Looking back at my unit 3 personal assessment of my psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being, there has been some slight changes. I rated my physical well-being at 7, my spiritual well-being at 5, and my psychological well-being at 5. Since then I have made some improvements to my physical well-being which I now rate at 8 and my psychological well-being which I now rate at 7. My spiritual well-being stayed the same which I rated at 5.
My goals for my physical well-being changed slightly in the fact that I stepped up my exercise program as I continue to work on my physical self by working out three to six days a week. However, I now find more time to meditate for relaxation and recovery. My spiritual goals have not changed, I still believe in a higher power and I’m at peace with myself. My psychological goals have changed due to doing more reading to exercise my mind and I am doing more to associate with like minded individuals and keeping disturbing thoughts to a minimum.
This has truly been an exciting course and I have learned so much about taking care of the whole me and not just part of me. I never would have thought I would see myself using meditation as a form of relaxation. I now find the time to use it whenever I can as a way to break up all of the craziness that goes on throughout the day. I love the calmness and thoughts of love-kindness I feel when meditating, my mind-body and spirit feels so much better after a session of total relaxation. I am sure I will find ways to implement meditation at the end of my weekly workout sessions with the local First Nations members so they too can experience this truly calming sensation.
Miles,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great classmate I have in you. I enjoyed reading your blogs, and reading this one. It's good to see you improved. I declined in some areas, but I think in actuality I probably did improve. When I wrote my unit 3, it was without understanding that I have now, so I rated myself higher than I might of knowing myself the way I do now. Your confidence in your numbers is great! I hope that you continue to improve in your journey, and I wish you all the luck in all the world!
-Seven
Hello Miles, I am going to miss your discussion posts. They are very inspirational. I am one of those who make excuses not to exercise. But I am going to do better in the future. I remember in one of your comments when you made a reference about people making comments of how hard it is to do the meditation exercises. I took your comments to heart and gave it a try. It has helped me a lot to relax. If it had not been for your comment I probably would have given up. thanks for speaking your mind.
ReplyDeleteHi Miles, as a person who was a freak about my physical health I understand the importance of allowing your body time to rest. I am glad that you are working on your physical health but also realize the importance of rest. Your body needs rest days in order to make bigger gains. I LOVE how you stated "taking care of the whole me and not just part of me". I am going to use that! I was the person who focused on only 1-2 aspects of health in my life but thought I was extremely healthy. This class has also taught me to work on my "whole" self. Great post!
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ReplyDeleteIt was great having you in class. I enjoyed reading your post. I t is great that you have made some progress towards your goals. I know that it is going to be hard to really make the progress that you want to make. Kepp up the good work though, because some people would not have even made any progress at all towards their goals. I wish you the best in what you are working towards.
Miles,
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the progress! I like how you described using yoga to break up the craziness throughout the day. I feel the same way. My first experience with meditation (in a way) was when I was working out while deployed to Iraq. I was doing the P90x workouts and there is a 45 min yoga video in the series. It will have you sweating like crazy, but also implements the "quieting of the mind" process. I found that even with the stress of being deployed (mortor attacks, fam separation, etc), that 45 minutes and the focus on the breath really helped me to relax. I wish you continued success!
Carrie