Hello Professor and Class,
I hope you are all well! Regarding my unit 3 assessment I rated myself in the following areas as follows:
A.) Physical wellbeing: I rate at a 7 because I am pretty active, although not as much as I was a month ago due to working 40 hours now, but I still walk an run daily. I eat healthy foods and take care of my body. My Goal and how I will implement in my life: To walk 30 minutes a day on my break at work.
Now, I rate myself still at a 7, although I am now implementing my goal of walking on my breaks, I have not been doing this everyday but it is a work in progress and I will be continuing to work on this.
B.) Spiritual Wellbeing: I rate this area at a 8. I am a very spiritual person and find that through meditation and yoga along with aroma therapy and prayer I feel whole and complete. With out this element of my life, I feel lost and depressed and my heat feels empty, so I do my best to exercise this element of my life daily although there is always room for improvment :)
My Goal and how I wil implement in my life: To pray to God each morning while drinking my coffee and thanking him for my life and all that I have, asking for continued guidence, unconditonal love and safty for my family and I.
Now, I would rate this area at a 9 as I have been pluggin away at this goal and feeling whole inside and out. I plan to continue on this journey/goal that I have set for myself. After I am done completing this blog, I am actually going to heat yoga for a few hours to exercise this goal and my spiritual health a little deeper.
C.) Pyschological Wellbeing: I rate this at a 8 as well. I feel that by exercising all other elements of my life in a healthy manner, my mind is at ease and my psychological wellness benefits. I feel happy and laid back instead of full of anxiety and sad and crabby. I have found that through my spiritual wellness, my psychological wellness justs falls into place and is exactly where it needs to be :) I am content and happy.
My Goal and how I will implement in my life: To take "ME" time each night at 8:00 PM after I put my son to bed to reflect on my day and let go of my anxiety and the things in life that I can not control making an extra effort to give give what I can not handle to God and just let it go like cleaning out my mind each day to start a new.
Now, I would rate myself still at an 8 as this goal is still a work in progress. Lately I have been trying to do "me stuff" but as life permits that does not always happen the way I would like :) But I will not give up! I believe that I am happy, healthy and living my life the best way I can and as I change, so will my goals as I feel that it is so crucial to be flexible with myself and never give up!
As I mentioned above, the goals that I have set for myself in the following areas have been keeping me focused and on the right track although they are still a work in progress. I have activily implemented the activites that I have set in place for myself and will contiue to do so as they "work" for me and they are things that I love and enjoy! I believe that this class has not only educated me on a number of tools and skill but also has opened my mind and my eyes to look at myself differently. The best part about this class for me personally was being given the oppertunity to "work" on me and this class came at a perfect time in my life where I felt as though I was perhaps at a cross road and was doing to much for others then I was doing for myself and it really began to take a toll on my health and wellness. Now, I feel alive and ready for my future because of this class, the exercises that we did and were taught and I could not be more grateful. Thank you all for such a wonderful class.
-Megan Bohlman
Megan it is great that your scores are pretty high in all areas. I would have to agree that once you start working in one area the others start falling into place accordingly. When we can actually see "results" it encourages us to stay on track and be open to alternative ways to flourish. I too am liking that "me" time. I use to think it was selfish. As a matter of fact my license plates are customized and say ALLABTT (all about t). Some folks thought it was self centered but it was more about me taking care of me so that I could be there for others. As you mention taking care of others and living for others really does take a toll on you physically, mentally, and spiritually. I found myself with nothing to give and the attitude of not wanting to give. That is all starting to turn around now. I believe you have a good plan in place and I am glad that you are seeing how it is all connected and how you can benefit from continuing on daily basis. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteT.
Hi Megan,
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed reading your discussion responses and blog postings each week. I think it is important for you to have "me" time. Giving to others on a daily basis can be draining. It is important to recharge and rest. Good luck in continuing to use the tools to keep you moving toward your goals.
Best,
Cynthia
Hey Megan,
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you have set a goal to get active on your break time during work. I am envious of people like you that get such a positive spiritual feeling from exercises like meditation and yoga, I just can't seem to completely let my mind go to such a relaxing place. The fact that you are content and happy with yourself as a person is great to hear, hopefully you can continue on with your goals and achieve each one of them. I have always enjoyed reading your blogs, good luck with everything you do in life! Best wishes.
Beth Bjorkgren
Hi Megan,
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean when trying to stay active while also working so much, I work 55-60 hours a week unfortunately and had to change my entire routine to still be able to go to the gym and do hapkido. Its not easy by any means , but once i found my groove it was back to normal. Finding time is very hard, one of my goals was to incorporate yoga into my routine, im finding it very hard to do that but its a goal and i need to complete it. Oh and to be happy is the best feeling in the world, im glad you found it, because a lot of people cant say the same, but thats what we are here for right? :)
Good Luck!
Jr