This week is all about my well-being and how I rate myself, this is going to get interesting :)! I would rate my physical well-being as 5 because I have really slacked on my exercising the past few months and physically I feel gross lol! My Spiritual well-being I would rate a 3 I really need to change this and pronto. I don't know why I let it get to this point I just have not been very focused on myself for a really long time. My psychological well-being I would rate a 6. I know I could improve this and not let my stress get to me so much however the since I have moved back to Michigan I just have not been happy and I need to work on looking at things in a different way.
I certainly have goals for each of these areas: physically my goal is when I get back from TX (I'm going for work for the weekend) on Monday I will schedule an appointment with myself to fit in some kind of physical activity. My goal for my spiritual well-being is to just focus more on that and incorporate spiritual time in my life. My goals for my psychological well-being is to schedule a few minutes every day, even if it is before I go to sleep every night.
Some activities I can implement in my life is running I love to run and my physical and psychological well-being improve a ton. I know I need to also make sure I eat constantly and not skip days of eating this is also an activity that will improve my over all well-being! Activities for my spiritual well-being I think I may start by reading Purpose Driven Life this is an amazing book.
I did complete the relaxation exercise the best I could! With a sick child at home and trying to get ready for this trip for work it was really hard to stay focused and relax. I really have a hard time shutting my mind off when I have a lot that needs to be done in a short time( as I'm sure most people are like this) I really enjoyed listening to it and did focus for most of it and I loved the use of colors and the how a different part of the body was a color. Its funny that taking just 20 minutes to myself where it is quiet is one of the hardest things. I am for sure going to work on this and move toward fitting in time for my well-being!!!
I find it hard to shut off my mind with so much going on in my life as well. I was just telling a friend of mine the other day, he was so stressed about his job....which he really can't stand.....so I told him to take at least 4 minutes of every day to just step back and breathe. To regroup so he can manage his day. He told me he has been doing this and feeling so much better!! =D I'm really glad I was able to help him.
ReplyDeleteWe all need to just take a moment to breathe, take a walk or just get some fresh air to clear our minds. It really helps
Hi Rebecca
ReplyDeleteI'm lacking in the spiritual aspect of wellbeing too. I have decided to do some meditation exercises this week and see how they work for me. I can understand not being able to shut our minds off, I'm the same way. Especially when you have so much going on in life. Your idea of setting an appointment for yourself is a great idea, I'm going to do this as well. Thanks for the great idea. Your blog seems to be full of them. Great post. Have a great weekend. Craig =o)
Hi there! I enjoyed your post this week immensely. I think I saw some fingers pointing back at myself through your words, and I have to admit, it made me tear up a little. (Probably the pregnancy hormones, too. lol) But your post about not focusing on yourself made me think about how often I put others before me and though, yes, this is a great thing to do, I have to take care of me first! I think you've had some great ideas as how to increase your wellness and I wish you all the best!
ReplyDeleteHi Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteI started the journey of working on my self was after I read the book Purpose Driven Life! That was six years ago and will forever be grateful for that book being introduced into my life.
You are aware of the area's you need to work on and that's a great starting point! We are so busy taking care of everyone else that we always put our self last. I have personally found that I am able to better take care of my family only when I am taking care of myself first.
Best of luck to you!
Teri