Unit 4

When starting this experience, it felt odd to be focusing love inward. I am aware that we should love ourselves, one because it helps us to love others, and two because it helps others to love us, but it just seemed strange actually going through this process. After I got a little further in though I began to feel more at ease which allowed me to open my mind further, and get a better results from the experience. I had difficulty beginning this exercise, but I think that in time I will get better at it and will then be able to have a better experience. I'm not really sure if I would recommend this to others or not. It isn't exactly a conversation starter, but if I knew someone need help, then I would explain the process to them and see if it was something they were interested in.

Wellness reflections

When rating my physical well being I would have to say that I am at about a seven. I feel this way, because I currently do not have any problems but I do a lot of things that put me at risk. I am overweight, I smoke, and I eat pretty much anything if you deep fry it. So saying that I am any better than a seven would be a complete lie.

Psychologically I would rate my well being at about a seven also. I don't handle stress properly, but I know that this is something I need to work on. Also since I do unhealthy things, even while knowing their unhealthy, I figure a seven works.

Spiritually I would have to say I fluctuate between like a seven and a five. Sometimes I start to do well when looking inside myself, and finding inner peace, but I tend to be easily distracted. If one thing sets me off I fall into a downward spiral.

Goals
To help my physical well being I think I need to first start my incorporating more exercise into my life.
I could do things as simple as walking somewhere close instead of taking my car.

To help my psychological well being I need to find my stressors, and realize ways to extinguish their pull on my emotions. One thing that I do think really helps in a stressful situation is to remember to set back and breathe. You need to think first and react later,and not the other way around.

To help my spiritual well being I need to get away from the hustle and bustle and find a quiet place to call my own. I sometimes find this difficult with  teenage daughter, but I can do this while she is at school or when she is asleep.

Reflection

I have read others post on the journey to relaxation exercise, and I only wish that I could also report intense changes in relaxing. Instead for some reason my cd kept messing up, which just ended up frustrating me more. When it first start I was starting to gain a sense of calm but then the cd started to skip. Unfortunately I didn't get to reap the full benefits of these exercises, but I am glad that everyone else had positive experiences.

Welcome

Hello Professor, and my fellow classmates. I am very new to this whole blogging thing, so please bear with me a little. I am really excited about this class, and I can't wait to learn new things. Thanks for your patience everyone.