At the beginning of the class, I rated myself
as the following: physical well-being at
a 7; Spiritual well-being at a 5 and my psychological well-being at a 9. After the class, my final project scored
myself lower in each of the above areas.
I must believe that because of the class, I gained a new awareness of
what it means to be whole physically, spiritually and psychologically which
contributed to the lower score.
The goals that I had developed for myself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological) are seeing some movement towards meeting them. I had a doctor’s appointment regarding my knee pain which accessed again the need for me to lose some weight. I also began attending the Y’s water aerobics class-yaaeh!!!
Regarding my spiritual well-being, I have been spending more time meditating and reading the Bible and really working towards not allowing distractions to come in my life by learning how to center myself and strengthen my most inner self.
I wrote on the discussion board this week the things that this class has done for me. I wrote “I have learned how to control my responses to the things that I can’t change better than before the course. I am learning how to practice loving-kindness to myself along with extending it to others. I have also am learning how to practice silence and stillness to the racing thoughts that I am sometimes plagued with by learning how to cultivate what brings me happiness, health and wholeness and learning how to abandon what would keep me stuck in “stressful and unproductive life patterns” (Dacher, 2006). I know have new keys to life to continue to practice with and hopefully be able to share with people that I come into contact with. The best thing would be for them to “see” these things operating within my life”. I would say that I am on the road to Integral Health.
The goals that I had developed for myself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological) are seeing some movement towards meeting them. I had a doctor’s appointment regarding my knee pain which accessed again the need for me to lose some weight. I also began attending the Y’s water aerobics class-yaaeh!!!
Regarding my spiritual well-being, I have been spending more time meditating and reading the Bible and really working towards not allowing distractions to come in my life by learning how to center myself and strengthen my most inner self.
I wrote on the discussion board this week the things that this class has done for me. I wrote “I have learned how to control my responses to the things that I can’t change better than before the course. I am learning how to practice loving-kindness to myself along with extending it to others. I have also am learning how to practice silence and stillness to the racing thoughts that I am sometimes plagued with by learning how to cultivate what brings me happiness, health and wholeness and learning how to abandon what would keep me stuck in “stressful and unproductive life patterns” (Dacher, 2006). I know have new keys to life to continue to practice with and hopefully be able to share with people that I come into contact with. The best thing would be for them to “see” these things operating within my life”. I would say that I am on the road to Integral Health.
Dacher, E. (2006). Integral
Health: The Path to Human Flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health
Publications, Inc.
Hey Barbara! This term was eye opening for me. I have learned how to deal with stress and negative thoughts and it has really helped me emotionally and spiritually. Reading the bible is a great thing. All of the pain and negativity we endure can be helped with scripture. I find God an amazing being that leads us down our path to happiness and success. I wish you luck in everything you do and it was great to share with you this term!
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Barbara,
ReplyDeleteI too was suprised as to how much I had to learn once I started this class. I always thought I was pretty good in my well-being. Overall I am but there was definite room for improvement. Also congratulations on getting fit. One of the challenges that has always been a challenge for me was "change". I hate it when it's not the "change" I want. If it's good change then great but if it isn't what I want to change, I had always had a fight within myself and I would let it get me down. Since this class, I have been doing better. Not as good as I wish but I'm making progress. The things I have learned in this class have helped me tremendously. I'll be re-reading the books when I have better time to really dive into them, not just reading them to complete my homework :-) Sounds like we're on somewhat the same page so good luck in your new adventures to getting healthy.
~Ali Weidenbach
Hello Barbara,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to take a moment and respond to your blog. I have to say way to go with the water aerobics, low impact on your knee, that is great. I have done water aerobics before and that can be a very good workout. Have you ever tried water jogging, I have tried that as well and I have to say it worked muscles that I did not think I had. It is very low impact and the water is great resistance.
I also wanted to congratulate you on your ability to control my responses to the things that you can’t change. I struggle with that most of the time. I tell myself that I am going to give my struggles up to the Lord and ask him to deliver me from these struggles. Then it seems that in the next moment I'm taking it back and trying to handle the issue myself. I need to just leave it in the Lords hands, and remember I'm not alone in my issues and struggles.
Good luck in your future endeavors and your growth in integral health.
Emily