Hello, my freaky
darlings!! (Yes, that was taken from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
What can I say? I’m nuts and love every minute of it.)
Anyhow, welcome to yet another week of psychological and spiritual healing
adventures. This week, my fellow classmates and I were asked to answer a few
questions about our own well-being before we listen to our weekly exercise. So,
let’s see just what I have found out about myself.
First, I
had to determine, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being optimal well-being, how
I would rate my physical well-being, spiritual well-being, and psychological
well-being. With my physical well-being, I would rate myself around a 6. The
classes that I’m taking for this degree are showing me that I need to start
making some changes and I have done so. I’ve begun watching what I eat (trying
to stay away from the items I really don’t need), drinking more water, and
working out. I’ve only been at this for a couple of months now, but I have seen
some small changes and I have to remind myself that things won’t change
overnight. Still, if I keep at it, I know I’ll do fine. My spiritual well-being
is around a 5. Don’t get me wrong, I have good relations with people, a
comfortable home, and an okay job. I don’t often think much of my spiritual
well-being. Usually, I have too many things on my mind. This is one area I need
to work on for sure. I would rate my psychological well-being at around an 8 or
9. Yes, I’m crazy as can be, but it’s that craziness that keeps me grounded. I
do my best to not let things get to me mentally, like stress, and humor helps
me quite a bit on this area. Yes, there are times when I feel mentally drained,
but for the most part, I think I do pretty well.
Next, I’ve
been asked to develop a goal for each area. For my physical well-being, I want
to get as healthy as I can. For my spiritual well-being, I want to work towards
finding inner peace with everything around me. For my psychological well-being,
I want to drive as much stress away from my mind as I can.
Now, I’ve
been asked what exercises or activities I can implement into my life to help me
move towards these goals. For my physical well-being, I can follow meal plans
and try different ways of exercise. There is everything from walking to aerobics
and even muscle strength and training. For my spiritual well-being, I need to
find a way to connect more with my ‘soul’. I can use meditation for this as
well as other practices like breathing techniques and feng shui. I can also
implement more of my beliefs into my life to reach a balance. I do believe a
lot of what others, believe, but I also have my own thoughts and beliefs as
well, and I think I will be able to find a balance between all of this as long
as I’m willing to learn about them with an open mind. For my psychological
well-being, I want to keep my mind active. I try to do puzzles, play video
games, and do a lot of crafts. This actually helps me a lot, especially if it
is something where I have to think about a solution. This can keep my mind busy
and help take my mind off any stress I may be going through.
Now, after
all of this, it’s time for the weekly exercise. This week, we are listening to
The Crime of the Century. Before we begin, let me just say that the title of
this exercise does not reflect the actual exercise at all. (Kind of a letdown
because I was hoping for some kind of really good mystery) This week, we have
the same narrator from the previous week and more soothing music as well. We
begin with a comfortable position and work on our breathing. We now get to work
on a technique called Rainbow Meditation. We use imagination, using the colors
of the rainbow, to use meditative thoughts. We think of the colors, items that
are that color, and imagine a beam of light is running through an area of our
body, and this helps us to feel grounded or centered, or whatever depending on
the area. Breathing continues as we think and we move to each area, using a
different color for each. Listening to this exercise, I’m reminded of the
Chakra. The Chakra involves 7 areas of our bodies and each area is associated
with a color and meaning. The Chakra has been associated with spiritual healing
for a long time. If someone is new to the Chakra, this exercise is a good way
to be introduced to the basics of the Chakra.
Overall,
this was a good exercise. Again, it’s a good idea to remember to keep an open
mind with these exercises and suggestions being made or they won’t work.
Until next
week, stay well, my darlings!!
Hello Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteI find your humor quite refreshing and I admire anyone that can laugh at them self. You seem to do that quite well. Trust me that is a compliment coming from me and as I said, I do admire you. I wish I could do the same thing. I am such and uptight person that I find it hard to laugh at good humor which as we all know and have heard for years, in the Reader's Digest, that "Laughter is the Best Medicine". I have been described by people who simply love and adore me as being so uptight that one could not pull a greased needle from my behind with a tractor. Ha! Ha!
I work with several people who have a positive outlook similar to yours. I am often in awe of their ability to "go with the flow" and respond favorable to an interruption in their daily routine, as I on the other hand quite often do not respond well to anyone or anything that causes my schedule to change. I am not sure why I chose nursing as a career choice? I do love my patients but I do need to loosen up a bit and learn to live and enjoy my life rather than allowing life to be such a drag. Any tips you have would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to reading more of your well thought out posts. Keep smiling. Keep Laughing.
Rufus J.
Hello Rufus,
DeleteThank you for the compliment. I don't really know what tips I can give you. I think a lot of the reason why I'm the way I am is because of how I was raised. My family is that kick-butt-first-take-names-after kind of family and we have always tried to find humor in all situations, no matter how bad it got. Yes, I have problems like everyone else does,but I don't get upset over things I can't change. I don't let a problem get to me. I know that there is a solution somewhere and I just have to find it. It helps that my friends are just as crazy as I am. I try to find something that will make me laugh each day and that does help. It can be anything from a joke to a funny movie to even watching cartoons like Tom and Jerry or Looney Tunes. Laughter really is the best medicine and I've also found that it helps when you're grieving for a loved one. When my uncle passed away suddenly 12 years ago, it was sad during the calling hours, but then we all got to remembering all the fun times we had and all the crazy stories (the kicker was when we found out that he was being buried next to the police officer that had caught him and his friends breaking into their high school when they were seniors and stealing the letter jackets. That was just too perfect.), and before long we were all laughing. While we were all sad that he was gone, we remembered the good times and it helped us move on. My cousin once said that as long as we have our sense of humor, we'll survive anything and I believe that. Just give yourself a chance to loosen up. Laugh each day, try something spontaneous, and let yourself experience things that you never thought you could see yourself doing before. One of my favorite things is to fire off an off the wall comment and shock everyone around me, because to look at me, you wouldn't expect it. I usually have people rolling on the floor with those comments, and for those that do really know me, they know I'm crazy. My mind took a hike a long time ago and if I found it now, I probably wouldn't want it back. So, for now, I'm just going to go with the flow, let whatever happen, and if I have to kick some you-know-what, then so be it, but I'll be sure to have fun doing it.
hey there Lindsey . I enjoyed reading your post. You have a good sense of humor..So I see you are working to better your health as well, so am I. You say are making food changes. I am trying also. Sometimes this is hard. I love my hot sauce. But that contains do much salt,. Which I've come to find is very bad for my health. Since I have stop eating it, I've been noticing some small changes. I feel less heavy. Probably the salt was weighing me down. Hey I am glad you have made the changes to your health. Any changes no matter how small can have a great effect. Also, good to see you have a spiritual concern. Many people are not concerned about their spiritual well being,. They don't consider it important. Well glad to again to experience your humor. You make me want to laugh and smile more just reading about your humor in your post.
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