Reviewing and reflecting on my personal
assessments of Unit 3, unfortunately the scores that I will give myself are basically
the same. I find it so ironic that the
two courses that I took this semester both reflect on ways to de-stress and
achieve better health. Back then I have
my physical well-being a 5. At that time I was struggling with the concept of
not eating sugar or white flour products and I am still having the same
struggle. I guess I could use the excuse
of the holidays and all of the goodies that come along with it, but I know that
in reality there will always be temptations.
My spiritual well-being was rated a 4, as well as my psychological
well-being. I think that I have improved
fractionally in both areas, so I will give myself a 4½. Actually, in the last
few weeks I had a horrendous family situation where my youngest child was being
held against his will and had to be rescued. Nothing could be more horrific to
me, but thankfully, my child is safe and home again once more. The day of this nightmare, when I could do
nothing but wait, I found myself meditating with soothing music and using our
visualization practices to keep my as calm as possible. I will admit that I still have to work on
loving-kindness, as I did not potentially feel that toward the person that was
holding my child.
My goals were to stretch and exercise more,
which I will admit I have not achieved, but am getting outside more in the sun
(when it is available) and the fresh air…which was another goal. I also find
myself parking the car further away from stores that I am visiting in order to
walk more…baby steps. I have also extended my work hours so time is more
limited that it has ever been before. The
‘Crime of the Century” relaxation exercise was probably the most satisfying
exercise that I experienced this semester, and although I have not been able to
do it on a regular basis, I have done it a few times and am trying to make it a
regular practice for me. Taking 15
minutes to totally focus on my body and what is happening with it is something
that is so very beneficial to me and my stressed personality.
I am a spontaneous type of person and that
can work for me in some wonderful ways but work against me when it comes to
planning and follow-through. There are
so many ‘have-to’ in my life, and even though I know that all of the things I
have learned this semester would be so very beneficial to me, it is not always
easy to do…but right now I am trying to focus on the ‘preparation’…loving kindness,
being less negative in my reactions and silence and stillness, both inner and
outer.
I know that in order to be a compassionate
and kind nutritionist who is sensitive to my clients and their situations I
must be ever vigilant of my intentions, actions and practices and stay on the
journey of achieving holistically, flourishing health or I will be of no
assistance to them or to me. I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have
gained in this course, as well as the tools to make help me be the person that
I want to be.
Thank you, Professor and thank you all for reading my blog and walking with me on this part of my journey.
Jen
Hi Jen.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear that your son is o.k. What a scary thing to go through. I don't know if you are for cleanses or not. I too have a sugar and caffeine addiction. I work for a doctor who encourages vitamin therapy. I did a Metagenics cleanse called the Clear Change program. It is a 10 day cleanse where you have to drink a shake, take some capsules and eat a very specific diet. I really loved it. The capsules have a lot a vitamins and not only do they cleanse your liver but really help with the withdrawals that sugar or caffeine can give you. So where I would normally have a migraine for a week, I may have had a dull headache for one for a day. Anyway, it really helped me to stop with the sugar and caffeine. I think sometimes you have to appreciate your successes and take one thing at a time and hopefully that will motivate you to the next success. I wish you well in your journey of integral health.
Hi Jen, you are so right that in life there will always be temptations, but it is up to us to learn how to deal with them! Not to say it is easy! I am so sorry to hear about your son and I am so glad to hear he is safe and okay! I don't know how I would handle that sort of situation! I wish you the best in your goal towards becoming a nutritionist!
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