Reaching My Goals

It is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically wellbeing; because they need to be an example to how beneficial it is to develop this aspect of their lives. They also will be in a better position to assist individuals that maybe struggling to develop these aspects because they will understand each step of the process.

During the unit 3 personal assessment of my psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being, on a scale from 1- 10, I gave myself the score of  8 on my wellbeing, 9 on my spiritual wellbeing and a 3 on my psychological wellbeing.

To improve my physical wellbeing, I have decided to adjust my diet. I do not indulge in many unhealthy foods, but I do have my moments when I eat things that I know is not good for me. My goal is to increase my fruit and vegetable intake and add 10 more minutes to my doggy walk. To reach this goal I will add more fruits and vegetables to my grocery list and leave the house 15 minutes earlier than I usually do to walk the dogs. To improve my psychological wellbeing, I have decided to add more meditation exercises to my routine and spend more time taking care of myself. I also brought a yoga DVD, so I plan to incorporate that into my weekly routine. To improve my spiritual wellbeing, I have decided to add more time to my prayer time and I plan to join the missionary society at my church. I honestly feel that helping others is a very important way to improve my spiritual wellbeing.

To assess my progress or lack of progress in the next six months, I will file a copy of my grocery list to make sure that I am continuing to add fruits and vegetables and eliminating junk food. I can review the file every six month. To remember to review the file, I will set an alarm on my phone and write it on my calendar. As a member of the Missionary Society, if I do not show up or participate in functions, other members will be there to encourage me to continue in our good work. Measuring my psychological wellbeing will be difficult. I will know if I am improving because I should feel better.

To maintain long-term practices, I have to keep in mind that the improvements that I am making in my life make my life much better. It is also helpful to find someone to share these experiences with so that you can encourage each other.

 

The New Me

During the unit 3 personal assessment of my psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being, on a scale from 1- 10, I gave myself the score of  8 on my wellbeing, 9 on my spiritual wellbeing and a 3 on my psychological wellbeing. At lot has changed since unit 3. Now, I give myself a score of 9 on my wellbeing, 9 on my spiritual wellbeing and a 7 on my psychological wellbeing. The improvements in my score are attributed to the increase of psychological and spiritual exercise that I have been applying to my life. Though my life did not become easier, I have been able to manage it a lot better. I spend more time using meditation exercises and spend quality time with myself praying. I have also started going to the spa and getting massages. That one addition to my lifestyle has truly changed my life!

This course has changed my life. There are things about myself I never thought to reflect on and improve until this course. I have learned not to be too hard on myself and view everything from a positive perspective. Like anything in life, when we start out, we are all gun-ho about it. Then some of us begin to slowly creep back into our more familiar routine. This, I fear, is one of the difficult things that I must face about this class. During this course, I was going through a rough time and I feel that that had a lot to do with my embrace of the practices. Now that I am improving, I cannot start to slack off. 

I talk to my family and friends about the benefits of the exercises that were presented in this class. I also talk to them about the importance of taking care of themselves as a whole. Most of them embrace the exercises, especially when we did it as a group. Therefore, to me, the way to help others benefit is to share your experiences with the exercises and your personal outcomes.