Week 10

Week 3 assessment: Physical wellbeing- 7 Spiritual- 5 Psychological-7 I rated myself at these because I feel that I am fairly healthy, I work out regularly and try to eat healthy but sometimes I do eat things that are unhealthy which also affects how I feel psychologically. I am not the most spiritual person and feel that this is a trait that I could work on and it would affect my psychological well-being for the greater good. I feel that my Spiritual well-being would be rated at a 6 now, which is a little higher. I think I still need to work on this but I have started to become better at meditation since this course started and would still like to work on this. I consider my “spiritual” well-being as being focused and at peace with live, I do not necessarily believe only in “God”, but I do believe in a higher power. I think that being the best person we can be and being at peace is how I can pursue my spiritual well-being. The other two I would consider to be the same because I am not perfect and they are always a work in progress. My physical well-being fluctuates on a day to day basis, some days I feel really good about my workouts and runs others I do not. I have not accomplished my goals I have set for myself. I do not meditate 10 min each day, only some days and I still eat things that I think I should not eat like desserts, but I have a new goal of just being happy with my choices and not so hard on myself about what I eat. I am fairly good about it and I just am going to remind myself that no one is perfect. I have not implemented yoga but I have joined a running group which I have found to be beneficial in meeting new people around the area that share a common interest and it helps me de-stress after the week is over so I think this is a step in the right directions psychologically.

I did not realize when I started this class what it would be about and how it would impact my life. It have had a positive impact because it has taught me useful life tools like using meditation and how stress impacts my body. Also, I think about illness in a more mind/body aspect instead of just body and that is the only thing needing healed. I now can see how our body and mind-everything in us is all connected some way. I think it has been rewarding because I can see when I am getting stressed, and when I need to evaluate my thoughts and feelings and what I need to do to change certain things in my life. I think that this class has gotten me on the path towards human flourishing and happiness in a way I could not have done on my own. I did not find this class difficult, only finding the time to get everything done in my busy life and taking time away from my family. I think this class will benefit my career because I can assist others in knowing how stress affects their body and what they can do to make them a more stress-free person.