• Why is it important for
health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and
physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for yourself? To be able
to teach someone else to live the calm and serene lifestyle people will want to
be taught by someone who has learned all aspects. The do as I say, not as I do mentality
doesn’t work in this area. As for myself
I need to work in physical and spiritual health.
• How have you assessed your
health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually, physically,
and psychologically? During the last 8 weeks I
have made a few discoveries about my health and myself overall. My physical health is not terrible; I can
always stand to run a couple extra miles each week and lay off some
caffeine. My spiritual health is very
lacking these days; I grew up in church and I remember how happy I’d be while I
was there and how I felt when I went. Psychologically
… I’m happy, I have my days when there have been better days, but overall I’m
happy.
•
List at least one goal you have for yourself
in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and Spiritual. I
going to start working out more each week.
Going to church more than I have been.
Taking more time out each day and having a little me time, so I can sit
in a quiet room.
•
What strategies can you implement to foster
growth in each of the following domains; Physical, Psychological, and
Spiritual. Provide at least two examples of exercises or practices in each
domain. Explain how you will implement each example. For my physical
health I’m going to go to a class either spin or aerobics .. That way I have
some time with other people and still get an awesome workout. I can also lace up my Nikes and hit the
pavement. My psychological health I found a class that teaches you how to
meditate (I’m even bringing a friend) and that class starts this Tuesday! Plus
I can re-read my textbooks from this class. For my spiritual health, I’m going
to start looking for local church or if I can’t make it I’m going to start
reading the bible more.
• How will you assess your progress or lack of
progress in the next six months? What strategies can you use to assist in
maintaining your long-term practices for health and wellness? Well when it comes to
physical health I’m going to notice that in my waistline, if I keep going and
doing the classes and running those extra miles I’ll be a few pounds
lighter. With my mental and spiritual
health, I think I’ll notice it because I won’t be as stressed out and overall
happier with everything that is going on in my life. I’ll smile more and have less arguments with
my spouse or other people in my life.
•
But like
everything else in our life; we do fall off the wagon. When I do that I’m not going to be hard on
myself, but just pick myself up and try it again.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely important to be able to dust yourself off and try again. I also noted in my post that I am going to attend church and start reading my Bible more. I think that church gives me the spiritual food that I need to carry on throughout the week. If you are unable to make church have you thought about watching it on TV, going to bible study, etc?
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteThe ability to pick yourself up and move forward is important for any of us. Life happens and we have to learn to roll with the punches (we know there will be some). I think that it's great that you have such a strong desire to regain the joy you felt when you were young in regards to church. I have to admit that I have never found church to be my kind of thing but I completely respect your faith and believe that spirituality is different for each individual. Good luck with your goals, you have some great ones!
Marlyn D
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the final! It's very important to allow yourself to fail, as this is the best way to learn. Whenever I "fall off the wagon" I always feel even more motivated to stick with whatever I'm doing because I hate the feeling of failing. Your goals seem very achievable in my opinion, and I wish you well. Also, bringing a friend to your meditation class is an excellent idea! Having someone to go through it with you is great because you can keep each other motivated!
Great post!
Samantha
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your final. It seems that church made you really happy and I was glad to read that you would like to get back into it. We should not be hard on ourselves when we fall off the wagon. First, it is only human to do so and second, it is at those moments we learn. If we never made failed, we would not grow.
Jamie Roberts