Unit 3 Post

1. Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? Why?
 
I rate my physical wellbeing to be an 8 due to I work out everyday for a hour, eat a well balanced diet, and take the stairs instead of the elevator.  However, I do believe for me to raise my ratings I do need to eat less foods on my plate, increase my workout time, and not allow stress to overcome me.  I rate my spiritual well-being to be a 7 due to I feel that I am close to God but not close enough, I need to understand that things happen for a reason no matter if they are negative or positive, due to there is a lesson to be learned from both, and turn things over and not stress about them when I have meet the decision that nothing can be done by myself only God can fix it.  I rate my psychological well-being at an 8 as well.  I have found ways to help my self encourage myself, keep an open mind about why things happen,and pray when I feel mental drained. Even though I have found ways cope with the normal stresses of life, however I have not mastered how to cope with those things that seem way out of my control.

2. Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).


My physical goal would be to lose 13 pounds by May of 2011.  My spiritual goal would be to learn how to let go and let God when things are not of my control.  My psychological goal would be to appreciate the things in my life and be grateful for them.

3. What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?

The activities that I can implement into my life to assist in reaching my goals would be for physical increasing my workout time everyday and putting smaller portions of food on my plate.  For spiritual would be to step out of myself when things look rough and pray for guidance and understanding on what I am experiencing in my life at that moment.  Finally, for psychological would be to would be to wake up every morning and meditate on what blessings I have for me and my family and thank God for them.

4. Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century.  Describe your experience. (What it beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)


While listening to The Crime of the Century, I must say it was very relaxing especially the breathing part.  By breathing deep and slow this allowed me to take my mind off what was running through it all day and concentrate on my physical, psychological and spiritual connections.  I was not pleased with the color changes and trying to imagine bright colors shinning through windows that were suppose to be located on my body.  To me the thought of bright colors is not calming at all.  However, what I did appreciate was the descriptions of what each part of the body stood for and the statements to repeat which gave me the chance to encourage myself and appreciate what God has designed my being for.