When reflecting on my own level of wellness, there
are some obvious deficiencies. On a scale of 1 to 10, ten being optimal, I
would give myself the following scores:
Physical Well-being: 5
Spiritual Well-being: 6
Psychological Well-being: 8
My physical well-being is my worst area at the
moment. I am currently (slowly) working my way back to pre-baby health. It's
been almost an entire year since I had my son, so I don't think I can get away
with calling it baby weight anymore! While I do eat extremely healthy in
general, it has been really hard to make exercise as much of a priority as I would
like. Learning how to juggle taking care of two kids instead of one and
going to school has definitely been tricky for me! I know that exercise is
important, as well as getting back to my pre-baby health. My goal is to get
back into the shape I was in before pregnancy (or better) by getting up early
(before everyone else wakes up) and exercising each morning. My health needs to
be a priority in order for me to do my best taking care of my family.
My spiritual well-being is rated a *little* higher because I feel that I do
a *little* better at making that a
priority. I am very aware of my spirituality and do many things to encourage
growth. Whether it is through my church or through my yoga practice, this is
one area I feel I am constantly aware of and in touch with. However, I do feel
that I always have room for improvement. My goal is to spend at least an extra
hour a week developing my spirituality, whether it is by attending an extra
church class or furthering my yoga practice.
Psychological well-being seems to be my best area of
the three. I think I am pretty sane, so that's a start! Haha :) But in all
honestly, I think one of the best things I do to encourage my psychological
well-being is that I actually allow myself to
have/express/feel/communicate my emotions. Whether it is happiness, sadness, fear,
anger, etc, I don't hold it all back. I think too many people stifle everything
back for so long that they eventually explode with emotions... or implode,
depending on the person. Either way, it's an unhealthy way of dealing with
things. I don't go crazy and overwhelm others with my emotions but I think I
have found a healthy balance of expressing myself and effectively communicating
with others. One goal I do have for my psychological well-being is to do better
at de-stressing. I need to take a break now and then to relax, unwind and
recharge. I think my first physical well-being goal of incorporating more yoga
practice into my routine would also benefit me in this category as well. Yoga
is an awesome way to clear my mind and re-focus on the important things in
life.
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