This week I was asked on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being optimal
wellbeing where I rate my physical, spiritual and psychological
well-being. After deep reflection and consideration I think I'm only
half way there in all three catagories. My physical health can be
better, I need to loss some weight about 30 pounds, I need to increase
my core strenght, my endurance and stamina. My spirituality is in it's
infancy stages, I know right from wrong and I have always been compelled
to do what was right and do no harm. However, I still have struggles
with things when I feel that I have been hurt, disrespected or wronged.
I have recently given my life to Christ, and have leaned on his
understanding and relied on his strength to help me get through the
things described earlier. I am still learning what his word means and
how to use it in my life. I'm learning how to love again, to see things
with fresh eyes, but not being naive about the world. Psychologically I
know I need improvement, I just came through something pretty traumatic
and I still have some mental scares. However, with the teachings from
this class, and what I'm learning in church the scares are starting to
fade.
Things that have happened in my life have made it hard
for me now as an adult to trust people and let them in my life. I also
have a fear of judgement, and small places. Through the things I'm
currently learning I know that fear is not of good and it is detremental
to a whole life. I'm working to rid myself of these fears by learning
to love myself and letting go of the need to control my environment at
all times and trusting in others in ways that normally I would not.
Growth is my short term goal in all these areas, my long term is to be
healed. I plan to continue to go to church on Sunday and want to start
bible study on Wednesday nights. I'm currently going to the gym and I
want to continue the weight training and maybe add some yoga and/or
zumba. I think that I will continue to do meditation exercises, like
what we are doing in class.
This weeks exercise was really
enjoyable. It seems the more I do them the easier the visualization
gets. This exercise asked use to focus on our breaths, and see colors
that related to the shakra points as it explained what each
represented. If I had a hard time seeing a color I would think of
something in that color and then I would be able to maintain it until
prompted to move on. I was completely relaxed and almost in a hypnotic
state. It took me a few minutes to realize my son had even entered the
room. I was amazed at how deeply I was tuned into the voice I was
hearing and my breathing. I'm sold, I will make this a part of my life,
the benefits are that I feel relaxed, energized, and I haven't stopped
smiling since.
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