On a scale to one to ten I would rate my physical well being at eight, spiritual well being at 6, and psychological well being at 8. I rated my physical well being at eight out of ten because I am only 24 and am very active in sports and working out. I rated my spiritual well being at a 6; spiritual well being is about finding meaning and our purpose in this life and our place in the greater universe. From this definition I would say I have some improvement in finding my place in the greater universe. I feel like I am starting to find out my meaning in life with this career path switch; started going to a traditional college for nursing just cause they made good money but health and wellness is what I am passionate about. I rated my psychological well being a 8 because I wold say I am pretty comfortable with who I am, where I am in life, being happy for what I have, etc.
A goal for myself with my physical well being is to train for the half marathon I have been wanting to do for some time now. A goal for my spiritual well being is to reflect on my purpose in life and look at the bigger picture. My goal for my psychological well being is to try not to stress as much as I do now. We all have busy schedules and even though I don't have a wife and kids doesn't mean I don't. Between full time work as a service plumber never knowing what time my day will end, full time school- we all know how much time consuming all the homework can be, working out- which is very important to me, then just trying to enjoy life like everyone else.
Some activities I can do to work towards my goals can be: running, training, and book a date for the half marathon I want to do, take time for myself alone in the quiet to reflect on my life, meditate, etc. and work on time management to stress less.
The relaxation exercise was interesting; I have never done something like that before. It was beneficial in the sense of relaxation. A sort of frustrating feeling was not getting what he was talking about feeling grounded, centered, loved, etc. I have never meditated before either so maybe that is similar to it but I don't know.
Nick,
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you are so young and know about your well being. Always go for what you are passionate about and not monetary value. I know paying bills are important but, life is better when you feel good at the end of the day. I know school work/ working full time is stressful , but will be rewarding at the end.
I completely understand what you are talking about when it comes to trying to visualize the colors and stuff. I have never done anything like this either and had the same problem. I enjoyed taking the time to just relax and focus on nothing but the voice on the recording though. Maybe it will come to us more as we go on in this class.
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