This meditation exercise was easier for me this week than some of the ones in the past. Practice does make perfect. I am finding it easier and easier every time. I'm learning how to let go of negative feelings and learning how to relax so I'm not so anxious all the time. I am going to continue to repeat the exercises because the more I do them the better I get the hang of it. I do still figit and my mind tries to take me to other places but I am learning to come right back and clear my mind for longer periods of time. 

The saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" means you have to have been there and experienced something and come out on top in order to be able to advise others on how to work through that problem. In other words, practice what you preach. If you are a health and wellness professional you have to live by what you are trying to teach others. As a professional I do feel that you should always be improving upon your own self in order to be enlightened enough to help others. In my personal life I can implement psychological and spiritual growth by facing my troubles and working through them rather than pushing them away and not confronting them head on.