Final Thoughts

In unit 3 I evaluated myself and gave myself the following scores:

Physical well-being at a 5-6            Spiritual well-being at a 7               Psychological well-being at a 4 

Now at the end of this course I would have to say that I still rate at a 5 - 6 physically because I haven't been able to implement my action plan to develop more physically.  My spiritual well-being is more at an 8 - 9 now because I have been able to meditate on a regular basis and have been able to change my inner feelings by changing my outer behavior.  My psychological well-being is at a 5 because I have been able to verbally forgive those who have affected me emotionally, but I am still working on mentally forgiving them. 

If nothing else, this course has taught me to be more patient with myself and others, to take one day at a time and to not focus on the negatives, but to focus on the positives.  I will be able to continue to grow and improve my overall well-being now that I have the knowledge to do so.

It has been a pleasure being in class with everyone here and I wish all of you full growth in all aspects.

Keri

Personal Inventory

I want to let everyone know how sorry I am that I have been unable to post for awhile, but I'm trying to catch up with what I have missed.

After carefully evaluating and reflecting on myself, I have concluded that I can rate my physical well-being at a 5-6.  I came to this conclusion because I’m not physically in shape, but I am healthy (according to my doctor).  I am working on becoming more physically fit by eating healthier, trying to get more sleep, and trying to take better care of myself in general.  I rate my spiritual well-being at a 7 because I am fully aware of what I believe and I am at peace with myself and beliefs.  Every day I try to learn something new and accept others for who they are.  I am still working on strengthening my psychological well-being, so I rate this at a 4.  There are a lot of things that I do every day to help with my psychological healing and will continue to do so.

I am unable to listen to the relaxation exercise, “The crime of the century”.  I wish that I could share with you what my experience with this exercise is, but as soon as I get the technical issues out of the way, I will post my experience at that time.     

First Journey on Relaxation

Hello Everyone!! Blogging is completely new to me so I hope you enjoy going on this journey with me.  So, I just listened to my very first ever relaxation audio track.  I have listened to soothing sounds, for instance running water or my personal favorite, the ocean, but I have never listened to someone talking in a soothing voice helping you to relax.  With that being said, I listened to an exercise on "Journey On relaxation."  Being a full time student, working full time, and being a single mother of two doesn't leave you much time to just sit back and relax.  I couldn't wait to lay back and let the speaker lull me into a relaxed state.  I was actually a little surprised that it worked as well as it did.  I know that power of suggestion can be very strong, but I still had my doubts.  It did help however that my daughters were spending the night at their father's and I didn't have a lot of background noise to distract me!!!  After completing the exercise, I felt a little more energized and focused.  I really believe that I will enjoy this new journey and take away a lot of techniques that will benefit me for years to come.