Wellness is defined as the state or condition of being in good physical and mental health... I often get caught up in daily life, and forget to take my own "inventory". I don't take the time to assess my own wellbeing-physical, spiritual and psychological. For this week's exercise, this is exactly what we are supposed to do. I have to put a rating on my wellness in all of these areas.
I will start with my physical wellbeing. I am an active person. I exercise 4-5 times a week pretty vigorously, and walk my dog for at least 40 minutes every day. I play golf... a lot. I eat healthy and care about my health. I get regular physicals and have always felt like I was pretty aware of my body. On the other hand, I know that even with all of this, I could stand to lose a few pounds. My husband and I are very active on the weekends...lots of dinners and happy hours. I know it would help my physical wellness if I cut back on this, but at this point in our lives I don't really see that happening. We are very social people, and there seems to always be something happening, or an occasion that we have to attend. I feel like I live a pretty balanced life, physically, but know I could stand for some improvement. I would rate my physical wellbeing a 7. My goal is to cut back some on the weekend "festivities". As I get older, it gets harder for my body to recover. I need to continue working out, and make sure that I make time for this at least 5 days/week. I should do more yoga and calming exercises, which will help me in other areas of my life.
Spiritually I could really use some work right now. I have always considered myself to be a very spiritual person, especially when I was younger and lived in Hawaii, where I meditated, swam in the ocean, and practiced yoga almost every day. As I've said before, somewhere along the way, in the hustle and bustle of life, I have let those practices fall away. I don't pray like I should, and I really don't have that feeling of peace that comes with being spiritually connected. I have felt that before, so I know what I'm missing. I would rate the spiritual aspect of my wellbeing a 4 at this time. I am a believer, I just need to put it into practice again. My goal to help get me back on track to finding my spiritual self will be to spend a few quiet moments when I wake up in the morning, in quiet meditation and prayer to the God of my understanding.
Psychologically, I'm really not sure. I have days where I feel great about myself, and then days that I don't. I think that this is normal. I do have books that help me when times get tough, and I have the unwavering support of my friends and family. If I ever get down, they help get me through. I think that I am a positive person...I believe in the good in things and people. The one thing that I might get down about, would be me. I really could work on my self-esteem, and try to stay more consistent. I will rate my psychological wellness as a 7. I think that if I trained my mind to stay positive and to trust in myself, I can do better than that. I will start to read my daily affirmations in the morning to start my day off on a positive note.
We were also to do another relaxation exercise with a recording. Last week it was good, and it helped me. This week I just wasn't in the mood, and to be honest, it annoyed me. I didn't make it through the entire exercise....oh well!!! :)
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