Hello everyone!
For some reason, trying to reflect on myself and where I would rate myself in the categories of physical wellbeing, spiritual wellbeing, and psychological wellbeing seems so difficult for me; I honestly have never had deep thoughts about these aspects in my life before. With that said, I know it is important for me to focus on this and figure out where I am in each aspect; knowing where I stand can help me work on myself and eventually become happier, healthier, and enjoy life more than I already do!
I would rate my physical wellbeing around a 7. I give it this score because I try to be as physically active as possible so I will stay fit and happy with my body; there are areas that I feel need a lot more work (who doesn't feel that way?), but eventually I will get to where I want to be. A goal I could work towards in this aspect is training for some type of competition, such as a half marathon, or weight lifting; the half marathon seems more my style though...haha! To get moving towards this goal, I can find a training program and follow it so I will be prepared for the race when the time comes.
I rate my spiritual wellbeing around a 5 or 6. I am slowly learning more about God and what He has done for not only me, but for everyone else! I attend a Women's Bible study once a week and go to Church every Sunday to help my spiritual self grow to its fullest potential. A goal here would be to continue going to Bible Study every week; even when we move to Turkey. I can actively search for a Bible group to attend there even before we move.
I rate my psychological wellbeing at a 4. I do not work on this aspect of my life very often; I sometimes journal, but probably not as often as I should. A goal here would be to journal everyday so that I can look back at where I have been and how much I have accomplished in my life when I grow old and gray; getting a journal and figuring out a good time and place to write would be one of the first activities I can do to help reach this goal.
The relaxation exercise this week was definitely relaxing; however, I felt a bit frustrated as well. It was extremely hard for me to focus on it and all the colors and what the represented. My mind kept going to and from my daughter and husband (they had a daddy-daughter date so I could spend some much needed time by myself...YAY!!!). During the exercise, I was mainly able to focus on my deep breathing and the different phrases the narrator wanted me to focus on such as "I am grounded," "I am loved," and "my life has a meaningful purpose." Although I couldn't concentrate on the entire exercise, what I was able to focus on helped me relax and it felt wonderful!!
Y'all have a relaxing and peaceful day!
-Natasja
It is tough as a stay at home mom to focus on yourself! I know having been there. But, I have realized years ago that focusing on myself makes me a better mom and wife, especially learning about yourself and improving who you are as an individual. It is so easy for us stay at home moms to lose our identities.
ReplyDeleteI like your goals. Sounds like you are on the right track in all of them.
There are some awesome websites for beginning running. Here are a couple: http://www.halfmarathons.net/training_tips_schedule_beginner_runners.html and http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-258-6851-0,00.html. Plus, you can find any races in your area. It is crazy... there is a whole world of running out there! And, there are lots of people who travel the globe just to make it to the races available. My husband and son are a couple of them. But, I have to admit, there is nothing that can compare to the energy at a racing event. Simply awesome!
Hi Natasja, I think that we can learn more about each other from reading these blogs than we will on the discussion board. I like that you are physically active and that you recognize that you need to make changes in your spiritual wellbeing and improve your psychological wellbeing. I remember journaling when I was a young girl, but back then we called it keeping a diary. I also like the idea of attending a bible study to help with your spiritual wellbeing. I think these suggestions of activities would work well for any potential clientle that I have and work for the patients that I see now, of course activities need to be adapted sometimes to make them easier to access for people with disabilities (physical or mental). I think that for me it would be hard for me to journal at this point in my life, it is better for me to talk things out with a support person that can be neutral in my plight. I enjoyed reading your blog and you have a relaxing day as well.
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@Tera, Thank you for the reply and information on the races. My husband is also a runner, such as yours, and he has actually completed a couple of ultra-marathons; I'm hoping he will try to help me. He printed off a 1/2 marathon training plan for me, so we will see how that goes!
ReplyDelete@Dina- thank you, also, for the reply! Yes, journaling is very tough for me for some reason as well; but it is easier than talking for me. I feel I know what I want to say, but I just can't get the words out. Journaling allows me to see my thoughts and figure out where I want to go from there.
Natasja,
ReplyDeleteGood post this week! I like how honest you are with your scales of wellbeing. A lot of people think they are higher than they are willing to admit. I found your goal strategies in your post to be very straight forward and most important attainable! I have big goals in my life but I don't break them down and them seem out of reach sometimes. On my meditation I also felt a bit frustrated. I was thinking about work though. If all you had to be frustrated about is your daughters daddy date, I think you are doing very good! I like you honesty in you blog, looking forward to next week :)
-Shanna
I think rating yourself can be difficult for anyone. We all have things we are good at and we also have faults. The problem is most of us hate to admit our faults and quite honestly who really does. It does make us bad if we have faults but we must realize our faults if we intend on fixing them. You rated your spiritual wellbeing at a 5 or 6 and that surprised me since you attend church every Sunday along with weekly Bible study. I currently do none of that so I can say I am a 1 and that to me is unacceptable. There is a need for me to improve my spiritual wellbeing and you inspired me to do just that.
ReplyDeleteReally cool Natasja. I love the picture of your family beautiful! I agree with you everyone has something they want to change or get better at. I want to increase my flexibility. It is essential to set goals and th goals you have set are great. I am sure you will acjieve them.
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