Based on my reflections, I would rate my physical well-being at a 6, my spiritual well-being at an 8, and my psychological well-being at a 9. Things have been very stressful for the past 8 months, and it's as if I've been running a marathon. No matter how much we know about taking care of ourselves first and nourishing others from the overflow, but when we find ourselves in the trenches the, neck deep in the one thing after another, we slip effortlessly into survival mode. I, for one, eat enough to keep some fuel, sleep enough to bypass deprivation, barely find time for myself, let alone time to make an appointment to see my counselor for a tune up and check in. I pray to stay centered and focused - that is my sustenance. I simply haven't had time for me, and instead of making myself that priority I've slipped to the bottom of the list.
My physical goal is to begin to eat healthier, well planned meals, with consistency. Eating on the fly is not helping anything, so I must plan, shop and eat with intention. Once I am given the green light by my surgeon, I will begin exercising again - starting with baby steps of intention!!!
My spiritual goal is to continue to spend time in prayer, time reading my Bible, and tor spend more time each day listening to praise music. So often we have to remember to praise our way out of the darkness
My psychological goals are to utilize more of the relaxation techniques we are learning in this course as well as those learned in my stress management course, and to make an appointment for a check up/in with my counselor in the next 2 weeks.
The Crime of the Century exercise was difficult at first. my mind kept wanting to fine tune the colors from each chakra. Once I had settled on the hue and intensity of each color it began to get easier to follow the meditation. I felt grounded and centered immediately. I struggled a bit with feeling loved, but was fully loving, balanced and connected to the oneness of everything. The one thing it reminded me is that healing, balance, connectedness all come from within. We cannot find peace outside of ourselves in a frenzy of exploration and activity. We have to calm down, find our inner peace and settle into our selves. Not sure I'd do this one on a regular basis, but calling to mind the white light of balance and peace will be very beneficial.
In it together,
Anita
Anita,
ReplyDeleteI love this post of yours; it is amazing how much we do forget that we need to take time for ourselves and we don't because as you said we are to overwhelmed with trying to help the people we care about more. Like tonight I am stressed beyond belief right now with my in-laws in the hospital. having to go to court for my step daughter again and its just to much so I ended up blowing up at my husband for no reason and thats because I am not spending enough time on me and I need to so thank you for pointing that out!! I hope things start to calm down for you and my prayers are with you.
Ahh Anna, we are kindred spirits to be sure. There is no question that sometimes the old carrot and stick approach is the only thing we respond to and that is sad. To learn to be more present in the moment, more present to ourselves without having something huge get out attention and snap us back into reality is a way of living worth pursuing!! One thing I have been and continue to be committed to is complete honesty with myself at all times. If only within my sphere of influence (and sometimes thats no more that 3" from my nose) lies are not accepeted. I can never know where I am going until I am honest about where I am. I will be praying for balance for you as well!!!
DeleteAnita ~
ReplyDeleteI love your optimism, positive attitude, and that you have attainable goal laid out for yourself. I also rated my well-being levels pretty high, and wondered if I wasn't being completely honest. But seeing that other people have also rate themselves with high numbers, it feels good to know that it's OK to feel pretty good about yourself, as long as we set goals to continue developing.
Great Post.
Peace,
~ Cheryl