Unit 3 blog post

1.           Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your

A-physical wellbeing: I am a 7/10 because of my injuries in my wrists. The doctor says I have stiffened carpals which cause extreme pain. This is a significant effect on my push-ups as I cannot do most chest exercises. I can use bands and this allows me to focus on stamina so I can still score a 7/10 on this category. I am also setting up an appointment with the chiropractor who also specializes in carpal tunnel patients.

B-spiritual well-being: 9/10 I do not want to rate this perfect as I always see there is room for improvement for what I do not know or human error. I find that my spiritual well-being is optimal as I am taking care as much as possible recently, and taking in positive vibes and blocking negative ones. I find that I can find a way to freedom and control outside the boundaries of stressors caused from my external environment.

C-psychological well-being: 9/10 relevantly, the idea is in personal autonomy. I can make my own decisions and I can make responsible ones that can help my well-being. Well-being is a multidimensional singular perspective. Comprehensively, the idea of well-being has many different aspects that lead to human flourishing as a whole.

2.           Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).

Physically I have many goals. 1 goal that is more important is to develop ways to work-out without re-aggravating my injury but at the same time effectively improving my physical well being. This is completely relevant because of my physical training demands for an upcoming test in the US navy.

Spiritually I am achieving. I need to continue my awareness of spiritual well being and to find certain applications to grow upon. The relaxation techniques and alone time allows me to hear myself and where I am at. I can tweak and exercise my mind to the right direction and understanding that I am a higher being than just my physical outer boundaries. There is a safe zone that rises above the one dimensional perspective.

Psychologically I am adapting. The idea of modifying me to reach optimal personal development is a comprehensive movement and takes time. My goal is to be able to adjust and adapt myself faster and more efficiently without confusion.

3.           What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?

Physically all I have to do is initiate/follow through. I have certain techniques to complete my exercises effectively until training day, so my wrists heal in time and I can get them looked at as soon as possible. Although they have been inspected, I have to follow up on my own due to the fact of reoccurring pain and inability to do physical activity.

Spiritually I have to go beyond the education and actually do a spiritual exercise. I would like to categorize the relaxation techniques as a spiritual exercise, as well as taking the time to allow myself to gather my thoughts and follow through.

Psychologically I have many resources to help configure a healthy exercise. As indicated in health and yoga.com, here is a simple exercise I can start with:

·        Lie flat upon the floor, arms extended above the head. Raise the arms and the head and the shoulders as far as possible from the floor contracting the muscles of the abdomen. Relax, and lie again on the floor. Raise the hollow of the back from the floor, drawing the hips up towards the shoulders contracting or tensing the muscles of the back.

o   http://www.healthandyoga.com/HTML/misc/psycho_exercise.html

4.           Complete the relaxation exercise The Crime of the Century. To hear this exercise, click here.

Describe your experience. (What it beneficial? Frustrating? etc.)

This exercise is really relaxing and comforting once again. I definitely feel rejuvenated and energized after this exercise. Beneficial, and really felt different sources of energy from being centered, grounded and positive as well as sharing a positive thought to my wife, and give her a symbolic thought of happiness and encouragement. Sharing allows a sense of relief that as I share with other, I can expect others to be as caring and giving as myself. There isn’t any frustration; there is a lot of stable thoughts through each color and body region and a powerful and even accomplishing purpose in each awareness.

There is a sense of relaxation as soon as I allow myself to just listen and escape my external boundaries. I agree with this, because I know I need a relaxation time every now and then , as I feel everyone does, but are they willing to accept and educate themselves about these techniques? As I get older, I also have more appreciation for these techniques because life doesn’t get any easier, but more complex, continual learning and forever changing and adapting to our surroundings and relationships.

 Church is something I think of after one of these sessions, that I may have taken for granted for such a long time. I know that a connection with these thoughts are important and it is hard to realize this when it is so distant. I thank the class session for helping remind me of this.

The question I get is, am I just a form of existence or am I actually living life to its full potential. The day in and day out experiences can give someone a really redundant situation, where you think and feel and predict and know how the outcome may be. This is a bad thought, and to steer away from that, sometimes it takes a relaxation exercise or a guidance recording to help redirect a tired and troubled mind into a rejuvenated and healthy perspective.