Loving Kindness Excercise

For this exercise I found it difficult to stay focused because the ocean waves in the background kept making me very sleepy. I also struggled at the part where I was to visualize a loved one who was suffering. To my knowledge, those I love are not suffering in a tangible way. Everyone has their struggles but aren't necessarily struggling. I spent too much time thinking about people I know and love on this part and ended up missing some things. I can definitely see the benefit of choosing to love other people. Love is what makes us survive and keep going. I would recommend this exercise to those who are looking to find that side of themselves and are wanting to change. However, God is love and it is only through Him that we can truly love those who are unlovable, those we do not like and/or have done us wrong. Because of my belief in God and faith, I have a hard time with a lot of these visualization, DYI techniques that try to work around the works He does in us and thus put all the weight on our shoulders to "fix" ourselves. But I do try to find a balance in moving in the right direction and taking total credit for who we become.