Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Last blog post


For my physical health I assessed myself at an 8 and I would still rate myself at an 8.  I have been working out a lot more and am actually starting to see muscles I have not seen since high school so I am happy about that.  The number on the scale has not changed though which is frustrating.  I still let my stress levels affect my health and I was just sick last week because of over stressing myself due to finals.  I need to work on keeping my stress levels in check so I stop getting colds from it.  My goal was to love my body more for how it is.  I really have been working on that a lot lately.  It has improved a little.  I have not stuck with saying something I love about myself every time I see a mirror but I still do it occasionally.  I need to really stick with this one more. 

For my psychological health I assessed myself at a 6.  I would currently rate my mental health at an 8.  Even though I still let stress get to me on occasions (such as finals week) my overall stress levels have gone down.  My goal was to meditate.  I do not meditate every day but I have been doing it more often.  It is a work in progress still but it has come a long way. 

For my spiritual health I scored myself at a 7.  I would currently score myself at an 8.  My goal was to tell my boyfriend about my beliefs and I did and he completely supports him and I discovered that even though his family is strict catholic that he does not follow his family’s beliefs as strictly as he does and that he supports whatever I believe. 

I think that everything I learned in this class will help me in my future career.  It has opened my eyes to other people’s beliefs and has taught me to be more accepting of others beliefs.  Meditation was hard for me and still is but at least I do it occasionally now as opposed to never. 

2 comments:

  1. Hello Nicole,

    Do not worry so much about the number on the scale. If you are working out more than you are probably putting on muscle and muscle weighs more than fat. Keep reminding yourself that just because the scale isn't moving doesn't mean you are not losing fat. It is hard to love your body, I know for me it is, so keep working at your goal and you will achieve it. I think everyone was very stressed with finals so do not feel bad. It is a stressful time for everyone and all you can do is handle it the best you can and get it over with LOL. Good luck with your future career and stay focused on your goals. If you keep working on them you will succeed.

    Tabatha

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  2. Hello Nicole. I like your plan of action. Meditate, meditate,meditate. It is important to keep practicing meditation and all other contemplative practices in order to be on the right path of integral health. In this case, practice does make perfect, and the outcome is very spectacular. I did learn a lot more about myself in this term, and look forward to continuing my education in integral health. Keep up the great work, and good luck in everything you do. Many blessings for you and your loved ones

    Jesse Mansanales

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