Hello fellow Health and Wellness Enthusiasts,
Now it is time to track progress
or maybe even lack of progress. If you
all tuned in to my unit 3 Wellness questions blog you know my scores. Well, if you are anything like me you cannot
remember everything about last week, so I think it is best to do some review.
The first is physical well-being, I
rated myself a 6 at that point in time (I was also very sick at that point). My goal was to improve my nutrition by starting
to eat breakfast every day. The next was spiritual well-being, I had rated
myself an 8. My goal was to work on reading
my Bible every day. The third is
psychological well-being, I had rated myself a 5. My goal was to use discipline and restraint
when dealing with issues, and I need to think before I speak and learn the art
of skillful action.
Now, that I have caught you up
with the past blog, what would I say about these areas at present time? Looking at unit 9 paper I rated my physical
as 7, spiritual as 8.5, and psychological as 5.5 to 6. So all the scores have gone up since unit 3,
which means that I have been trying to implement some of the practices that I
have learned over this term. I have
tried to implement skillful action, and am now eating a banana every once in a
while. A banana is better than nothing,
right? Then when it comes to my
psychological well-being, something has to be working (skillful action,
loving-kindness) because for the first time in years I have my finger nails
growing. I have a bad habit of nail
biting, it usually linked to stress and being uneasy. There is now an outward sign of an inward
change. It shows that when we start to
move to a positive change in our inward development we start to see our outward
environment change as well. The more I learn
to love myself the better I feel and look.
This term/class has taught me a lot and I hope to be able to pass this
knowledge on to others, but first I need to keep working to improve
myself. I’m a constant work in progress,
does anyone else feel that way about themselves?
Thanks, Emily
Hi Emily,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that we are all a work in progress. I have seen a change in myself throughout the course as well as a clear vision of areas of opportunity. It sounds like you have made some great progress and I agree that it is important to love yourself. It sounds like you have found a way to deal with stress as your finger nails show. Sometimes seeing outward proof keeps us on track.
Good job.
Leslie
I think you made a good point about saying that we are all works in progress. The moment that we think that we do not need improvement is when good old reality comes and smacks us in the face! The more time wee can focus on ourselves and our health, the more positive outcomes we can have for our well-being. This class was an eye opener for me and I wish you the very best in the future :)
ReplyDeleteJen Prince