Unit
10 Blog
Sharon
Gillmore
After careful review of
Unit 3 I realize that I need to spend a little more time on me! In unit 3 we were asked to rate the following
components of ourselves: Physical
wellbeing, psychological well-being, and spiritual well-being.
In my Unit 3 blog I rated myself a 5 for the
physical capacity and after careful reflection, I think I overstated my
rating. I am surely not a 5 and as
stated before am working on my physical health.
I actually have an appointment on May 30th for a series of
tests for my heart and cardiovascular system. Fear was keeping me from keeping
such an appointment but the alternative just may be the end of my life, so I am
going to keep this appointment and just bite the bullet and face whatever is
wrong. So overall, I am going in the right direction on this one.
Spiritually, I rated
myself in unit 3 as a 9. I am going to
stay with this rating as I really am faith bound and feel certain that I would
be more of a mess than I already am without the help of my higher power.
In unit 3 I rated
myself as an….. UGH in
Psychological. Yes, that was the very
word I used. Maybe I am better than an
UGH now, but have a far way to go. I
have eliminated some negativity from my life but still life with the fear of
its return. I would assess that the
score has changed a bit as I have implemented some personal goals for myself
and feel like I am at least driving in the right direction.
The goals that I have
implemented for myself are reasonable and attainable. I am making myself take
time from work for a visit with my physician, and am participating in the
requested tests. I still don’t want to
go….but I promise, I am on my way.
Spiritually I have committed to meeting with my priest friend at least
once every other weekend to discuss some spiritual issues and expand my
knowledge and faith. I am actually
enjoying this needed change in my life.
Psychologically…….well some things just are not able to be changed, but
how we view them are, so I have changed my thinking and it is helping. Some people you just cannot change and some
issue we have no control over, but as the old adage say’s: It’s how you dance
in the rain. I am really working towards
eliminating the clutter and drama in life and I feel lighter and not so
anxious.
My personal experience
with his course is a very positive one. (I still need to work on the inner
chatter!) I may not have yet developed
improved well-being but I am much more aware and much more in-tuned with what
needs to be done and how to go about attaining my desired outcomes. In answer
to the professor’s question, has this been difficult…I would say yes. Change is hard always and the desire must be
there to make the changes. I started out
very resistant, and honestly only wanted to get through this course with a
decent grade. Interestingly enough, I
came to really enjoy the reading the work and the brain picking assignments,
and I HAVE LEARNED about me in a way that I was so resistant to originally. The
reward of this course is that I am not a change person, and this course has
dramatically changed how I feel about my health and wellness. I feel more
confident that with this knowledge I can help others.
Thanks for taking this
journey with me!
Sharon
