1) Ratings
Physical wellbeing would probably
be around 6 or 7; in other words, a little better than average but still with
room for improvement. Spiritual wellbeing is probably about the same as
physical. Psychological wellbeing - I do not know what I would rate mine at.
Some days would get a higher rating than other days. “Damaged people are
dangerous – they know that they can survive.” I would say that this applies to
me but I do not know what sort of rating to give it.
2 & 3) Goals and Activities
For physical activity I am somewhat limited in what I can
do by bad knees so I recently began working on endurance and core strength (bicycling,
walking and yoga/pilates). Spiritual goal/activity: it would be nice to be more
involved in my church. I go every week but I have not been involved in any of
the small groups in the last couple of years. Tomorrow I will ask around to see
if help is needed anywhere in particular or if there is a study group that
might be interesting. Psychological goal/activity: nothing in particular comes
to mind for a goal. I think I would like to start seeing a psychologist again.
I am not dealing with any specific issues right now but I know from past
experience that I am better off when I meet with someone on a regular basis.
4) Crime of the
Century
Occasionally guided
relaxation exercises are nice but lately I have just found them to be annoying
and frustrating. I am not sure how to put it into words. The “soothing” voice
that the person tries to use just gets my back up and makes me want to be
stubborn and do the opposite.
Hi Wren ,
ReplyDeleteI just recently started going to church, but I have always believed in my heart that there is something out there. I am also pretty physical and love going to the gym whenever I have the time (or running! I love to run!). My boyfriend has really bad knees too. His physical therapist told him to do lots of stretches, squats, and lunges to make his knees stronger which I think have been working. I also started working out with him and doing lunges, it really helps my legs and knees get stronger.
The relaxation exercise was interesting to me. I think this one was not as effective as the first one, just because this one was so far fetched about imagining colors coming out of your body. I would rather just have the smoothing music, or beach sounds to relax in the background while the speaker says what body part to relax. I noticed I am really in tune with what the speaker says, when he says to move the blood to my arms, my arms became so heavy! I think it’s just how much you focus on every word.
Good post!
Nellie
Hi Wren, I have to admit that the title of your Blog makes me chuckle a little bit..."Because I Have To". I can understand the sentiment, completely. Sometimes I have made my situation worse by dreading things, and I have to constantly remind myself to stop it. It affects my attitude and stresses me out worse than the actual thing would, normally.
ReplyDeleteI am not one for the relaxation exercises either, because I usually think of 10 things I should be doing instead. But, if I do relax and submit, it makes a huge difference in my mind, body, and spirit atmosphere...I know that may sound weird, but it sets a "mood" that I enjoy, is what I mean.
I hope you find some way to get more involved in church like you mentioned. Good luck girl!
I suppose my sense of humor is a little askew (just to give an idea of what I mean, check out despair.com someday – it is always good for a laugh) but I know what you mean – I make things harder than they need to be a lot. Sometimes just letting myself look at with a little bit of what many might call cynicism allows me to laugh at myself and move on with whatever the task is.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of submission is intriguing and I will have to keep it in mind for next time.
I did find a small group that meets weekly at my church but right now they are studying the book of John so I am not very inclined to jump in. I spent two semesters studying John and even though it was a few years ago, I am still a little tired of it.