Well,
After some reflection my overall wellness scale looks something like this;
Physical-8
Spiritual- 5
Psychological-6
In order to improve these, I've set the following goals for myself.
*Physically, I will take a closer look at my specific nutritional needs.
*Spiritually, I will do Tai Chi once a week.
*Psychological, I will do one creative endeavor each week.
To achieve these goals:
Physically: I will keep a food diary for one week to evaluate what I'm getting compared to what I need nutritionally.
Spiritually: I have signed up for a class that fits into my schedule.
Psychologically: I will make a list of creative endeavors and try a new one each week.
As for the relaxation exercise. . . Man, they're not kidding about it being relaxing. I fell asleep again. This time in the library ( = However, I found this exercise to be refreshing. The visualizations enabled me to focus energy on varying body parts in methodical way that seemed to relax them. When I began the exercise I was very tense, sore, achy, and in general fairly uncomfortable. I was also having trouble focusing my thoughts enough to do my homework.
After the exercise, I was still sore and achy, but no longer tense. Maybe it was the quick nap I took or the break it gave my mind, but I was able to focus better afterwards.
Tip #2- We've just completed the first quarter of the new year. How many people made New Year's Resolution? How many of you have kept to it? If you've abandoned your resolution or become slack about, now is good time to reevaluate it. Ask yourself why you haven't followed through? Was your resolution reasonable and time specific? Do you really care about it now? If you asked something of yourself that wasn't reasonable, take time now to be more specific and try again. Decide if it's actually important for you. There is nothing wrong with picking a new resolution and pursuing if your previous one isn't beneficial!
Now funny as this may sound, my resolution was to make my bed every day! I know, it's not all that earth shattering, but I'm trying to practice what I preach to my kids. Sounds simple right? Well, I did great for awhile... and then for some unknown reason I stopped. As trivial as it seems, it's important to me to follow through on this... so I'm back to getting it done daily. I'm sure many of you made resolutions far more life impacting that mine, but remember FAILURE ISN'T FOREVER! At the first opportunity, try again. You'll thank yourself and be glad you did!
Have a great week and eat well for ALL of you!
Briana
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Hi Briana I too was so relaxed with the exercise but felt a new feeling of energy afterwards. I think your comment about New Year's resolutions was funny. Every year at the start the health club is packed for about 8 weeks and then the motivation is gone it seems. I need to work on my confidence and shyness and that is a big goal for me that is kind of ongoing. It is funny with my patients I'm not the least bit shy very talkative with their needs and treatment. I am very one on one I guess. The blog thing is way too much info.
ReplyDeleteI think your idea for nutrition is a good one to write things down. Also there is a great website or actually several but the mypyramid.com is a good one to set up a profile of yourself. It does everything for you.
I know keeping a food journal really works! I have done it for a couple of months. It is easy to see where you are going wrong in your eating patterns that is for sure.
ReplyDeleteIs Tai Chi an exercise or a meditation?
Doing something different every day sounds like a good idea. Stepping out of our comfort zone is a lot harder than one thinks.
Great post!
okay I posted once but I don't see it so I am assuming I did something wrong!
ReplyDeleteKeeping a food journal really works. I have kept one for two months. It really showed me where I was going wrong in my eating habits.
I am not sure if Tai Chi is an exercise or a meditation. I would like to know more about it.
Trying different things is good for everyone! Stepping outside of the comfort zone is hard but rewarding.
I have tried keeping a food journal before, my problem is I don't keep it up. The exercise I could not concentrate on the voice, my mind would not stay still. I am going to listen to it again and try to block out the rest of the world.
ReplyDeleteGood question about the resolutions. I think most people have good intentions but sometimes unrealistic goals. Mine this year has also been simple, I set the goal to floss my teeth 3-4 times per week, something that I usually randomly do maybe once a week. Anyway, I have had a couple of weeks where I slipped, but I just remind myself that slipping is part of the process and to make a conscious effort to try better tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteSo I can totally relate to the making your bed thing. I used to be so neat and organized and would not leave the house with out first making my bed. Now I do good just to get out of bed on time. I am so busy these days that I had to prioritize and making my bed ended up way on the bottum of the list.
ReplyDeleteI also used to keep a food journal and that too has gone by the way side. As a result I have packed on some pounds. So thanks to your post I have a renewed commitment to keeping up with my journal. Thanks for inspiring me. I'm still not gonna make my bed though. :)
I love how your goals are so specific, and this is the key to success. My new year's resolution this year was to not make a new year's resolution, that way it wouldn't be broken! Luckily, my OCD tendencies superseed all my goals, and many routine things are a must. Im ususally making the bed before my fiance gets out of it, haha! Good job!
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