Well-being is to be considered on many levels in order to render a correct outlook of ones health. For me personally, I would rate my well-being on a scale of 1-10 as follows:
A-Physical well-being 6 because I am active on a regular basis and conventionally healthy, but I need more fitness activity in my life and I need to get my body in better shape. I do eat a decent amount of whole foods but I also eat too much processed food.
B- Spiritual well-being 7 because I believe in a higher power although I am unsure of who or what that is. I am generally at peace with my surroundings but find myself questioning my life a lot.
C- Psychological well-being 7 because I am sane by all accounts, but I doubt myself and my choices a lot and this leads to undue stress and at times depression.
My general goal for each of these areas would be to raise them in the near future. There are activities that I can implement in my life to assist in moving toward a higher part of the scale for each level of well-being. These would be planning healthier meals and fitting in more physical activities, taking time out to free my mind of my physical surroundings and finding a way to accept my life for what it is, and analyzing the choices I have made so far to see why I have done so and what I can do in the future to accept those choices and relieve my stress.
Relaxation Exercise: The Crime of the Century
This exercise required me to relax and picture 7 parts of my body projecting the 7 colors of the rainbow. This exercise was relaxing but frustrating at the same time. Picturing the projection of colors from my body and paying attention to my breathing was relaxing to my body but the whole exercise was so slow that I found it frustrating to my mind.
Hi Tamara,
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting trying to grade ourselves on our level of well being. Prior to this assignment I thought that I was a generally healthy individual, but I have realized that in order to be truly healthy I still have some work to do. Setting goals is one way we can achieve increasing our well being. Baby steps at first and than bigger changes ahead. Good luck on your journey.
Shartyse
I also found it difficult to grade myself, I think we are too hard on ourselves. I think you have a great plan to start moving to a "whole" life. Do you have goals to help you?
ReplyDeleteErika