Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
-- Dr. Seuss
-- Dr. Seuss
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In Unit 3, I gave myself a score of 8 out of 10 for my physical well-being, my spiritual well-being I gave myself a score of 8, and for my psychological well-being was the score of 7 out of 10. Now for how I score myself now for my physical well-being, is a nine. Yes, I feel I have moved up on the scoreboard. What has changed is since Unit 3, I have joined a group to help raise money to find a cure for Leukemia & Lymphoma and all of the other types of blood cancers by participating in a marathon. Training is involved and will challenge my fitness level as well as my psychological well-being. This gets me to my psychological level, I am proud to say that I am raising my score to an 8.5. No not quite a nine, yet. An old friend of our’s and his four kids has moved in with us. The mother of the children left them and it has been very tough. It has gotten very ugly; nonetheless, the children are the ones suffering. I have done my best in making them feel special with the help of our 4-year-old son. I am potty training the youngest that is 3, again with the help of my 4 year old. He is wonderful! So where I am getting at, I have moved from being mommy to my one little person to a mommy of five now. This challenging but I am being strong for them, I have a little ways to go on top of trying to raise money for my participation in the marathon, along with training, school for me and for my son, and taking care of home. Wow, I am out of breath now! HAHA All right, let us move onto my spiritual well-being score now, I move this to nine. This class has really help guide me into settling stress and I really will be exercising all we have learned to this point without a doubt! My plate is full and meditation is on the menu everyday!
2. My goal is being met for my physical well-being more than I even thought. I set a goal to do more yoga and Pilates and weight training. I am now training for a marathon! Need I say more?? My spiritual goal was to take more walk, well I am definitely doing that with 5 kids that need to work out energy as well as getting out and training outdoors and being one with nature, more than I intended but it is wonderful! With my new challenges I am facing, I have certainly needed to reach out to my friends and family more. I have made positive strides forward in meeting my goals.
3. My physical activities are being met as I explained I am training for a marathon and yoga and Pilates is a nice balance for peace and mind. I have yet to go a spiritual walk so that one is still in limbo but I have several lined on this month on each Saturday morning during out training and I cannot wait! As for my meditation, I have trouble finding more time to fit this in but I have done some implementation in my life for this and most definitely have it on my to-do list. With my new arrivals in my home I have needed to vent to my family or I sometime feel like I am going to explode. This is not because of the children, but because of their dad. Pet peeves are coming to surface that I never knew I even had. I have been with my guy for 15 years and let me just say that our new roommate that is a dear friend is NOT easy to live with!
4. Due to this course, my mind has opened up to the power of the mind. Learning about all the benefits one can receive through meditation and other practices that can help ease the mind, body, and spirit was amazing. The mind is truly a powerful thing and seeing how we can help overall well-being just being in the right frame of mind, thinking more positive, loving, calm abiding, and being a healer to everyone was and is totally a rewarding experience. It is difficult to reach these stages sometimes as it seemed different day by day but to try again and not give and knowing that these techniques do work. I love to talk about this class; I love to talk about what we have learned and share my knowledge with others. My experience has already helped my best friend. She is going through trying times right now and I have told her about different meditation exercises so she went out on her audible account and purchases some meditation exercises and found some for kids. Just has I have, she is introducing meditation into her son’s life and just the other night she found him asleep with his headsets on while listening to one of the children’s relaxation one!
Our last and final blog here and I just wanted to wish everyone peace and happiness. This has been truly a great class. Stay strong and spread the healing and do not forget, "I will focus on progress, not perfection"!
3 comments:
Hi Pam!!
Your blog page is always so peaceful looking. I love looking at it. It seems as though you have a natural knack for tranquility. I am so drawn to that, since I tend to have almost none. I really love the picture of the blue person waving. I wonder if they are saying hello or goodbye... Its almost sad, yet peaceful. Strange.
In any case, I wish you the best for your future!!! It has been an enjoyable class.
Thank you! I feel that the picture is saying both, goodbye and hello. We are saying goodbye to old habits and our old ways, while we are saying hello to new beginnings...
I would like to wish you best as well and a healthy future!
Hello Pam,
I loved your Dr. Seuss quote! Your blog entries all seem so perfect in appearance and very well written. I believe you are right, we must practice what we preach, so I must keep on practicing. I am far from being able to teach someone else what I have learned here. You sound as if you are on the right track, and I wish you the best in your search for wellness. I too feel like my mind is now open and I am better able to use it to my advantage. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes in the completion of your degree.