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?
Since reflecting I would rate my physical well being as a 5 I have suffered from chronic back pain for five years and it has exausted me physically and emotionally. But for the past 3 months Ive taken my healing into my own hands and am doing much more yoga, eating better and trying to understand what it truely means to have a spiritual well being. I still have a long way to go. My spritiual well being is rated a 3 becuase I am only now trying to integrate it into my life more often with meditation and relaxation. My psychological well being I would rate at a 10. I have recognized where in my life I need to make improvements. The process of making these improvements makes me happy and encouraged.
Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
Here are some goals for each area of my life
Physical- I will practice yoga for 45 minutes every mornig. Before coffee, before the sun, before the family even gets up. First is Yoga
Spiritual- I will spend 10-15 minutes every night in silence and reflect on my day and how I can improve areas of my day that elliminate strss and worry.Psychological- I will do more things in my day that make me laugh, smile or feel happiness. They dont have to be big things just holding my husbands hand while watching tv, or reading to my son or talking to him about funny things. Just add those things in my day.
What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
Activities to help me get there are Yoga, music therapy, meditation and prayer
Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. I find it very difficult to do relaxation tapes like this because of peoples voices. I can only truley relax and find calmness in silence and serene surroundings. It is hard to focus when someone is technically still telling you what to do. I dont want to hear that after i have gone the whole day with people at work telling me what to do, my family and kid asking me for stuff and telling me I need to do stuff for them. I just want quiet to be honest.
Since you have placed your psychological well-being at a 10 I have no doubt in my mind that you can improve the other areas of your wellness. I love you plan and think that it is a wonderful idea to laugh and smile everyday. We really need to find the joy in life and appreciate what we have. I think it is in the "Secret" where they say you have to have gratitude to attract what you want.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about you back pain, there are so many people that suffer with that. With yoga and exercise (under supervision) I thin you can break free from that and lead a healthy life. I have back problems to (from car accidents and a job that physically took a toll on me). with exercise, yoga and a chiropractor I feel pretty great. I have also thought about acupuncture and and excuse to get a massage.
Best of luck!
Laughter is such good medicine. I have had some things happen in my life recently that shock my foundation. When this happens you forget to smile, and to laugh. I too have decided to be more light hearted and open hearted to really stop and smell the roses. I'll pick a couple for you too. Enjoy your journey all of it, each moment.
DeleteFirst I want to say I feel for you and what you have/had to go through with your back but what is great about your story is that you have not let this issue get in your way of living life. You found ways to help the problem each day but for you to have a 10 on psychological wellbeing shows that you do take advantage of your life each and every day and try to make the most of it.
ReplyDeleteAlso I think it is great that you took your healing process into your own hands and found ways to help. Before my son I would take any medicine that claimed it did this or that. Did not want to feel the pain or discomfort of what was going on but once I was pregnant I was not able to take a lot of those medicines and I started to find way to relieve those pains and discomforts naturally. Since having my son I have stayed away from a lot of medicines and try to continue focusing on how to help myself naturally and I have done a lot better physically since making that switch.
Suzanne