This semester I took a course at Kaplan working on obtaining my Health Science degree. The course was titled Creating Wellness: Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Healing. I feel that this was right on time to being brought into my life. Over the past year I have had little joyous moments, many hardships and traumatic events occurred. So I am now reflecting and looking back at these moments of my life and the Unit 3 Personal Assessment we were asked to complete.
Back when this assessment was first taken to look at different areas of the mind, body and spirit I rated my growth at around 4-5 on a scale of 1 to 10. Now I would say I am about a number 7 so obviously I have grown mentally in someway. Yes I have because this course has taught me different skills that I can apply and call necessary life skills that I now deem necessary for survival in our world.
I previously set a goal to rid negative emotions, thoughts, etc. that are disturbing to my mind. I feel that by using visualization and focusing on breathing has opened my mind up to dealing with these types of thoughts. This in return opened a doorway for me to start looking inward and listening to what I need to move forward letting go of unhealthy habits, thoughts, etc. that hinder me in growing mentally. This is definitely a point of being to be holistic in healing methods. My mind is now clearer and with some stillness I can look for wisdom inside for healing techniques.
So I move forward working on the second goal/principle currently to achieve inner happiness. An overall happiness so I can walk forward with my head high feeling more confident knowing that I am taking responsibility for my own health here on out. Knowing this and feeling it helps me improve my self esteem. I have a more positive outlook because I can already see that I am heading into a healthier way of living and that is integral health which will lead to human flourishing.
In the future I have faith that I will achieve the lasting effect of loving all things good and bad. I will be able to appreciate the bad because I will truly know that in order to really experience the good in my life I had to have the bad so that I could grow in mind, body and spirit. This is a necessity for all living things so we will thrive individually. I am a unique individual and truly loving myself will be the challenge. I feel that sometimes I am my own worst critic. When I begin to flourish and evolve others then will be able to naturally see that on the outside. When this is seen I then can be of use to all others and all experiences that I encounter will have personal meaning. I can share this part of me with others and when I have this new found confidence in myself I will definitely shine. This natural lightness will be a contagious effect and who wouldn't want to feel truly happy and at peace!
Namast'e
Jennifer you BLOG was the best BLOG I read in this unit so far. It had the drive that if anyone was struggling with this BLOG would pu them back on track with no problem. Using negative thoughts, visualizing them into positive ones. Ridding your mind, body and spirit of what I call negative, evil thoughts and channeling them to things that work for you. Thanks for the motivation.
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Warren,
DeleteThank you for the kind words and most definitely I believe the work will continue even after this course. Being able to channel the negative into something positive is an art that I wish I could have learned years ago to be of motivation then. Better late than never as many say and if we can self heal ourselves than we can save costs in the long run by using preventative measures of care. Do you find as I do that at times in the past thoughts have been troublesome and hard to get past? I'm glad that we had this course because it is beneficial in our careers and in our own lives.
Hi Jennifer, I’m glad to hear you were able to conquer those negative emotions and thoughts. I too use to have that same type of problem. I really thought something was wrong with me for years and the lifelong depression I suffered with did not make it any easier. I am happy to say I have been depression free since April 2013. All it took was prayer, meditation and a change in perspective and self-talk. I think this class has been life changing for us all and I wish I would have been introduced to the concepts a decade ago. But anyway… You definitely have done a great thing so don’t take this as a small goal. You can do so much more to find balance and have an overall healthier life now that you have rid yourself of those negative emotions. Good luck to you in all your future endeavors.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely I will definitely be able to live happier and healthier. Since the beginning of this course I have seen the difference just with the small changes I have made in my life. How did you work towards overcoming the depression in your life? I was wondering because I currently am working through bouts of depression in my life
DeleteHey Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to see you have grown. I know i feel the same way that understanding health and all the tools given has allowed for this growth to happen, not only in ourselves but to let it flow to others.
Keep up achieving your goals. ^_^
-Ariel