My original assessment was being middle ground (5-6) in all areas. Now I think I said in the final project the assessment was a 6ish which means a progression but not quite a 7. This small growth is because I ponder and practice with baby steps instead of leaping into something.
I have definitely been paying attention to the physical side of my health. With all the fires we had in our area in September, the lungs were affected with all the smoke. I was not allowed to walk or exercise for 6 weeks due to the high levels of particulates in the air. Now that we have fresh air again, the walking has been restarted but I can feel the impact. So listening to what the body is saying is very important.
Spiritually I feel good. The other day we saw the most beautiful rainbow. It reminds me of a promise that I know will be kept. In addition, today is Thanksgiving and with the family around I feel very blessed. This is the time of the year people put their best foot forward. Continuing after the New Year is the challenge. This year, the dream board will have additional levels to the yearly goals.
Psychologically understanding I have blessing that can be counted everyday will enhance the positive outlook. For me psychological growth is linked to my spiritual growth.
I have increased the deep breathing exercises, mentally relaxing the body and increasing the oxygen levels. It is usually done at night just before going to bed and have been sleeping so much better. It is amazing how a restful sleep can enhance the spiritual and psychological part of life. Also, the exercise has resumed; decided not to try and make up for the lost 6 weeks but just go forward.
It was perfect to take this class following the Stress Management course. It was like a continuation and built upon the aspects already learned. Passing the information onto clients will be easier after putting to practice on a steady basis. It will be great to be able to share ways for the clients to use meditation to eliminate eating on autopilot or emotionally; in addition other physical benefits (lowering blood pressure etc.). This course will be useful for clients and we can share the experiences in class.
Deb C
Deb,
ReplyDeleteI am happy that there are things you will take away from this course. I agree that following stress management continues to reinforce some of the principles previously learned. I wish you luck in your future studies and I am glad that you are able to exercise again. Keeping healthy for ourselves is important. We are all living examples and we should all be our best and do our best to encourage others. Best to you.
Blessings & namaste
Hi Deb,
ReplyDeleteYou bring up a great point about using meditation to help stop mindless eating and being on autopilot emotionally. I had not thought about that but I think that will be great for me to use as I am trying to lose weight. I know that I do alot of mindless eating and cutting that out will really help me.
Good to see that you can now get out to start walking again. I know what its like when there are fires going on and the smoke gets into town, really does make it hard for breathing.
I also like Jen's comment: "we are all living examples and that we should all be our best and do our bes to encourage others". I think if more people followed that we would all be in a happier place.
Good luck to you on your future endevours. :)
Stacey Clark
That's really good that your have made some improvements. There is nothing wrong with taking baby steps, everyone goes at their own speed, it's what works better for you. I still have a ways that I need to go, and I'm going to get there no matter what. This course has really helped me out a lot. I enjoyed it overall even though it was a challenge. Good post and good luck next term.
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