My scores haven't changed too dramatically since unit 3. My physical well-being scored a 6.5 in unit 3 and is now a 5. This is because of some recent health issues that have limited the amount of exercising I can do. Exercise is a great stress reliever for me and invigorates me physically. Hopefully I can get these issues resolved so I can have a better quality of life. My psychological well-being scored a 7.5 in unit 3 and I would consider it to be the same today. It probably would be higher, but my health problems have kept me a little more anxious than I would usually be. This course has helped me deal with these issues psychologically and has helped me keep a more positive mind frame throughout. So the resources this course has made available to me and my health problems kind of cancel each other out to keep my psychological well-being the same. My spiritual well-being in unit 3 scored an eight and is the same today. I have continued what I have been doing to keep my spiritual well-being good. I say a little prayer each day and continue to read the spiritual reading I get in my email daily. This helps give me ideas on how to live a better life and I try to follow that.
The progress I have made for the goals I set for myself in unit 3 have been kind of slow. My goal of gaining 5 to 10 pounds hasn't really made any progress given my recent health problems. My appetite is still good and normal, but I have not been able to implement the activities I had hoped to improve my physical well-being and exercise the way I would like to gain weight. My spiritual goal of doing more to help others in need hasn't progressed much either. It's been difficult to get through work and school while dealing with my health problems that it's hard to find motivation to become proactive in reaching my goal and finding an organization to do volunteer work at. It is a lame excuse and I hope to work harder at it once my health problems are resolved. I have made good progress in my psychological goals of implementing new relaxation and stress management techniques. I use the Subtle Mind exercise and am planning to start doing transcendental meditation soon. My time management skills have gotten considerably better over this term as well.
My experience throughout this course has been positive. While my scores might not reflect it, I feel that given my decreased physical well-being, maintaining my psychological and spiritual well-being throughout that has been a positive I believe. Usually if something like that would happen, I would get too down, but I feel like I have been more optimistic throughout my health problems because of what I have learned in this course. The most rewarding part of this course was learning all of the practices and exercises that can help. These are useful practices that can provide benefits for others who I wish to share them with as well as myself. This course has really made me more aware of being attentive to each person’s individual needs and accommodating to those needs to best help them. If we integrate the practices we hope to teach into our own lives, we can understand how these experiences can help others so we can best serve them.
Erik,
ReplyDeleteIt has been really nice having you in class, you have brought forth a lot of insight. I am glad spiritually you have grown. I believe that is one of the most important steps to take first and usually the rest will follow. We have learned a great deal in this class of how to help ourselves and others. I wish you well and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Casey D.