My physical well-being is fairly good however there is room for improvement. Since having my first child, I have had to really adjust to the time contraints for working out. I want to work out more than I do but time with my son is more is important. In the long run, I know that a healthier me is more beneficial to my son so that I can be the best mom I can be but its very hard to sacrifice time with him and time to get things done in the house to work out. I squeeze it in here and there but Im hoping to get a better routine down now that he's getting older. Id rate my physical well-being at a 7 or 8 considering that I do not carry excess weight, have muscle tone, and my endurance is semi-decent.
My spiritual well-being could also use some improvement. I dont take a ton of time out for myself but I do try everyday. My husband is good about letting me 'get-away' and have time for myself. I mean, if he doesnt then he has to deal with his crazy wife! I do a lot of self talk and deep thought. I love to be outside. My husband and I recently had to take a detour on the way home from a being up the road and we were on this back road that twisted and turned through the most beautiful trees and valley-type scenery. It felt like we were in this beautiful garden. We we reached the interstate again, we were both kind of like 'whoa'. Our minds totally took us to another place and then we hit reality. It was a nice escape and we both felt a little happier. I'd say my spiritual level is 6. I dont spend a lot of time on it but it's not non-existant either.
My psychological well-being is, well, Im not sure considering I have anxiety and panic disorder. I tend to over-analyze things and then send myself into a crazy attack. typically, it's becaise I am too aware of the way my body feels all the time. I focus on how it feels nomally so if there is the slightest deviation, I freak out. I worry about it and focus on it so much, I make myself feel ill. I've dealt with this for years and I have to say now, it is much, much better. I still have anattack now and again but nowhere near as intense or frequent. I would give into these attack sometimes because it felt better to just let myself go. I feel it was more of a stress build up because I'd wind up crying and then I'd feel insanely better. I think I have done some mind training though in order to have a different perspective on things which has ultimately reduced my anxiety and attacks. Ill give myself a 5 or 6.
2. Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
A goal for the physical area - develop a routine and stick to it! I need to schedule workout times like I do appointments. I cant let my workout times be flexible. Appointments with myself are just as important.
A goal for my spiritual is to start meditating. At first, I want to take out a few times a week for it until I can incorporate it every day.
A goal for my psychological is to just continue what Im doing. Working at letting things go and making my schedule less busy and more meaningful.
3. What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
Meditation will be the big one. I think this will help with relaxation which is good for the entire body. I will be able to release some muscle tension as well has clear out thoughts from the mind.
Crime of the Century
This exercise was good but again, I think I started falling asleep. The focusing on the different rainbow colors coming from different parts of the body was interesting. I was struggling in my mind though with the colors and what they stood for. For example, the emerald green was for love? I kept wanting to think of red. Maybe this is telling me that I like to think things go a certain way and have trouble just letting things be? Hmm. Interesting.
Hi Jesse, I think that we are all guilty of over-analyzing things that happen in our life and then having anxiety issues over it. Quite often I would feel that something that I said or did affected how someone would feel about me. But then I began to realize that not everything we say or do will have great impact on others. For me at leas, this was important. I do try really hard to say what I mean and not say it is an overcritical way but I know realize that sometimes we stress way too much over what we do in our life and we need to take a deep breathe and not worry as much :)
ReplyDeleteJess, the relaxation exercise was very intresting, but what's more interesting is that each person had a different feeling throughout the process, I actually felt more energized after the exercise. Interesting indeed
ReplyDeleteJess,
ReplyDeleteYou're not the only one who overanalyzes everything! Over analyzing is my hobby! I also cry because I get really stressed out. It's so hard not to dwell on things and it's hard to put them out of your mind. People ask me why I worry about things that I don't need to worry about and the only thing I can say is "I don't know!" I'm glad your anxiety has gotten better!