Unit 10 Reflection

In unit 3 I rated my physical wellbeing as a six or seven and now I rate it at more like a five or six. My score is lower due to a physical injury I incurred just after starting this class which has kept me from exercising for six weeks. I am now able to start exercising, but I have to start slowly and rebuild. So, I have not made any progress toward my original goals, but have set new, more realistic ones for the changes that have occurred in my life. I have also found that I have not been doing as well with my food choices and a lot of that has to do with being discouraged about not being able to exercise. It is all getting better, but it will take time to get back to where I was. My spiritual wellbeing rating has not changed during this course. What has changed is my desire to ensure I do make progress in this area. I have stated many times that I do not have strong beliefs in any one particular religion or spiritual concepts, but I do believe it is important. I am hoping to find that one thing that makes me comfortable and like I belong to something that is easy to belong to. I struggle with many beliefs regarding the “rules” that must be followed and do not think many of those rules make a difference in how I practice or believe. I have added meditation to my daily life. Most of the time it is during the day, while at work, but it is where I need it the most, so I am making progress, just not as quickly as I would like. My psychological wellbeing is the one area where I believe I have seen improvement. I had rated it at a five or six, but believe it is more around a seven now. Yeah! I have significantly improved how I react to things and am much more intentional about how I respond to things, not just at work, but in my personal life also. So, not only have I improved, but I have started great progress to meeting my goals of being more intentional in all aspects of my life. Truly, I am not sure how anyone could take a class like this and not get some type of improvement out of it. It is difficult, when you have not been exposed to some of the concepts that are presented, to be open minded enough to accept them all, but once you try the first practice, it all just starts to make sense. Then once the research is presented to substantiate these concepts, it makes it very difficult to turn a blind eye to them. Since starting this class, I have learned to relax and be calmer in all of my daily activities and I learned to love more freely and most of all I have learned to think before I speak. Great class and I wish everyone the best…. Julie