Wellness: Reflection Of My Physically, Psychologically, and Spiritually:

Scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal well-being)

Physically:

As I reflect on my physical well-being I would have to give myself a 6.  There is lots of room for improvement but I’m in overall good health with no illness or health concerns at this time other than my weight.  With this ongoing weight issue, I’m making small changes one at a time; I’ve cleaned up my diet and now choose healthy, clean foods, drink more water and don’t eat out as much.  This week I started exercising again and will add more each day until I’m working out at least 5 days a week.  Wish me luck!  Also, I’ve continue to be a ‘non-smoker’ for one week now…yea, go me!  Pray for my continued success.

Goal:  To workout 5-6 days a week by the end of the year.

Psychologically:

            My Psychological well-being I would rate as a 5 but is coming back.  After a year of grieving the loss of my mother, my first grandchild and my job I’m on my way to “feeling” again.  No words can state the depression that overwhelmed me for the last year, but with the help from my God, my family, and my friends, as well as becoming a student of health and wellness at Kaplan, I happy to say that I’m an over-comer!  There are still days when my thoughts want to overcome me, but with the tools that I’ve learned through, this class and others I will not become a victim. 

            Goal:  Learn to be still and become more grateful, forgiving, and thankful. 

Spiritually: 

My Spiritual growth is the healthiest part of my well-being. I would rate this a 8 because there is always room for growth!   I’ve always turned to God for my strength.  Without Him I would have given up a long time ago and would have never been able to make it through the last year.  So days I would do nothing but sit and mediate on what the Bible “says” that I am in Christ and that was all I could do for that day.  I would make “faith” statements like, “I am the head and not the tail, I am above and not beneath, I am strong and not weak.”  There were days that I didn’t “feel” like I was but I kept on repeating these until they were my truth.

            Goal:  Continue to grow in Christ.

Relaxation Exercise:  “The Crime of the Century”:

            With this class and the Stress Management class I attained last term I have learned how to meditate and have come to look forward to my daily meditation time.  Although I’m not sure what the colors have to do with the different areas of ones body, learning to meditate as been very helpful to me in my daily stress management and health.

Rainbow Meditation:

·         Red: (Base of Spine) - Grounded - safe and comfortable.

·         Orange:  (Above the belly button) - Centered – confident, self worthy.

·         Bright Yellow:  (Upper Stomach Area) - Loved

·         Emerald Green:  Heart – Able to love – share positive feelings with others.

·         Aqua Blue:  Throat – Meaningful purpose, creativity, set goals

·         Indigo Blue:  Forehead – Balance within one self

·         Violent:  Crown – Connected to a bigger part of the universe.

Love and Peace to All:

Darlene