Reflections

Rating my well being is not an easy thing to do. There are so many things that affect your well being on a daily basis, from family stress, to work stress, to everyday aches and pains whether it be from surgery or just getting old. My physical well being right now would have to be a 4 or 5. This is simply because I am still recovering from surgery and with it being winter, I have a lot of aches and pains due to arthritis in my joints from years of gymnastics and various other sports. My spiritual well being is probably a 5 or 6 as I have not been a regular churchgoer since 200 when I was told by a Catholic priest that if I had killed my husband the church could have forgiven me, but since I divorced him, I was no longer welcome or allowed to participate in any masses. My Psychological well being is probably an 8 or 9 on a regular basis. I have my days as we all do where I am down in the dumps or life gets me down and I would rate this about a 2, but normally I am a pretty well adjusted confident person with who I am, where I am and how I deal with everyday problems as well as those life changers that always seem to come out of left field at the most inopportune times.
The main goal I wold have for myself in all three areas would be to increase all of my well being in all three areas. I aim to heal 100% form my surgery and get back to my normal physical activity which includes my 3 X a week Zumba with my daughters. I have also been starting to attend a new church with my daughters where they make you feel welcome and open and are of the belief that your spirituality is inside you and how you relate to God vs. some archaic belief that some crotchety old fart deems as correct. As far as psychological well being, this area can always use improvement. In the way we relate to each other and handle problems, no one is perfect and we can all learn better ways of dealing with what life hands us.
I am going to start physical therapy to assist me in my physical goals of healing, have started attending church to assist me with my spiritual side, and have started going to counseling with my daughters to work on the psychological aspect of my life and to have a better relationship with my daughters.
When completing the Crime of the Century Exercise, I was a little frustrated. I think overall it was a good implementation of a relaxation technique, but I enjoyed the Journey on Exercise a bit more. I think this was due more to the length of time it took than anything. When you have children in the house, it is hard to find 10 minutes to sit and breathe to yourself, let alone 20 minutes to sit and relax with peace and quiet. The color usage also made it more difficult for me to follow the relaxation exercise. I am not sure why this is, maybe it was too many aspects at once to try and implement, or maybe I was just privy to Journey On and was expecting a replay of that.