Unit 3: Reflection

When I reflected on physical, psychological and spiritual wellness, I began rating them differently, but then realized, if the mind is the body and the body is the mind, then they should have the same rating.  I would like to think that I’m better psychologically than physically; however, there are several aspects of my physical being I wish were different such as being about 15lbs overweight and having an elevated blood sugar.  Both of these conditions stem from unhealthy habits I’ve been unable to break and from an inability to maintain a regular practice of proper diet and exercise.  There is a psychological reason for my choices that I have yet to discover. From this perspective, I would rate myself a five in these two areas.

As far as a spiritual rating is concerned, I would have to rate myself a 10.  I am one with Spirit.  Now, as it relates to my level of awareness of my oneness with Spirit or spirituality as I consider it, I would rate myself a seven.  I tend to look at my level of peace and happiness to determine how aware I am of my Divine nature. Created in the image and likeness of my Creator, I strive to experience more of my Creator each day.

My goal is to be a 10 in each area and the key for me is the awareness of the truth of who I am.  Oneness with all that is is my truth!  I’ve learned over the years that the way to achieve what you want is to draw your attention on what you are trying to create versus focusing on what you don’t want.  With this mind, I have implemented the following practices:

Physical

1.     I started working out again with a personal trainer.

2.     I understand the benefits of exercise and turn to those benefits to help keep me inspired to continue working out.

3.     I monitor and track my nutritional intake daily while minimizing my sugar intake.

4.     I started on a monthly regimen of intravenous vitamin therapy.

Spiritual

1.     I returned to a nightly practice of prayer and meditation.

2.     I plan to return to Reiki circles and being immersing myself in the healing modality to help with self-healing and be present for others.

3.     I am currently reading spiritual books inside and outside of this class.

Psychological

1.     I closely monitor my emotions and level of happiness.

2.     When I’m unhappy I ask myself what I am afraid of and ask myself five “why’s” to get to the root of the fear-based thought causing my unhappiness.

3.     I meditate.

The meditation exercise was great. There were no frustrating parts as I have done guided meditations before, in particular chakra balancing meditations. I was very relaxed during the meditation and understand the important of thinking and speaking the affirmations when addressing each chakra.  Speak out loud affirms to the Universe in the form of declaration what one intends to create. It also sends a vibratory message throughout the body of the affirmation for the purpose of cellular memory.  I also like the idea of making a mental note of the experience for future reference.  It really helps to have a good relaxing feeling that one can resort to during times of need.

I’m currently vacationing in the St. Martin until December 4^th.  When I was here a year ago, I witnessed for the first time in my life a double rainbow (see new profile pic). I was in awe of how beautiful it was. Today, I’m in awe of how beautiful I am after the meditation.

Namaste!