So lets talk about wellness. There are 3 kinds, physical, spiritual, psychological. One cannot analyze others without first analyzing themselves so lets start with me...
On a scale of 1(really bad) - 10 (PERFECT!!)...
Physical (7)
I write this part with a little smile as I've been suffering from the flu all week. But BESIDES this week I would say that I am better than most. I exercise 5-6 days a week on a good week and 2-3 on a bad. I eat relatively healthy and my cheat meals are nothing compared to most peoples regular meals. On the downside I definitely do not get enough sleep and I overextend myself with work.
So how can I improve this? My main goal right now is to maximise my profit and minimize my effort. I.E make more and work less. This should decrease my stress a great deal and allow me to get some more sleep.
Spiritual (8.5)
I wont even bother going into the complex beliefs that I've developed over the years but needless to say I am VERY comfortable with them. I know my place in the universe and that is a great feeling. I know how to meditate very effectively and I feel that I am very "tuned in" spiritually. However, again due to crazy life happenings, I am unable to practice what I know. Physical and mental exhaustion make taking the time to spend on my spiritual self not on the top of my priority list.
I can improve this area very easily by simply going back to my daily mediation and stop making excuses as why not to do it.
Psychological (6)
Hey who isn't a little bit crazy? I'm pretty comfortable with my physchological health but I wouldn't say its amazing. I tend to over analyze things and think too many steps ahead, often losing sight of the here and now.
The biggest improvement I can make is to stop internalizing everything and use the resources I have available to vent my frustrations. This is going to be very difficult for me because I have an image to uphold.
Here is another Guided meditation for everyone to try.
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Even though I mentioned last week that i was not a fan of these, I found this particular one was worth sharing for the rainbow meditation as it guides you through a simplified version of the meditation techniques I practice on my own and find to be so effective.
Sean
ReplyDeletePhysically I feel I am the same as you. I do to much then I end up suffering because I end up not going for a run then and I am to tired and just go to bed because I am so tired. We need to make at least 30 minutes a day for ourselves. That is what fitness experts say is a good amount for at least 5 days a week . If I could get that sometimes I would be happy. Some weeks are better then others. When I wrote my blog I was happy but as of today my physical aspect is down to a 5 because I got bit by a spider in the leg and have cellulitis. So of course my leg is so sore and I have no ambition to go out and run at all.
I like your spiritual aspect because everyone has their own beliefs and I do not always believe it has to come down to religion at all. I would definitely do the meditation myself because that will also help with the " me" time. Good luck with everything!