Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? Why?
I am usually my own worst critic so I find this a little hard but here it goes....For my physical wellbeing I would have to give myself a 7, I think for once in my life I am physically fit. There is however always room for improvement. Spiritual well-being I would have to say a 4 because I am nowhere close to where I need to be spiritually this I think is very closely linked to my psychological well-being which I would also rate as a low 4. Lately I have been very lost. I am in need of some deep soul searching. I think for so long I have given all I have to others and now I feel alone and lost. I have a lot of stress and anger within me that I need to release in a positive way.
Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological). I have set a few goals for myself recently the first one in physical and that is to continue on eating healthy and staying active. I would like to learn how to eat cleaner. My goals for spiritual would be to focus on me a little more, I need to take time to figure out what I want in life and map out how to get there. Psychological I want to start clearing my mind so I may start keeping a journal.
What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
I plan on continuing my exercise routine I workout in the mornings for 30 minutes doing Focus T25 and in the evenings I do Tapout XT. I am also going to continue using my fitness pal to log my food daily. I think I should start doing yoga and meditation to help myself spiritually and psychologically. I also plan on starting a journal.
Well I made several attempts to complete the exercise The Crime of the Century and I just wasn't able to do it. I found it was making me very irritated and I was feeling far from relaxed. I find in odd that last week the exercise really helped me to relax and calm down and now this week the assigned exercise made my mood worse. It's crazy how it worked, I wasn't in a mood before I listened to it and I wasn't irritable. Guess it just wasn't the right exercise for me!
Hi Hilary
ReplyDeleteWe are little opposite in many areas. I need to focus on my physical more than my spiritual and there is much more room for improvement in psychological.
I think it's great that you want to keep a journal. I have found that my personal blog has become my journal, and it is easy for me to do because I try to describe my life and family and activities etc. At the end of every year I try to get it printed into a book, although I am behind in that. I just wanted to let you know that if blogging is something you are interested in that it is a great way to keep a journal.
In regards to the relaxation exercise I did find myself relaxed and enjoyed taking that 20 min to do that. However, I didn't understand why it was called The Crime of the Century and that bothered me. I find it interesting how each of us responds differently to these techniques.
Before I go I just want to say that I love how your blog turned out. It looks great!
~Sherrie
Hi Hilary
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are off to a GREAT start!! In regards to your comment about yoga and meditation, I would highly recommend it! When I started at the dance studio, I started taking one of our instructors yoga classes, and let me tell you those are the best 45 minutes of my week! It allows me to completely zone out of my life and go into a completely different place. It rejuvenates me and helps me to push through another week :)
Hi Hilary,
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear more about these exercises you are doing, I am not familiar with either of them. I just returned from my 8 hour diabetes education class and my one short term goal was to increase my activity to a minimum of 30 minutes 5 days per week. My schedule is so busy right now, I need to find something I can do to a video, or something as I will not walk outside when it is 90 degrees. Please share what these include so I can decide if it is something I want to check out.
As for your spiritual journey, I am curious as to whether or not you have a faith base, or used to and no longer follow it, or how you approach things of a spiritual nature in general. I think there are many people who are in your shoes and searching. I have a very strong Christian faith. I will pray that God meets you where you are!
I would recommend using the Focus T25 program it is a 25 minute workout that you do 5 days a week, it provides modifications for every move so it is great for every fitness level. If you would like more information on it you can look on my website http://www.beachbodycoach.com/longhilary10. If you have any questions please let know
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