This week was a very interesting week and I learned a lot, I cant wait to see what you all thought.
If I were to rate my physical well being I would give my self a 6 or a 7 I have really been making a very strong effort to exercise regularly and eat well cutting out certain foods I have even stopped drinking pop all together. I also have no medical problems so I would say that I am in OK shape but not great shape. Spirituality I would rate my self at about a 4 or a five I know what I believe and feel but have not quite connected with my spirituality a hundred percent I am a work in progress. Psychologically I would rate myself at about the same as spiritually because I have many stressors that I am learning to deal with and handle with out being overwhelmed.
If I were were to take each of these areas and develop goals for them my physical goal which I have already been working on would be to become the healthiest and fittest I can be by eating the best I can and getting regular exercise. Spirituality I would like to connect more with my spirituality spending more time reflecting and identifying my spiritual values. Psychologically I would like to under stress and how to better deal with it so it effects me less.
In this weeks reading we learned about preparing ground this stuck out to me. Learning and reading about loving kindness is the most important thing to stabilize our moods; skillful action and cultivating behavior that is support of integral health and letting go of behaviors that are not; and silence and stillness allow us to be able to quite our mind and find an inner peace and calmness.This is important in achieving all of our physical spiritual and psychological goals.
Thanks for reading
Rachel
Hi Rachel,
ReplyDeleteThese evaluations make you to, really checkup on yourself, wouldn’t you say. If you do not have any medical problems I think that you are really blessed. Real growth requires honesty, moreover, your post reads with sincerity. I imagine that as long as we are on this earth, there will always be room for growth.
Rachel, I too enjoyed, “preparing the ground” it was uplifting. I long for times when I’m able to, still my mind and get silent. I always feel like, I can solve the worlds problems when I’m at that place of calmness, solitude, and stillness. I remember as a child, raised in the rural south, during those long hot summer days, my mother would always, stress the importance of coming in from the sun, resting, and having times of solitude, even if it meant taking a nap.
Thanks for sharing.
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteThat is great that you are eating healthy and working out more to take care of your self. Also the fact that you have no medical problems is great, keep up the good work. No pop, well I ma in the same boat if I ever do drink soda it is on a full moon and who knows why I craved it, lol. Stress can be overwhelming but I use exercise to assist in relieveing my stress and it helps a lot.
V/R,
Shana Rodriguez
This class really is showing me some of the issues that I've up to this point chosen to ignore .. like the stress and things I should be doing to control it. Some times the stress and things going on in your life won't allow you to sit still. :-(
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