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Based
on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing),
where do you rate your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being,
C-psychological well-being? Why?
A:
Physical well-being – 7 – I am physically trying to eat healthy and keep a very
regular workout schedule, but there is always room for improvement. I am hard
on myself when it comes to physical well-being and therefore see a 10 as
unreachable.
B:
Spiritual well-being – 5 - I feel the most spiritually healthy when I am fully
indulged in the outdoors and just amazed by my surroundings, but unfortunately
this does not happen as often as I would like it to. Things like the beach,
hiking, kayaking, etc. really just put me in that spiritual place.
C:
Psychological well-being – 8 – my life is going to be changing very drastically
within the next two months and my work and living situations are fairly
stressful, but that being said I tend to thrive off of stress and enjoy a
feeling of purpose in a full plate.
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Develop
a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
Physical
goal: I ship off for the military at the end of August and my goal is to be
well above the military physical testing standards. I want to push myself to
reach a high level of physical fitness.
Spiritual
goal: I want to get the closeness to nature feeling I get and the wash of pure
awe and relaxation at least twice a month.
Psychological
goal: I am fairly happy with where I remain psychologically, but I will end my
current job soon and my living situation will change, so that will help with
the issues I currently have. I just want to remain confident in the person that
I am and continue to live life.
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What
activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving
toward each goal?
Physically I have already begun to
implement more physically challenging workout routines and integrate more
variety. Spiritually I want to get out to the ocean, mountains and other scenic
areas more often, especially as the warmer months are around. Finally,
psychologically I want to just accept what I have in my life and be happy in
what it is until I can change what I want to change. I am almost there, but
find myself getting hung up on small things at times.
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Complete
the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. To hear this exercise, click here. Describe your experience. (What it
beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)
While I found the man’s voice calming, I
have never really connected to the color techniques. I seem to identify more
with breathing and focusing on the body or even going through nature scenes. I
have a more difficult time feeling secure in the method when picture beams of
different color lights. I get lost in the metaphors instead of really losing
myself in the exercise.
