Unit 10 Creating Wellness-Mark Maule HW420 final class blog

Unit 10 Creating Wellness-Mark Maule HW420
In unit 3 on my personal assessment, I scored the 3 areas of personal assessment with the following scores on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the best score:
Psychological: score of 8
Physical: score of 8
Spiritual: score of 5

Now in Unit 10 these scores have change somewhat, as improvement has been made and my new scores are as follows:
Psychological: score of 9, up one point from last assessment.
Physical: score of 9, up one point from last assessment.
Spiritual: score of 8, up 3 points from last assessment.

Psychological Area: One of the goals and one of the activities in the psychological area of my life will be I hope to research the brain more as it is very intriguing to me and this class has brought it to my attention from reviewing all the brain research studies about it. I agree with the Bible that what we think has a lot to do with our success in life and with other people and in our physical, mental and emotional balance. It states, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Just think how good the world would be if everyone thought about those things constantly, daily. Wow, what a wonderful world this would be! It is my goal; to try to do more of this kind of thinking daily to make others and mine lives better.
(The Bible. Philippians 4: 8)

I have implemented one of the activities I have chosen for my mental and emotional well-being in the psychological area of my life by posting a Blog site, exchanging ideas and thoughts with others, learning from their ideas and thoughts, and journaling weekly in that blog.
Another activity I have started with others in a social group is the study group I joined on Wednesdays, to pass ideas, share ideas, learn new ideas and discuss problem areas that need to change and resolve to find ways to improve.
Another psychological goal: I also plan to join a ladies group for fun, games, and social connections at my church on Saturday’s.

Physical Area: The goals & activities in the physical area of my life are ongoing. I have not met the goal of loosing enough weight yet.
One goal I have made and have started to meet is eating more fruit. For the last year my diet has gone down hill, that is, before this class started. Since, I have realized this is a major part of my physical balance, and nothing should interfere with the personal goal I have made. Even if all the people in my family do not agree, or practice good eating habits, I can make my own a priority. This class has made me realize I need to make my health and it’s balance a priority, regardless if others whom I care about do not do that. I hope to eventually influence them instead of heretofore, the opposite. I can be mentally strong, and imagine this strength in visualization, until it is totally realized.
I have implemented one exercise activity since unit 3, I have chosen for my well being in this area of my life. I have started the CD exercise program with Sean T. and begun working my new abs workout routine. I will soon add weight lifting to this activity as well.
Another diet goal is to replace one or two meals a day with health shakes to enhance weight loss in the near future.

Spiritual Area: Some of the goals in unit 3 for spiritual areas have been met, and are ongoing. I have started to read my Compass to life/Bible more, gaining some success in the spiritual area. The activities in the spiritual area of my life are improving, as I have not only started reading my spiritual guidebook/Bible more, but have started a new class and the booklet that goes with it is helpful towards my goals. Other goals/activities are I need to balance living life for my self and others. This class has brought up the fact that I need to take care of myself or I will not do a quality job taking care and helping others. I need to take that special time every day to get in a quiet place to foster my own integral growth, but, I need to think of others in that time as well and how I can input love, compassion, mercy, and grace into their lives as well. As the Bible, my compass for life, says, "Do unto others the way you would have them do unto you." I need to have it as a personal goal to love others like I love myself. I know this is much easier said than done, but it does not hurt to have a goal. I must first take time to balance myself in order to know how to be able to balance others.

I have implemented one activity goal set in the spiritual area of my life by being in a new “Celebrate Recovery” study group that I go to on Wednesday nights and it helps me and others overcome all their hurts, habits and hang-ups that keep them from progressing in life. We have just started that journey last week and daily do homework for the class.
Other goals and activities I will observe, investigate, customize and possibly use are the approaches discussed in the Dacher book: witnessing mind, calm-abiding, and sensorimotor awareness.

I have not implemented all the activities I have set as my new goals for myself in life, but am starting on that path and working towards the goals I have chosen for my well being in these different areas. I have implemented some of the activities. I am starting step-by-step and increasing the intensity, and frequency of the planned/steps laid out for myself. Inch by inch I will move forward to my desired goals, and hopefully never go stale or backwards, but always moving positively in the on position and forward direction.

My personal experience throughout this course has opened my mind to a new realm of study and research that I will continue to investigate to better the clients I too will work with and share with. I do not know for certain what field I will be working in as of yet, but this class has brought to my mind that staying balanced and knowing how to get that way is a very important priority and invaluable in my and others’ lives as well. I may be working in education with children and they need this information to start life out right with good life habits for mind-body-spirit aspects of their life.

Activities, mediation practices/techniques/studies I may study, examine, customize and possibly use are: Olympian mental fitness visualizations, Loving-Kindness, Silence and Stillness, Meeting Asclepius, the subtle mind, The Crime of the Century, The Rainbow Meditation, The Witnessing Mind, Calm-Abiding, Unity consciousness, Visualization, Mental training, Contemplative work outs, Universal Loving-kindness, Integral practices: nature, creative arts, and grace.

I have developed and improved my own well being from learning new techniques and ways to stay mentally, physically, and emotionally focused, balanced, calm, and peaceful.
The most rewarding part of the course has been realizing the many avenues of inner peace and being introduced to all the new research available to learn from in the recent past.
The most difficult part of this course has been finding meditation practices without Buddhist backgrounds, as these are not my ways and beliefs.

The experience of taking this course will improve my ability to assist others by the simple fact that I can now approach my future jobs in a more balanced, holistic, integral, flourishing way especially with regards to inner peace. I have some new tools, techniques, information to investigate to learn and hopefully stay balanced in all areas.