someone in the health care field you must be able to lead by example.
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I enjoyed reading your post, and I feel much the same way about the assignment. It does so much good to relax and block everything out while listening to soothing voices, ocean sounds, and wind whistles. I hope to someday be able to go on a vision quest and I think it might be something like this.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that one cannot teach anything without first experiencing it. Not just in our studies, but throughout life. Unless we have invested ourselves, we should not expect others to do the same.
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point about how the author compared the mental movements of our minds to waterfalls, mountain streams, rivers, and rivers that join the ocean because this really describes how our minds process the many thoughts that enter it. Mine can be a waterfall but I am teaching myself to calm the mind to more of the mountain stream. Someday I hope to achieve the river returning to the ocean but as long as the process of growth is moving forward I am moving in the right direction.
Well put, we do need to lead by example and individuals that promote a healthy diet and exercise but do not live by the guidelines they are preaching are difficult, if not impossible to take seriously. As health and wellness professionals, we have a responsibility to the client to practice what we preach and lead by example. This was well written and the example of the overweight cardiologist was direct and to the point, nice job.
Ed Busche
Hi Jennifer
ReplyDeleteGreat Post! This exercise was a great mediative practice. It allowed us to free our minds while foucsing on someone with great wisdom that we have in our life to be our guide.
It is important to experience something before it is taught when you have the experience behind you you can explain to someone the journey they are going to face because you have already faced it.
Andrea Detorfino
I really liked your comparison of the running river and all the random thoughts that run through our head. Great example and it really puts the whole meditation idea into perspective. I really appreciated your post.
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