Unit 3

Here is a copy/paste of unit 3 assignment:

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?

Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).

What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?

Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. To hear this exercise, click here. Describe your experience. (What it beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)          

So to answer above questions...

On a scale from 1-10, I rate my physical wellbeing as a 5.  I am able to walk, talk, breath, and without pain (which is more than I can say for a lot of people), so I am doing at least a 5 on the wellness scale.  As far as being physically fit, ummm well that is the 6-10 I need to work on.  Let's be honest, I am overweight (post baby body), and sedentary (I do not like the discomfort of physical activity unless I have to).  So, my goal is to do some daily stretching (which the last time was several days ago, so I am due today).  I also plan on making the time, putting on my tennis shoes and playing kick ball with my kids and hubby today (yesterday when they were playing, I was watching the hamburger meat cooking... always have too much to do).  I've also asked my hubby to fix my bike so I can start going on bike rides with kiddos or by myself.  I have even more goals like purchasing the "just dance" games for my son's xbox.

On a scale from 1-10 I rate my spiritual wellness a 5 (actually, I really don't know what to rate it anymore).  I am a christian and feel confident in God's love and good will, and for the most part I have a lot of faith in prayer and that is one of my most effective coping skills.  However, I deal with a lot of poisonous beliefs (due to a negative history and relationships), and I am also a naturally pessimistic person, because I have found that reality is usually not a bed of roses and am not willing to delude myself.  So, there is an inconsistency between my belief in God, his promises, and his good will, and my own poisonous mindset.  I have developed so much self-awareness since the last time I took this class, and just as I've grown as a person, however I am at the point now where I am really willing to unlearn some unhealthy  mindsets and practices, however making it a realty is hard to do.  It is hard for me to completely understand the difference between the mind and spirit.  I think a lot of this is about mental wellness, which than leads to spiritual wellness so I'll go ahead and add that I rate my mental wellness anywhere from 3-5, depending on the day.  I plan to practice more meditation, especially the witnessing mind (we learn about later) which opens the mind up so much, exposing the mind's thoughts and feelings without judgement, and focusing on the positive.  

The relaxation exercise took a while before it was relaxing to me.  Some of the visualizations made me feel anxious or uncomfortable, because it reminded me of the anxieties that I had.  However, as it went on I started to realize that I let these stressors weigh me down, and began to see myself more whole.  I strongest colors for me were the orange, yellow and aqua.