Nine Practices to Improve Your Life
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Kate Siner Francis
Kate Siner Francis, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, coach, and writer, who has been practicing integrative psychotherapy and holistic success coaching in the Providence area since 2005 through Larger Visions, her private practice. http://www.largervisions.comDistributed by Content Crooner
By Kate Siner Francis
Published on 03/1/2010
There are lots of ways to increase the quality of your life. You can set and achieve goals. You can heal unresolved trauma from your past. You can learn new skills. One method of self-improvement that I like to encourage people to use is called a practice.
You can heal unresolved trauma from your past. You can learn new skills. One method of self-improvement that I like to encourage people to use is called a practice.
The concept of a practice is not at all new. Ancient religions such as Buddhism incorporate the concept of a practice into their teachings. The idea behind a practice is to expand one's awareness through intentionally emphasizing a behavior related to value-laden concept. A person can practice compassion or truthfulness.
If you find this topic interesting be sure to check out other articles on each one of the practice areas. The following areas will be covered courage, wisdom, respect, truthfulness, humility, generosity, love, compassion, and joy.
Overview of the 9 practices:
Read the following definitions of each of these nine concepts, which will later be discussed as practices. Ask your self the question? How satisfied am I with this aspect of my life? Give it a score between 1 and 10 with one being not satisfied at all and 10 being completely satisfied. Then ask yourself, how important is this aspect of life and give that a score from 1-10. As you read the upcoming material this year, you might want to focus on the areas that have a low first score and high second score.
Truthfulness: To be honest and trustworthy. To commit to speaking and acknowledging the truth. To act with integrity.
Humility: To know that however great you or your accomplishments are there is always more to know and greater to be. To accept this paradoxical position completely.
Generosity: To be free from meanness or smallness of mind or character.
There are lots of ways to increase the quality of your life. You can set and achieve goals.
Love: To care and to be concerned for the wellbeing of others.
Compassion: To understand suffering and have the desire to alleviate it.
Joy: To have an intrinsic sense of well-being and happiness.
Courage: To have the quality of mind and spirit to meet adversity despite fear.
Wisdom: To recognize truthfulness, use expanded awareness, and discern appropriate action.
Respect: To honor all life.
The concept of a practice is not at all new. Ancient religions such as Buddhism incorporate the concept of a practice into their teachings. The idea behind a practice is to expand one's awareness through intentionally emphasizing a behavior related to value-laden concept. A person can practice compassion or truthfulness.
If you find this topic interesting be sure to check out other articles on each one of the practice areas. The following areas will be covered courage, wisdom, respect, truthfulness, humility, generosity, love, compassion, and joy.
Overview of the 9 practices:
Read the following definitions of each of these nine concepts, which will later be discussed as practices. Ask your self the question? How satisfied am I with this aspect of my life? Give it a score between 1 and 10 with one being not satisfied at all and 10 being completely satisfied. Then ask yourself, how important is this aspect of life and give that a score from 1-10. As you read the upcoming material this year, you might want to focus on the areas that have a low first score and high second score.
Truthfulness: To be honest and trustworthy. To commit to speaking and acknowledging the truth. To act with integrity.
Humility: To know that however great you or your accomplishments are there is always more to know and greater to be. To accept this paradoxical position completely.
Generosity: To be free from meanness or smallness of mind or character.
There are lots of ways to increase the quality of your life. You can set and achieve goals.
Love: To care and to be concerned for the wellbeing of others.
Compassion: To understand suffering and have the desire to alleviate it.
Joy: To have an intrinsic sense of well-being and happiness.
Courage: To have the quality of mind and spirit to meet adversity despite fear.
Wisdom: To recognize truthfulness, use expanded awareness, and discern appropriate action.
Respect: To honor all life.