A. Physical well-being-5-I rate it this because my body-fat ratio is not where it should be and I know it is part of the reason why I have less energy and other issues. I am not 'overweight' but I am not at a healthy level either. My endurance and cardiovascular health could use some improvement as well.
B. Spiritual well-being-5- I rate it a five because that is where I personally feel I stand in the journey I am on to reach the spiritual goal I have set for myself.
C. Psychological well-being-6-Maybe I am being hard on myself but I don't feel I am as psychologically healthy as I could be. I think its because my mind races alot and causes me to think random things that don't even make sense. I need to learn to control what I call a 'monkey mind.' A mind that jumps from one place to the other, never holding still.
Goals
A goal that I have set for physical well-being is to work out twice per week. I always seem to have an excuse of why I don't have the time to work out. I just need to do it and stop making excuses. I will do a combination of cardio/strength training.
My goal for spiritual well-being is to not give up on the meditating that I started. Its been a challenge but I feel that meditation will get me past the barrier I feel (whatever that is).
My goal for better psychological well-being is to find a way to "step back", think, and observe the thoughts that are going through my mind a choose the ones I want to focus my energy on and discard the rest...So much easier said than done :)
Activities
I tried to think of some realistic activities that I could try to help me reach my goals. I am open to new ideas and suggestions so feel free to comment! I chose yoga, and Pilate's and tae bo for the physical well-being. I chose meditation for the spiritual since I am new to it and need to focus on actually sticking with it to see if it helps me. For psychological well-being, I am not sure of an activity that will help me with that. I think just flat out practice, and acknowledgement of the situation is where I need to start.
The Crime of the Century
This exercise was definitely more difficult for me than the last one. I think it was because I kept trying to memorize the colors that I was beaming out. Even though the exercise was difficult, I can see myself getting better at it. I really liked it overall. There was a point in the exercise where I started getting a little emotional for no apparent reason, but I felt refreshed and more connected afterwards. I found it fascinating that the colors that were chosen seemed to really represent what the speaker said they were to represent.
Hi Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteI had a much easier time with the relaxation exercise, Crime of the Century, than I did with Unit 2's exercise. I have used a method similar to this before; the difference was that I had to envision my entire body as the same color of the rainbow, moving from the most vibrant color to the more calming, and finally ending in an immersion of white light. So visualizing the colors was very easy for me. I was very relaxed, to the point that I was almost sleepy; perhaps because I used to do the similar meditation at bedtime. While visualizing green, and being asked to send positive thoughts out to someone, my mind immediately jumped to my son who was at school at the time.
Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteI like your term, "monkey mind". I think I will use it if you don't mind! I explains how I get sometimes! I like your goals for physical wellbeing. I too am doing pilates. I actually go to a friend of mine for training once a week. It is expensive, but at least for that one day I have no excuse to not work out. I have already paid for the session and she is expecting me, so I know I need to show! It helps on days when I just want to sit down. lol. I think that I need to meditate more as well. I am already praying more, but I think that I really need to take the time to detach from the world and recenter. Like you, I am on a psychological journey and I agree that you realizing that there are things you want to change is a great first step! I am at the point where I try to catch myself when I start to get overwhelmed, stressed or negative and think to myself, "will this affect my life in any way 1 year from today?" It helps to refocus me and calm me down. Then I try to look at it positively and be thankful for the good aspects of a situation. An example is, if I have to go work extra shifts at work and I have two papers and a lab due the next day, I thank the Lord for the job that I have that can help pay my bills and the fact that I was able to go back to school to reach my goals. Then I say that I will be able to get it all done, one thing at a time. It doesn't help all of the time, but it's starting to work better and better!
Victoria
Hi Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteYou have made some great goals for yourself. I would love to begin a meditation class. I know it would greatly benefit me. I think all people should incorporate this into their life. :) Umtimately, I would like to be an Occupationl Therapist and I would be able to tell them about meditating and I know it would help them during therapy. One of my goals is improving my spiritual life as wll. One thing that might help you is designating a time for your"quite" time and journaling about it. Well, I enjoyed reading your blog! Thanks for sharing :)
ANgela Fagan