1. Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? Why?
I would rate myself as follows:
Physical wellbeing – 7
I am giving myself a 7 because overall I am very healthy and try and take an alternative approach when it comes to medicine. I was exercising regularly but I stopped due to an injury. I have not been able to commit and find the motivation to exercise again after my injury has healed. My weight is normal, but I think that I can still lose a few more pounds. I don’t do crazy with my weight but I try and make conscious decisions on what I put in my body. I recently went back to juicing which I am happy about.
Spiritual wellbeing – 2
Yikes that is a bad number! This is the area that I need improvement. I struggle with this the most. Not to make excuses, but it is a little difficult when I do not have ‘spiritual’ support in my home.
Psychological wellbeing – 7
I think that there are areas for improvement in this category. I have learned to ‘weed’ out much of the negativity and drama in my life. This is why I really do not have many friends. I know this sounds horrible. I rather spend time alone or with my family. I find that my friends would ‘bring me down’ or always had way too much drama for me. Drama drains my brain. I control my feelings the majority of the time. I don’t believe in yelling in my house. I do not yell at my husband or daughter. My husband also does not yell. My house is run very calm but effective (there are other methods in getting results versus yelling). I try and keep my stress level low. I know there is areas that I could improve, thus I gave myself a score of 7.
2. Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
My goals:
Physical – I need to get back to exercising! I was running a few days a week until I got a nasty shin splint. The doctor thought I fractured my tibia. It was painful and I was out of commission for about five weeks. I lost my momentum and stopped running.
Spiritual – This is a difficult one for me. I honestly do not know where I want to go with this. I could start off with baby steps and just set aside quite time for myself a few times a week. I think maybe clearing my mind might help me make a clearer decision on where I want to progress my spiritual journey.
Psychological – I think a goal for me is to take the stress level down a little more. I do let ‘little’ items get me going sometimes. I need to learn to not sweat the small stuff. I also focus on the past too much. I find that I often say to myself, I should have or I could have. I cannot change the past, but I can only influence my future.
3. What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
The activities or exercising that I could implement to assist me in working towards each goal are:
· Exercise activity - Sign up for a 5k. If I commit to a date, and let my friends and family know that I am running a 5k, then I will stay committed in completing my goal.
· Spiritual activity – Weekly meditation to help me clear my mind and find inter peace.
· Psychological activity – Positive thinking. I need to write notes to myself on what I have done that are accomplishments and items that I am proud of. I need to stop focusing on the past and what could or should have been.
4. Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. To hear this exercise, click here. Describe your experience. (What it beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)
I personally did not care for this relaxation exercise. I was not feeling the benefits of this particular tape. I found my mind wondering too much and had to bring myself back to focus. I also found that I was trying to ‘rush’ the tape. It seemed like forever for the gentleman to go from one color to the next. I think that there was just too much talking for me to try and focus and concentrate.
Jessica
ReplyDeleteCommitting to a 5k is a great motivator. I did that and 9 weeks later ran my first 5k and my time was 26:23. Knowing that I had that coming I knew I couldn't slack off. Now that I don't have any scheduled I have taken a lazy approach. I only run when its like perfect weather which it hasn't been. For your spiritual approach I think that maybe even if you take a walk or do some running but at the same time think about your purpose in life and belonging. I always like to bond with nature. lol Sounds silly but during my runs I look at everything beautiful around me and really think in my head and take pretty pics with my phone so I can look back at them and be thankful but also think about thing so I can keep running without thinking how tired I am! lol
Good luck with your 5k! I've run a few and it's a great way to give yourself an attainable goal that still feels like a huge accomplishment. It's not as daunting as a marathon (scary to me), but it is something you feel great about finishing.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you don't know where to start spiritually. Having no support or basis for this area makes it difficult for sure, since it tends to come from a family or a community. I grew up Catholic and was very committed to the Church for a long time, but have recently felt the need to grow further in spirituality. When you have the time, learn what you can about a faith practice you are interested in. If you have no basis for a faith, you can often start from the outside in just by observing or reading about something that makes sense to you. If you know someone who attends services, see if you can go with them sometime. Start by learning and see if anything really strikes you. Best wishes!
Jessica!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing wrong with eliminating people who create drama from your life. It is the quality of people you surround yourself with, not the quantitiy. There are only a handful of people who I truly enjoy having around me...I'd say 6 tops and that includes my family. If your family make you happy then friends arnt neccessary.