Final Blog

Part I Introduction:

                It is very important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually, and physically. We need psychological because we need to have clear and open minds. This will help aid the clients we are trying to help. We need to be able to deal with our own issues and problems that may arise from work or from home. Clearing our minds offers us a way to be open to anyone’s situation. Spiritually, I find this important because it fosters a certain sense of openness when it comes to dealing with others. Physically, well that is a no brainer. We need our physical health to be up to par because we need our bodies as well as our minds to be healthy.

                I would say I need to develop myself in all three areas. No one is perfect, and I agree with the Navajos on their view of integral health is something to always strive for, and is not achieved by a certain point in time. I know where I need to be, and what I need to do. I want to incorporate more mind calming exercises to help my psychological development. I want to try and find my way in spirituality, I want to find a reason to be spiritual. Physically, I want to eat better and exercise more.

Part II Assessment:

                I have assessed myself in each of the domains by looking at what my daily life entails. I know that I incorporate some meditation. I know that my spirituality is coming into its own, and I am still trying to figure out what it is I want to do with it or where I want to go. My physical assessment, I know that I NEED to do, but the hard part is actually getting the strength and energy to do it.

                My score on psychological would be a high 6 maybe a 7. I find this very good for me because of where I used to be vs where I want myself to be. It’s an everyday struggle, but I know that I can do it. My spirituality would be on the lower end 2-3 range. It’s not necessarily that I do not believe, I am just trying to find my way and where I fit in. My physical would be a definitely low, 1-2 range. I know that I do not take care of my physical body as much as I should. I want to change that, I need to change it.

Part III Goal Development:

                Psychological goal- I know that I want to foster more mind/body practices. I want to be able to incorporate more meditation. What is good for the mind, in turn is good for the body.

                Spirituality goal- I want to experience more, and I want to do a lot more reading on certain religions and the whole spiritual concept. I want to be able to find out where I fit in best.

                Physical Goal- I want to start off slow, something that I know I can keep up with every week. I want to start walking again. I want to walk 2 miles about three times a week. Then as I progress, I want to be able to lessen the amount of certain foods in my diet.

Part IV Practices for personal health:

                Physical- As I previously stated, I want to start walking 2 miles three times a week again. I also want to incorporate something fun like Belly dancing into my regiment. I think doing something different will help motivate me to keep going on the path I need to follow.

                Psychological- I want to add the subtle mind and the loving kindness exercises into my personal regiment. The subtle mind relaxes me completely and I think will help on my “bad days”. I want to incorporate the loving kindness exercise only because it takes me to places where I do not want to be. It allows me to face certain fears that I never wanted to face before.

                Spirituality- I have a friend who is a Reiki master, and I would love to incorporate that into my life. I feel that negative energies can have an impact on all aspects of your life. I feel that the cleansing may help me find my way. I have made arrangements to visit the local coven here where I live. I am interested in learning about the Wiccan culture.

Part V Commitment:

                My husband has made comments about how different I seem lately, and not in the bad way. He suggested that maybe the blog was helping me express myself without having to say anything. I want to try and keep up my blog and also keep a personal journal about my progress. I want it to be very positive to help me on the days where I am struggling to keep up the fight.

                I know that I cannot do this alone, but I have a wonderful husband and a great best friend who will help me on my journey. They have always been there to support me and push me to achieve my goals. My son is great at pushing me to where I need to be as well, even though he is only 6. He knows when mommy is sad and knows what to do to push me to get right back up and get what I need done.