Complete the following and post in your blog:

Describe the exercise and assessment process. What did you discover about yourself? What area have you chosen to be a focus of growth and development? Why? What are some specific exercises or activities that you can implement to foster greater wellness in this area?
I liked the loving-kindness exercise.  It definetly made me focus on being more kind to others around me, especially my boss.  I have been having a hard time with her lately and this helped me alot.

As for the assessment, my emotional development is the area that I would like to work on most which is part of the psychospiritual flourishing.  The book asks “is our emotional life dominated by uncontrolled desires, anger, fear, and other reactive emotions.  Or do we live in a more neutral state where we move between afflictive emotions and transient pleasures?” (Schlitz, Amorok, 2006).  I would have to agree that I tend to over react to my emotions.  I let negative thoughts get into my head and have free reign.  I really need to work on controlling the sway my emotions and fears have on me. 

It is hard for me to control these emotions and fears because I often do not realize that I am reacting to something and that I need to not until the situation has passed.  It has become a habit of mine, and a hard one to break it seems.  I need to try being more aware of my thoughts and feelings so that I can change them to more positive ones.  Once I realize when I am having these feelings I can work on using positive affirmations to change them, relaxed breathing to calm myself and meditation to resolve some of these feelings. 

I could use work in all areas of integral health, but more seem more important to me at this point in my life.  I would like to work on the emotion/psychospiritual aspect as well as the biological flourishing.  I have really been working on becoming a healthier person and I would love to lose some weight and one day be able to run a half marathon.