Wednesday, November 20, 2013

UNIT # 3 BLOG



  
Reflecting on my total wellness, if I had to rate my physical well-being, spiritual well-being, and psychological well-being on a scale of 1-10, (ten being optimal well-being), it would be as follows: physical well-being - 7, spiritual well-being - 9, and psychological well-being- 8. My physical well-being would 7 because, I suffer from bone spurs and bulging disc in my lumbar spine and c-spine from my 21 year military career. My spiritual well-being would be a 9, because I am still growing but I have learned so much through reading and trying new things. My religion helps me a great deal too with my spiritual. My psychological well-being would be a 8, because I think psychologically I am healthy but there is always room for improvement.    

Setting goal for my physical well-being would be to continue to move and engage in physical activities that will help alleviate some of the pain I have from time to time. Take a yoga class. A goal for my spiritual well-being is to meditate more and find more relaxation exercises. A goal for my psychologically well-being is to control my emotions when it comes to stress and thing I can’t control.  I can also find some mind building health classes if any exists.




The Crime of the Century
I am undecided about this exercise. It was a little relaxing but it a little busy too. I would have preferred more of a relaxing tone or music and concentrating on different things. The narrators' tone was okay but I found myself trying to concentrate more on the background tone than what I was told to do. It started off fine, but it’s not what I would like.    

4 comments:

  1. It is good to see that you are in pretty good shape overall when it comes to the physical, spiritual and psychological. I myself need to improve on a few things but reading your blog reassures me that I can improve. I have a few medical issues from my 8 years of being in the Army and spiritually I am lost. I feel that way about my psychological sometimes but I generally handle stress pretty well, Your goals are similar to mine even though our levels of fitness are completely on different pages. I look forward to reading and commenting more on your blogs in the future.

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    1. Hi Tyler,
      Thanks. What really helped me with my spiritual was going back to church. Sorry, about the military medical issues. I always say the military breaks us down but I'm not sorry I served. I found what helps me a great deal is stretching in the morning. I do a stretch routine each morning and I think it helps me manage pain levels that I have off and on. Wishing you better mind, body & spiritual healing.

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  2. I think you are on your way to optimal well-being but as they say there is always room for improvement. I believe you have a good handle on things and happy to see you are still working on yourself. I have a lot of room for improvement starting from my physical well-being all the way up to my spiritual well-being but I am making steps towards getting there. I also have a bulging disc that sometimes acts up and makes me miserable. Thanks for your thoughts and I hope to read more about your journey.

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    1. Hi Salama,
      Thanks. I glad you are moving forward. Have you ever tried Yoga, that might help. I think what give me room for improvement is that I'm retired, so I have a great deal of time on my hand. I don't have those busy days I use to have. Yes,bulging are no joy and can be very painful. I wish you well on your journey.

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