Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Importance of Pschological and Spiritual Wellness
I really liked the meditative practice given this week to perfrom. I thought about my grandmother that past away awhile back because she was the one that taught me to be a good person through values and going to church and learn religious beliefs. She also helped me in school and I became the best student I could be because of her. After she passed away, I have sometimes strayed from things she has taught me but this exercise makes me think how I should start going to church again and start showing more loving-kindness and compassion to others in my life. I want to be the best person I can spiritually, mentally, and physically. These type of exercises make you reflect on past experiences and choices you have made and helps you look in what you should change in the future about yourself to help you reach total optimal wellness. I am going to start taking more time to relax and reflect on my past experiences and lifestyle habits and see what I should change to become healthier overal. They saying "one cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" means that someone, who is teaching someone else about a certain subject area and practices, should have already mastered it and used it in their own life. I do think that us as health and wellness professionals should have or working to have a high level of psychological, spiritual, and physical wellness. I think this should happen before we are able to teach other people how to improve their lives to optimize these areas in their life. I am working on increasing my psychological wellness and spiritual wellness by meditating and praying more often. I also reflect each week on the choices I made and see what I should change to be an overall healthier person. I am working on getting on the integral path toward optimal wellness.
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Hello Aaaron, I also liked this exercise this week and like you I thought of my grandmother. She was a big part of my life and taught me many things like values. She cared so much about me when it came to school, she had recently passed and I know she would be proud of me because I am only two terms away from graduation. I think it is a great idea to take the time out for you to relax and reflect on your past experiences. It is a great way for you to learn from your mistakes. I agree with you when you say health professionals should have a high level of psychological, spiritual, and physical wellness. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteAmy Robertson
Aaron,
ReplyDeleteGet point about wanting to follow in you Grandma’s values. I imagined my Grandfather but never thought about it as deep as you did. Grandpa and I had a connection when he was alive; he taught me so much about life and how you should treat people and yourself. I feel like I can truly never live up to the expectation that I feel I have of him.
As far as the saying “one cannot lead where one has not gone himself” seem a bit untrue. I feel that as a track coach I can teach the kids to become better and achieve greater things than I have by giving them the tools to do so. Some of us can teach, some of us can do, it’s the rare person that can do both. Each of us have a gift lets us it.
Corban