Unit 10 Final Blog

1. Review your unit 3 personal assessment of your psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. Reflect on these areas. How did you score yourself on a scale from 1 to 10 in unit 3? How do you score yourself now? Has the score changed? Why or why not?

Over the past 7 weeks, from unit 3 to present time, my scores have undergone a slight change. For spiritual wellbeing, I went from a 6 to 7. This improvement can be attributed to the material in this class, as it led to many hours spent in contemplation and stimulating conversation regarding my faith.  My physical wellbeing remained the same at 4.   This is mainly because I hadn’t done anything different over these weeks.  In unit 3, my psychological wellbeing was at its strongest, having scored between 7-8.  This has fluctuated over the weeks, with unit 9 reflecting a 6, I feel like it’s gone up to a 7 this week.  The fluctuation has a lot to do with not having the support from my husband, because he’s been away for a while.

2. Review the goals and activities you set for yourself in each area. Have you made progress toward the goals? Explain.

For physical wellbeing, my goal was to increase my exercise sessions to 4-5 days a week upon my husband’s return.  My husband's been back for two weeks, but has only spent a little over a week with us, as work required him to stay on post. In the week he was present, we were all indisposed, so I’ve not been working out. I’ve been avoiding the Y, because that is where we probably caught the bug.  I will resume going there this week and work toward increasing my exercise sessions.  I didn’t set goals for my spiritual wellbeing, as I was seeking out recommendations and didn't do so as well for my psychological wellbeing, as I felt content at the timw.

3. Have you implemented the activities you chose for your well-being in each of the three areas? Explain.

I’ve already addressed this in Q2.

4. Summarize your personal experience throughout this course. Have you developed improved well-being? What has been rewarding? What has been difficult? How will this experience improve your ability to assist others?

This course was extremely beneficial. I loved learning from our professor and classmates – I think most of us were captivated by the subjects covered.  The one thing that’s been consistently difficult for me was my struggle with some of the philosophies presented, mainly those that were incongruent with my religious beliefs, as is evident with many of my posts/blogs.  This entire experience was rewarding, as I’ve gotten so much out of it.  I am now familiar with the countless studies supporting the mind-body-spirit connection, the different techniques available to “train” the mind.  I have the power to transform myself and can impart that same knowledge to others.