Unit 10 Blog Post (Final)

1.        Review your unit 3 personal assessment of your psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. Reflect on these areas . How did you score yourself on a scale from 1 to 10 in unit 3? How do you score yourself now? Has the score changed? Why or why not?

2.        Review the goals and activities you set for yourself in each area. Have you made progress toward the goals? Explain.

3.        Have you implemented the activities you chose for your well-being in each of the three areas? Explain.

4.        Summarize your personal experience throughout this course. Have you developed improved well-being? What has been rewarding? What has been difficult? How will this experience improve your ability to assist others?

5.        Participate in the blogs of at least two classmates

 

Class, 

QUESTION 1

This class has been an important one in my journey to achieve optimal health in mind, body and spirit. I scored myself pretty high in Unit 3: Physical well-being=7, Spiritual well-being=7, Psychological well-being=6 (all out of 10). I have been dealing with a very personal family matter since December 26, 2010. It has involved domestic violence, lawyers, court and custody. This is my life; life on life’s terms. It’s been a rollercoaster ride since then however I thought I was dealing with it as best as possible. Taking this class has realized that I suffered unnecessarily and also I’m not prepared for the “curveballs” life throws at me especially with this situation. Because of this realization, I would lower the scores in spiritual and psychological well-being.

QUESTION 2

The only goal I reached is the physical goal (30 minutes of walking around my complex three times a week). While I’m not walking around my complex, I’m working out to two exercise DVDs. My spiritual and psychological goals have not been met on a consistent basis. I consider myself making progress towards each of these goals. I need to do better though.

 QUESTION 3

I have implemented the activities for physical and spiritual but not psychological. I’m not sure why I haven’t done the psychological part. I know it’s the “missing link” so to speak. One would think that the “free” part of the psychological part would be a motivator but it’s not. Now that I have a week off from school, I will call my EAP program tomorrow to schedule an appointment. I know that I need to talk to someone because the latest episode with my family issue has really thrown me for a loop.

QUESTION 4

My personal experience throughout this course has been a challenging one. The class is a level 4 class and required me to critically think about all topics. It required the usual reading, discussion board posts with the appropriate references to what I read. Because this class is a level 4 class, the seminar was not required however I attended all but two of them. They were extremely beneficial not only to the subject matter but in my life in general. This class also required me to do the contemplative practices and put those experiences in words. This class and my experiences have bolstered my faith! I want to thank my classmate’s honesty and willingness to share their experiences. It has been an instrumental piece in my experience in this class also. I had to take a hard, fast look at what I “think” I’m doing. I came to the conclusion that I was a “legend in my own mind.” However I know that God made me in His/Her image and God don’t make no junk. I am whole, perfect and complete even with my health challenges. I always share from my experiences and always preface something that is not my experience by saying so. I believe that we all are here to serve others in one capacity or another. I hope that I will be a beacon of light in someone’s life. If I touch only one person, than that is perfect! 

 

I want to wish all of you good luck and good skill And if you believe in God….God bless you!!!

 

Christine