It is
important for health care professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually
and physically so that they can provide the highest standard level of care to
their patients. We must have psychological,
spiritual and physical control and management before we can provide this to our
patients. “Psychological development
allows us to discover the unconscious patterns that feed destructive emotions
and their outer expression” (Dacher, p. 142).
Once practitioners can determine the negative, in themselves or their patients,
they can remove it and replace this with positive. Practitioners should possess wellness and
health in their physical and spiritual self to give and provide care to others.
I have
many personal goals and more so now after taking this class. Honestly, I need to develop in all areas of
health and wellness some more than others.
I have assessed my health in each
area and this is where I stand today. I
would rate my spirituality at a 6. I
have not fully evolved into my spiritual self to where I should be and want to
be. I have learned and grown so much in
this class and have begun to look at myself much different than I had prior to
this class. I have learned the art of
meditation and visualization into my inner self. It seems each minute of my life is a little longer,
if that makes any sense. I feel I can evaluate
myself and situations better. This takes
me to psychological flourishing which I would rate myself a 7. I think I have learned to accept that stress
and frustration will come my way and have learned how to react to this. When I am hit with a large amount of stress,
I stop what I am doing, I start breathing exercises to clear my mind and
stretch at the same time. I even do this
when I am at work. Once I have regained
my thoughts and have calmed down, I can then tackle what needs to be done with
a calm and focused mind. My physical
score has exceeded the most from the beginning of this class 9 weeks ago with a
score of 9. I have shed about 4 pounds and
my running time has decreased about 20 seconds per mile. I feel lighter and stronger. I have also begun working with a fitness
trainer on strength training which I am very excited about.
My
physical goal is to tone up the areas on my body that need it. I would like to see my body fat percentage
decrease without losing any more actual weight.
My psychological goal is to continue working to bring my stress
down. Stress is the biggest problem I
face on a daily basis. I do not feel stressed when I am home, but my work days
are overflowing. I want to work more on
letting things go and not carrying this with me throughout the day. I hold onto unwanted, negative feelings much
too long. I think through time and practice this should come. I need to gain more confidence as well. My spiritual goal is to become more connected
within my inner self of mind and body.
This goes together with my psychological self in the aspect of relieving
these negative unwanted feelings.
Physical
strategies to implement to foster growth are to be consistent in weight
training and cardio training. A workout
routine is the best way to reach this goal.
I make sure to do cardio 3-4 times a week and weight training 2 days a
week. Following this plan with a
balanced diet and lots of water will get me to my physical goals.
Psychological
examples such as meditation, breathing, and visualization exercises can be used
to foster growth and personal health. I
plan to continue listening to mediation exercises before my running workouts on
my Ipod. By doing this, I clear my mind
of the daily stress and begin my workout fresh.
I use breathing exercises while I am running to maintain control of my
breathing and heart rate. By using both
of these strategies I have become a more efficient runner. My time has significantly improved.
Spiritual
examples are developing the witnessing and calm abiding mind. These two exercises have helped to observe
and control my spiritual well being. I am working on my interpersonal self to
promote my, as well as others, health and wellbeing. I plan on sharing my
wisdom and loving kindness to others. “The shift from I to you to us to all of
us” (Dacher, p. 43).
A good way
to assess my progress in 6 months will be reading my assignments from this class. We did a lot of personal assessment
throughout this course that I can compare too.
I plan on continuing this way of life and although I have a lot of
growth ahead of me, I have learned a lot from this class. I plan on continuing my meditation and breathing
exercises indefinitely. Our life is
short lived and I want to have the highest level of health and wellness not
only for myself but so I can provide this to others. My main goal in this life is to share my love
and kindness to others so I can heal them.
My profession has given me the opportunity to work and heal as many
people as I can. I feel I am stronger
and healthier from the knowledge gained throughout this course. I am forever thankful for the life I live and
the people I encounter throughout it.
