Facing the hard truth.

Current Standings:
Physical Well-Being: 3
Spiritual Well-Being: 7
Mental Well-Being: 5

To be honest, admitting this stuff on a blog post is really really hard.  It's difficult to admit to anyone who could possibly come across this post that I don't have my life as together as I act like I do.  I'll start at the top with physical well-being.  I don't exercise anywhere near as much as I should.  Honestly, I'm lucky if I get 30 minutes in a week.  With everything else that goes on in my life I'm overbooked and I just don't have the time.  Spiritually, I think I'm doing decently.  I am a Christian and have recently "dived" further into my faith.  I feel a much stronger connection to God than I have in years and my faith has become a very solid foundation for me in the past months.  However, I do have a lot of days where it is harder than it should be to continuously strive to be the person of faith that I want to be.  Mentally, I am going through some very stressful situations and struggling.  I feel like I may have bitten off more than I can chew this term with my classes, work, and my family.  However, I will do my best to make everything work.  In cases like this though the thing that winds up suffering is the time and attention that I would give to myself.

My goals:
Physical Well-Being: 7
Spiritual Well-Being: 8
Mental Well-Being: 7

These goals are realistic for me.  The most important activity that I will need to do in order to achieve all of these goals will be to reevaluate my current priorities.  I will need to find some time and space to devote to my own development.  Although the course load in this class is heavy, it is funny how it kind of feels more like "me time" than the rest of my activities.  In order to become healthier physically the most important thing I need to do is to carve out 30 minutes a day to exercise.  I think that this will also improve my mental well-being as it will give me time during the day where I do not have to focus on everything else.  I have also enjoyed the guided meditation and I believe that something like this would be useful to incorporate for my own well-being.  Lastly, I think that trying to find a church where I can connect with other like-minded people would help me spiritually.  When you surround yourself with people who share the same beliefs, they can help to guide you and support you during difficult situations.

For our guided meditation this week, we listed to the Crime of the Century.  This was a guided meditation that focused on opening different areas of ourselves.  I'll be honest, by the time I got to the head I fell asleep.  I couldn't help it and I'm not sure if it wasn't a bad thing.  I woke up a few minutes later and felt incredibly rested.  I also noticed that I was in a very deep internal awareness during this meditation.  I heard a noise while I was meditating and it felt like I was being pulled back into awareness.  I liked the idea in the meditation of opening different areas of the body.  However, I found the imagery to be difficult to follow and it left me a little frustrated.  I didn't understand the idea of a shining light from body parts and how it would look in order to imagine it the right way.

Hope everyone is having a great week!
Sandra

Journey On

The Journey On exercise is a guided relaxation technique that focuses on moving blood from the core of your body into your arms and hands.  At first, I felt silly doing the exercise.  However, once I got started, it really blew my mind.  I was amazed at how the power of suggestion could control my body.  In my mind's eye I pictured the blood flowing through my veins.  I could feel the warmth spreading down my arms and into my hands and fingers.  When it came time to try to lift my arms, I couldn't believe how heavy they were and how much effort it took to try to move them.

The entire exercise really opened up my eyes to how much control we have over our own bodies and how little we utilize or exert this conscious control.  Can you imagine what would happen if we found the ability to fully control our minds and bodies.  We could produce healing antibodies and send them where they were needed in our bodies.  We could increase our own metabolisms, and it's even within the realm of possibility to think this would allow us to stimulate growth of organs and body parts!  The possibilities are endless and that gives us hope.

Welcome to my blog!

Hi Everyone!  My name is Sandra and welcome to my blog!

I live in Rochester, NY...  land of sunny skies and warm temperatures...

Rochester weather

I have an amazing family that I love to pieces!

 Me and my Sweetie

The boys

And one last thing about me.....

I hope you enjoy my blog!

~ Sandra