Wellness Reflections

I am proud to say that I rate my spiritual well-being at a 9.  Over the last couple of years I have really worked on myself as an individual through spiritual practices, I have healed tremendously though these practices and I can honestly say that I can look in the mirror, look myself straight in the eye and say “I love you”.  I have come to love everyone, I have learned to forgive, and have learned to release judgments, and this has brought much peace to my life.  This is something that I could have never done 5 years ago.  The only reason that I did not rate a 10 is because I believe that we always are improving ourselves every day, we are learning lessons every day and always growing as a person.  I would rate my psychological well-being at a 9 as well.  Five years ago I probably would have rated myself negative in this area.  I went through a not so good marriage that really injured my well-being, but am proud that I have come as far as I have because of my spiritual practices.  Now my physical well-being is a whole other story!  I rate this at a 2.  I have always struggled with my weight; I always go up and down up and down.  I do eat very healthy and don’t eat processed foods, but it’s getting the weight off that I have carried with me through all the things I have been through in the past.  I know that I need to incorporate regular exercise into my life, and I seem to start out strong but for whatever reason I fall off.  However I do believe that with my spiritual and psychological well-being in check, I will be able to conquer this as well.  

My goal for spiritual and psychological well-being is just a matter with keeping up with my practices.  I think a good goal to start out with for my physical well-being is to maybe try something new, and get back into yoga more often than I am doing now.  I need to set realistic goals and realize that I don’t have to work out for two hours a day to see results.  Start off slow and work my way up.  If I can do this spiritually, then why can’t I do it physically?!

  Beings that walking briskly for 30 minutes a day is highly recommended, I will start out with this and get what I can in, if I can do 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the evening then so be it, it doesn’t have to be all at once.  My schedule is busy enough so I must be realistic about setting these types of goals so that I don’t relapse again.  

I found the relaxation exercise very relaxing and soothing and I didn’t fall asleep this time!  Any time that we quiet the mind it is a benefit to our well being.  I had not yet meditated today and it was a nice break in between doing school work, cooking dinner, and doing wash!

~Michelle

Journey On reflection

From time to time when I meditate, I find that I fall asleep, as I did with this exercise.  I always find a deep sense of peace in exercises like this.  And even though I may fall asleep, I find that I still reap all the benefits of these types of exercises.  I feel like it was what my body needed at the time.  When we sleep our sub-conscious opens up and is like a sponge, sopping up whatever it is fed.  Exercises like this one is a great tool to bring upon clarity and a sense of well being into our lives!  ~

Welcome statement

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog!  At first I wondered why must we have a blog for this class and what will I learn from this, since for the most part I didn't want to get caught up in taking up to much time on yet another technology "adventure" if you will.  But as I believe, there is a reason for everything and do believe this wholeheartedly.  We are here in this lifetime to share, to learn, and to experience from within and from others.  We are never through learning and there are lessons all the time to be learned!  So really what does it hurt to be surrounded by like minded people?  I have no doubt that I will take away some learning from this, and hope that I can give back the same!

Namaste
~Michelle

"Ego says once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace.  Spirit says, find your peace and everything will fall into place" ~Marianne Williamson