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, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? Why?
I would rate my physical wellbeing at 7. I chose this rating because I am a smoker but I am taking chantix and hope to soon be counted among the nonsmokers very soon. I would rate my spiritual wellbeing an 8 because I pray and study my bible daily. I would rate my psychological wellbeing a 7 or 8 because I am still dealing with the death of my brother and learning how to deal effectively with my mother who has Alzheimer’s disease.
2. Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).
My goal physically is obvious, quit smoking. My spiritual goal would be to incorporate more of what I am learning into action, because the bible tells me that faith is a great activator. My psychological goal would be to completely come to terms with the losses in my life.
3. What activities or exercise can you implement in your life to assist in moving toward each goal?
I can count the days I have gone without smoking so that I can see my achievement. An exercise I can implement for my spiritual goal could be to meditate on a specific scripture that will help me to achieve my goals. As far as my goal for my psychological wellbeing, I can acknowledge the different stages of grief, find someone to talk to that could be helpful to me, maybe a counselor or therapist, if necessary.
4. My experience with the relaxation exercise 'Crime of the Century' was not as pleasant as the previous one. I don't know why it was so different, but it could have been all of the extra activity and noise going on in my home. The kids interrupting me during the exercise, the tv, my husband in and out of the room. So I think I will listen to it again when no one is in the house to see if my first experience was authentic. Gigi
Hey Gigi!
ReplyDeleteYou've got some great goals with clear objectives. One thing I would recommend is to make the intention clear. How much time will you spend each day or each week working toward these goals? I know that keeping a journal or notebook helps me keep on track of my goals. And, journaling is a wonderful way to work through some of the stages of grief. Your spiritual practice will help to.
I hope your next experience with the relaxation exercise is successful. I had to start mine over but it really helped me relax.
I wish you well with becoming a non-smoker!
Hi Gigi - Good luck on quitting smoking. I've been where you are, 11 years ago now, so I know you can do it. Using positive affirmations like - I am smoke free - often helps when the cravings hit. Remember the subconscious does not recognize negatives so don't use those words in your affirmations. I'm glad you have your belief system to lean on during your time of grief. One of my beliefs that has helped me through times of grief is knowing that the person is never far from me when I hold them in my heart and memories.
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Mary
Hey Gigi! I hope you are well this week.
ReplyDeleteQuiting smoking is a hugh accomplishment. I wish that I could get my mother in law to quit. Do you have any tips I could give her?
I am sorry to hear about your brother.
As far as your mom goes, before my grandfather passed away he was very far into his alzheimers. They did little things with him to help him learn to deal with it though. Everything in his house was labled, which was excelent! Another thing that I also liked was how they would change his schedual up or feed him peas on a monday when mondays were carrot days. These little things made it so that it was a little more managable.
I also did not respond as well to this weeks relaxation exercize. I found it harder to get relaxded and then kept on falling asleep!
Have a great week!