Final Project

It is important for health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically so that they can personally experience what they are implementing to others. Trying on shoes before you wear them, tasting the recipe before you serve it, or spraying a perfume before you purchase. Anytime that you give advice or guide a person through their life you should have the experience to do so. “To become agents of a more expansive health, we must begin with our own life.” (Dacher, 2006, pg. 167). The two areas that I need to develop in order to achieve optimal psychological, spiritual and physical wellness are the implementation of regular meditation and daily exercise. My overall psychological, spiritual and physical health will improve if these areas are developed. This class has made me explore my life in each domain. Unfortunately, I think it has made me depressed about my life. I have realized that I am not happy with myself psychologically or spiritually. Physically, I am doing better than I have in years. The other two both need improvement. My physical goal will be to stick to exercising three times a week. I have slacked off recently and I think it is because I often feel guilty about leaving the kids alone after they have been alone all day. I need to stay motivated. My psychological goal will be to get out of this depressive state that I have been in. I truly think I need some time for myself. Working two jobs, seven days a week, and three classes this term has taken its toll on me. I need to fix this. My spiritual goal is to start doing yoga or meditation. I am going to really try to do this in between this term ending and the next beginning. To foster growth physically I am going to be more aggressive about my actions. I am going to take a few breaks during my workday and take two fifteen minute walks. I am going to get my kids back on a bedtime schedule, so that I can fit in at least a 30 minute bike ride before it gets dark outside. To be more stable psychological I am going to seek ways to deal with my sadness. If I improve myself physically then it will help me psychologically. I will start deep breathing techniques to relieve the stress in my life. I also need to deal with a few family issues that are going on in my life. To foster my spiritual growth I am going to seek somebody/something to believe in. I wasn’t raised in a religious family and I think I am drawn more towards Buddhism. I am going to explore this and also start to concentrate on meditation. There are retreats in my area that I have looked into and I WILL attend one in the near future. I am going to sit down and write out a plan. Things to get rid of and things to add. Out with the negative and in with the positive. This list will be my guide to improvement within my soul. My bucket list. Once this is accomplished I will have no problem maintaining this improvement because it will be my new lifestyle.