I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I spent yesterday at the beach. Now, that is relaxing! J This week we are supposed to Compare and contrast the Loving Kindness exercise and the subtle mind exercise. It is no surprise to any of you that have read my blog previously that I am having a heck of a time with these exercises. I am not sure if this is because of my personality, or my sense of humor. I wrote a fellow student this week to express that I am actually trying these to help relax my mind. I have been pretty unsuccessful. When I tried the love and kindness exercise the other week I could do nothing but chuckle. I would love to explain why: I am not mocking meditation - by any means. The person I pictured was my husband. We have been together for going on 8 years and he is still the funniest human being I know. I love his sense of humor. He is always making me laugh and smile. So after I pictured him in my mind I could so nothing but chuckle. The activity for relaxation – just didn’t work.  I liked the subtle mind exercise because it offers insight into you. However, I just need to work on these a harder with a more serious approach. The connection of the spiritual wellness to mental and physical wellness to me is complicated, because I am neither spiritually connected nor, in the best shape physically. In this weeks discussion blog we covered a majority of this information in detail. I have concluded that if I am to become physically fit, my mind and spirit must play a part in this in order for me to find true happiness. I think I personally have a very long way to go. Thanks for listening this week. I will be here at the same time and on the same channel next week. J