Based on my immediate reaction to the material this week and on a scale of 1-10 I would have to say that right now I am scoring a 5 on my physical wellbeing, a 6 on my spiritual wellbeing, and a 4 on my psychological wellbeing. I think that I am scoring low at this time due to increased stress at work and at home. I try to do some type of relaxation exercise daily to manage my stress and stress symptoms, but sometimes the stress is overwhelming and can not be controlled by a single exercise a day. I would love to say I have more time to relax, but I work a full time job, a part time job and am a full time student, so the only other time I have is when I sleep. I think that all of my personal aspects of wellbeing are being affected and I am barely hanging on.
I want to make some realistic goals for myself for my physical wellbeing, and that will be that I will ride by exercise bike for 45-60 minutes 3 times a week, and add 15 minutes of stretching. I used to exercise 5 times a week, but life got in the way.
I plan to take more quiet time for me to meditate this week for my spiritual wellbeing, mainly because I know I need it to survive. Stress is difficult.
I also plan to take more personal time for me to do something that I enjoy for my psychological well being.
I have really enjoyed the YouTube videos listed in the seminar each week, and have saved a few as favorites on my computer. When I am feeling overwhelmed I plan to watch several videos until I have relaxed and worked on healing my mind. I also plan to read a book that I have been wanting to read for fun this week, to improve my peace of mind and enjoy myself. I also plan to incorporate more steps into my day to increase my activity level and physical wellbeing.
At first I admit that I did not like the relaxation exercise for this week, I thought that it was difficult but when I sat down I was very stressed and decided to listen anyway. I am glad that I did, I could really imagine the colors coming from my body and I felt grounded, centered, loved, able to love and in control of my world for a short time. I am not sure that for an enhanced relaxation exercise that I would listen to something that seemed like work, but today it served its purpose.
Dina
Dina... May I call you Dina or do you prefer Mrz. Stainbrook? I want to give you a big hug. Sometimes when I am overwhelmed (which is often) a hug from someone who understands makes me feel a little better... Like I have someone in my corner.
ReplyDeleteI know the feelings you are having. I use to have panic attacks and dreams at night I was drowning in the ocean. I felt so overwhelmed with life and responsebility. The kicker is that school was the major contributor. Luckily, school won't last forever and in the end we will be better off with this knowledge. Right? One of the best words of advice my husband gave me is "take it one day at a time". Just get through today. Don't worry about tomorrow. Don't worry about what is out of your realm of control. There is no point.
I like your goal to exercise more. Exercise actually helps to manage stress. Ironic though. Isn't it. It is stressful finding the time... I learned that for me, I have to make time. I schedule it in every day. At first I didn't like it. It still seems to interfere with my schedule, but I feel better physically and emotionally because fo it.
Prayer is also a wonder meditation for the self. It will benefit your psychological and spiritual well-being.
Hang in there... ;)
Thanks for the encouraging words, you can call me Dina, and thanks for reading my blog.
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ReplyDeleteI, like Tera, alos want to give you a hug and tell you "it will be alright." You are one busy woman, but in the end, it will be worth it; you will have a degree and that is one less thing off your plate! Working out is a great way to reduce stress, maybe you can read your favorite book while you are on the bike; killing two birds with one stone. As Tera mentioned, praying during your meditation time could make you feel better spiritually and, in turn, psychologically. Stay positive through everything...and don't forget about taking time out for YOU! :-)
I see you are really hard on yourself based on the scores and that is probably a good thing. So many times in life we don’t see the things we need to work on and it’s nice to see you noticed. Stress is a leading cause of our wellbeing not being where is should be. You are like most people that work fulltime have kids and go to school. The idea is to balance everything which is difficult. It all starts with setting goals and exercising is a good start although maybe you should start with 30 minutes 3 days a week. What do you think about that goal?
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