In unit 3 I rated my physical well being a 7, spiritual an 8 and psychological an 8 also. In my final I listed them the same except I rated my spirituality a 9 because I feel like through the meditation and visualization it was very spiritual to me. I use that a lot now even on my runs. I recorded the universal loving kindness on my phone and when I am on a path in the woods I just turn that on and close my eyes and repeat that over and over. To me it is almost like praying. For the physical and psychological I know they will improve over time when I am better physically since I still have to improve eating habits and being more thorough with my workouts. After that they will all come together and I will have great improvement.
Although my numbers haven't gone up in the other areas I know that I am making progress but I don't want to raise my number just yet because I still think I need more time to be continuous with what I am doing. So I don't want to jump the gun and raise it I want to be consistent a little longer outside of the class. Right now I was really disciplined because I was doing the activities for class.
I did start the activities I planned in my final on Sunday. Along with that I added something else to encourage me a little more. Just something visual and that is putting little start stickers on my calendar on all the days I have worked out. When I see them I think I will be more inclined to keep going so I can fill the calendar up.
I really enjoyed this course because it has taught me so many other ways to relax, be more stress free and feel healthier all around. The most difficult thing in the course was finding what exercise worked for me and making the time and place that was quiet enough so I could concentrate because with two boys and a needy husband its hard to have any quiet time! I hope to really stay committed to this because my last semester starts in March and then I graduate and I would like to get a job where I can communicate with others and help them feel as good as possible. I love talking to people and helping them so if I can give them one word of advice and this would be it then my goal is accomplished because I think it is something that everyone should give a try.
I hope you all will consider following me on my other blog that I will be posting to about my journey. It was great working with everyone and I look forward to reading any other blogs you have and will continue to follow the blogs on here also. Here is my other blog! http://smileyshealth.wordpress.com/
