The person-centered component of integral health and healing can be very difficult for some people, especially if you are used to taking care of everyone else in your life and taking a backseat! One thing I have learned in this week's unit is that you have to love yourself and take care of yourself in order to do the same for others. I suppose I always knew that, but it's hard to shift the focus from my family back to me now and then; I am sure I am not the only mother who struggles with this!
On a scale of 1-10, I feel that my physical well-being is about a 7. I am quite healthy, but I would like to incorporate more physical exercise into my life, as well as get into better shape. Not only will this make me look and feel better, it will prevent future health problems that could occur from being above my goal weight. My goal is to build 30 minutes a day of physical activity into my schedule.
I would rate my spiritual well-being a 7 also. I am a very spiritual person and I do go to church. I try to live a Christian life and pass on those ideals to my children. I rated myself a 7 based on the fact that I feel I forget to take my frustrations to a more spiritual level and worry/stress unnecessarily when praying and meditating on these things would be more effective. If this were my initial response, I could save myself a lot of emotional frustration. My goal is to take a break before I react to life situations and have a "spiritual moment" to pray, breathe, relax, or just find my "happy place" before I react.
My psychological well-being is about a 6. Keep in mind, we have not yet completed our first week back to school and I have been off work all summer! It has been very hard to get myself back into my work routine, coordinate daycare/bus for my kids, and balance my school work with just being able to have a little family time. Both my children and I are suffering from some slight separation anxiety! I know this will get better within the next few weeks, but is has been rough! My goal is to set a family routine to make getting out the door easier in the mornings.
Marcie you have agreat blog page I love all of your quotes they are very inspirational! Also I would have to agree being a mother you are always on the backburner, it is very hard for me to make time for myself and not feel guilty about it. I can always think of something more important I need to be doing than doing something that makes me happy. You seem to overall be a healthy person which is great! I've come to the conclusion I am mostly physically healthy but my innerds arent so much lol.. Anyways I hope you have a great week and things get easier for you. My daughter is 4 so i've still got another year before the whole school thing, im nervous!
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