My personal assessment for unit 3 had my physical aspect rated at an 8, my psychological at a 6, and my spiritual at an 8. Now I feel that my physical is still a strong 8 bordering on 9, my psychological is at a low 7, and my spiritual is at a 6.
The scores have changed, physically I have increased running more and hiking, psychological has increased a bit due to more meditation and clearing my mind of negativity and stress, but spiritually I have lost sight of my goals and need a lot more work.
The goals and activities I set in unit 3 I have put a lot of positive effort towards, my physical goals and activities have definitely been met, I am running more, I have been hiking every weekend and I feel that I have gained muscle. Psychologically I have not reached my goals but feel that I am making good efforts to let go of the things I can not control, to be happier and reduce stress. Spiritually I need to find faith and believe more often which is a struggle.
I have implemented most of my activities I set for these goals and will continue to work on them in my future.
I do believe that my well-being has improved, this class has made me more aware of things in my life which cause me struggle and through many interesting aspects such as meditation, loving kindness, and subtle mind exercises I feel more awake. The reward has been that I can clear my mind, relax, and just sit quietly for a bit without constant noise inside my head.
I find difficulty in letting go of thoughts and feelings, I can not heal spiritually at this point and it concerns me.
This experience has helped me understand myself and that will allow me to be more patient, loving and understanding towards others and their struggles.
Hello Ali,
ReplyDeleteits good to see that you are able to get out. I think hiking is a great way to train a holistic body. Depending on where you go, it will involve your mental capabilities, and depending on where you end up can be a spiritual experience. It easy to increase the intensity of the workout by adding hills or weight to a backpack (the packs with the waist belt are great) and you’ll find you’ll burn fat, and increase your cardiac output. Another good thing about hiking you can go places to meditate and ground yourself, find a boulder to sit or lay on then go through you exercises and focus on channeling into the rock and let Mother earth take it from there. I hope you can reach a subtle mind, it can be a chore when you have so much going on and no where to park it so you can defuse it and move on. This is all a learning experience, take note and learn; after awhile step back to see where you are, and you will be surprised at the progress you have made. I wish you well Ali and all that you seek to accomplish. Thank you for sharing.
Kevin W.
Thank you Kevin for your kind words and thoughts on hiking, I feel so alive when im out there climbing the mountains and the top holds so much beauty. I hope to get my mind together and calm. Good luck on your journey as well.
DeleteAli