Reflections: Mind, Body and Spirit

The opening statement of the blog instructions has a lot of truth in it" "Wellness, as a person centered orientation, relies heavily on the concept that the individual is aware of his/her strengths and needs. However there is often little encouragement or expectation for the individual to self reflect or take a holistic personal inventory or to convey their awareness with their health practitioner."

As I reflect on these areas, I want to be as honest as possible. My physical well-being is not about a 5 on the scale. I have slacked off considerably with consistent, daily physical activity. I made sure last year to get out around 10:00 am to walk briskly for about 30 minutes--now all I do is walk from my house to the car, car to work (vice versa) and back home again. I was also working out on with my Wii Fit program for about 30 minutes. Now I am more sedentary than I care to be--I am going to get up off my couch potato :) and get to moving. Like King Julian says, "I like to move it, move it." The walking will begin again and I will set up my workout on the Wii Fit again.

I give my spiritual well-being an 9. I know that God is my hiding place, my safe haven. I am protected from being overwhelmed by the events of the day, because I do first things first--I have prayer and meditation around 4:30 a.m. each morning. I am going to spend more time in the Bible and reading other spiritually uplifiting materials. I love incorporating affirmations in my life. To me, they are personal messages from God.

My psychological well-being hits a 4 on the scale. I have to deal with work, school and family crisis. I am a victim of post traumatic stress disorder, so I am on the edge more times than I care to be. I recently had my mother-in-law and my brother to die. There does not seem to be adequate time to grieve, but that is a process that I must go through, so I don't compromise my physical self.  I am going to take some time off from work and go off by myself for a few days so that I can deal with the void that has been left by these deaths.

I have to practice being more responsive to the type of exercise we listened, too. I just don't seem to be able to really get the maximum affect from these exercises.

Pam