I would rate my physical wellbeing at about a 6. I have had times in my life where I was much more fit, however, my efforts in my nutrition are so much more focused and varied now that I am happy with the results. There is always a way to improve, however, so I know I can get healthier and more fit. My spiritual wellbeing is the one that I would rate the highest. I would say that I am about an 8. I have a very firm faith in God and I pray daily now. I feel that there is a greater energy to the universe and that I am part of it. My spirituality is one of the comforts in my life. I am still focusing on it, however, and am always ready to improve. It is a very large part of the journey for health and balance that I am on now. My psychological wellness is my lowest rating, however, it is on the rise! I would rate it a 5. Recently, especially during the holiday season this year, I had a set back in this area and the calm and happiness that I've been working on took a back seat to sadness, some overwhelm, and yes, some anger. I am regrouping and have really been enjoying this past month.
Some of my physical goals is to lose weight and improve on my running. I plan to do this by training for a 10K that is occuring on tax day, April 15th! Spiritually, I am hoping to find a closer connection to everything around me as well as the power in myself. I continue to pray everyday and, in these prayers, I am thanking the Lord for everything in my life. I have been trying to do this before my feet even touch the floor in the morning so that I can start each day in a positive mind frame. This brings me to my psychological goals. I am currently working so hard to have a positive way of viewing things and to start to drown out my old "negative speak". I want to look at the world in a positive light and see the learning lesson and hope in every situation. To do this, I am making an effort when dealing with unpleasant things to stop myself from getting stressed or upset and rather, thanking the Lord for letting me have such a full life with so much to do in it, or thanking Him for letting me have that job that exhausted my body, or that boyfriend in my life who may be driving me crazy at the moment. I want to see the bigger picture of things so that I don't let myself get bogged down in the little, annoying details. It is really helping put everything in perspective and has really increased my mood and my energy lately!
This relaxation exercise was a hard one for me. I coudn't really get into the colors until the emerald green over the heart. Visualizing the windows in my body and light shooting out didn't work for me, so I adjusted it in my mind's eye and simply pictured a warm, bright glow of the light shining over the area of the body it was suppose to shoot out from. This helped me a lot! In the end, I felt very relaxed. My body almost felt heavy at the end, but I was able to come fully awake and ready to blog! lol
Victoria
Hi Victoria,
ReplyDeleteNice name, my daughter has the same name.
I also had a hard time envisioning the colors, especially the yellow and indigo blue, because it was hard for me to think of things that had the same colors. I did not really like this meditation to well, I also had a hard time focusing on the certain body parts and picture that ray of color shooting out through those windows. Great post
Cristine