Monday, June 28, 2010

Doctor am I well?

When I think about my well being, I do often tend to think about my physical health, sometimes that includes my mental health because I know that stress creates physical illness, but then what I think is sort of interesting is that I go to my spiritual side to find healing. It was not until just recently that I started to try and work on my spiritual health, and in doing so I have found that I have become both physically and mentally healthier, as long as I can keep them all in check.
As for rating each area I would say my physical health right now is a 8, I am physically fit, could stand to gain a couple pounds and have allergies. As for my spiritual health, I would say I am at a 4, I get wrapped up in life and let it take me away, I often lose my balance on this side and let it lose connection, I am working on it though. My mental health is the one that confuses even me, most days I feel pretty stable but I have a very up and down thing going on. I can be doing perfectly fine, and then my mental chatter really kicks into high gear and I talk myself into a dark spot, which I then find very hard to get out of. I guess for my psychological health I would give myself a 6. I don't feel like a crazy person though :P.
My goal for my physical health is to get back to a healthy weight of 135, I am currently at around 118. My goal for my spiritual health is to fully dive into reading the scripture in the Bible and not just read the words, I want to develop a better understanding of the Word. For my psychological health, I need to stop letting my mental chatter take over my feelings, my goal for this on is much shorter, I will focus on just the rest of this week, I want to make a conscious effort to get rid of every negative thought that comes to my mind, this week and speak no negativity at all. I might have to write that on my hand to help me remember.
To achieve these goals, I am going to set up a meal program for this week, and try to make sure I keep up with it. I am going to schedule a time for reading the scriptures, and I am going to post positive thought and reminders all around me, as well as schedule time for meditation and journaling to dispel negative thoughts.
The exercise for this week, I found interesting, as I was doing it I did not feel as relaxed as last week, although the imagery that I was getting impressed me, I did not realize I could imagine things so well, it was like a journey, it was fun. Although while doing the exercise I did not feel as relaxed I realized that I was very relaxed once I had to start moving, my limbs felt heavy at first and my eyes did not want to open. I really enjoy these activities.
Until next time: Stay Active, Stay Fit, Have Fun!!!

1 comment:

  1. I like what you said about letting the "chatter takeover your feelings". That is a challenge for many people. You made specific, achievable goals about getting rid of those thoughts and that should be to your benefit. Awesome!

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