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