1. I would honestly grade my physical wellness as probably a 7-8 on the scale. There is of course plenty of room left for improvements to my health, but for the most part I have really made nutrition and fitness a lifestyle. By doing so I can honestly say that I'm currently in the best shape I have ever been in my life! Spiritual wellness I would unfortunately have to rate pretty low probably around a 5 or a 6. This just recently over the past year as come about where I'm not fully sure what I believe in spiritually. I grew up a son of a preacher and went to church religiously no pun intended. Now that I'm a little older and been on my own for a few years I have realized that I just don't believe with the same conviction I used to. I still believe that there is a higher power and there is of course a purpose for each person's life, but beyond that is a blank page waiting to be written. Lastly, psychological wellness I would also score pretty high around a 7-8 since I have been able to control stress in my life a lot better with my workout routines and meditation.
2. My goal in my physical wellness is to keep on switching from my running habits to more solely focused on cycling and having my lifting routine focus solely on improving different aspects for cycling. My goal is to hopefully enter my first road race in the spring! Spiritually I will continue learning and exploring different aspects of this topic to see what I really connect with. I honestly see myself leaning more towards not so much religion, but just trying to become whole in all aspects of my life and I guess you could use the term transcend. Lastly, for psychological wellness I plan to continue my meditation and see what other types of relaxation techniques I might be able to incorporate.
3. To reach my goal for cycling I really have to just focus on cycling as my cardiovascular exercise and change my lifting routines to only help strengthen me in this area. For spiritual and psychological wellness I just need to really discover what things might get me to where I want to be in these areas. This might consist of learning about different religions to see which one I might see myself really cultivating or finding different relaxation techniques that I can use along with my meditation practices.
4. I really love these relaxation exercises; personally it really makes me relax especially during the weekend when I usually do them. It helps me to just forget any frustrations that I experienced through the week and it allows myself to just re-charge and get ready for the next week. In this weeks exercise it was pretty cool to have the mental imagery and color associations to go along with the recording. It helps to really focus on the exercise and allowed me to block distractions out of my mind.
Hi Jonathan, it’s nothing wrong with not following the same path of religion that was previously instilled in you. We all start off living the values our parents want us to but as you grow, gain knowledge and experiences, your desires shift. My mother was a preacher and took me to church quite often as well but now as an adult, I don’t have the exact same beliefs as her and I’m ok with that. You will learn what works for you as I am still learning. Spiritually, I think of religion but more as well. I believe in god but I also believe in how the universe plays a role. Positivity evokes positivity and happiness attracts happiness. No way of thinking is right or wrong. As long as what you feel and do helps you progress in life, that’s all that matters. Cycling sounds fun. Just to have that wind hitting you, breathing the fresh air, enjoying the scenery and that great feeling from being exhausted- I love it. I just prefer to run because the bike seat hurts my butt lol but good luck reaching your goals and have fun.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading and responding to my blog post! I used to feel really bad that I don't technically follow the same religion that my father does anymore. I still try not to bring the topic up around him if I can, but like you said I have to find out what works for me.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the color association during this weeks mental imagery. I might try and follow in your footsteps and endure in some meditations on the weekends. I always tell myself I do not have "time" for meditation because I live a very busy lifestyle. However, I bet I can add 20 minutes two days per week. I just need to decide when... When is the best time to meditate? I do know before bed is not the time for me!
ReplyDeleteI usually wake up each morning and going on a cycling ride. I find that this helps me to relax and allows my mind to really focus. After that is done I usually take just around 15 minutes before I have to get ready for work to just relax further and meditate. This helps to recover from the workout I just completed, but also helps to prepare my mind mentally for the work day. In all honestly you have to find what works best for you, but don't be afraid to give it a try. It is hard to start at first, but you just have to force yourself to make time and then eventually it will become part of your daily routine!
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