My experiences with loving-kindness were quite nice. I found that it helped relax my mind and put it in a relaxed state that made it more possible for me to unwind. Normally my days are long and stressful and this experience helped me to set my stress to the side and get my mind where it should be.
I would strongly encourage other to use this for one simple reason. No what your life is like, we all need to unwind from time to time. This will help and center you, allowing you to be the person you were meant to be!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Reflections
For the Unit 3 blog, I am going to reflect on myself physically, psychologically, and spiritually.
Physically I feel that I am at the best level I have ever been at. I hit the weights 5 days a week, eat healthy and have kicked most of my bad habits. However, I will never give myself a rating of 10 because I think that none of us will ever be a 10. All we can do is keep striving for perfection. If any of us ever obtained it, then what would we do? The journey is the fun part.
Psychologically, I would give myself about a 6. However, that is much further than I was a few years ago. I served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantryman in the 101st Airborne Division and in 2008, started suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Fortunately, the years have been kind to me and have allowed me to come to grips with many things and begin feeling better every day.
Spiritually, I would like to think I am about a 7. I read my Bible daily, pray often and many times rely on my faith to help me through things. While none of us will ever all agree on the same religion, we can all agree that it is nice to have a religion to practice.
Physically I feel that I am at the best level I have ever been at. I hit the weights 5 days a week, eat healthy and have kicked most of my bad habits. However, I will never give myself a rating of 10 because I think that none of us will ever be a 10. All we can do is keep striving for perfection. If any of us ever obtained it, then what would we do? The journey is the fun part.
Psychologically, I would give myself about a 6. However, that is much further than I was a few years ago. I served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantryman in the 101st Airborne Division and in 2008, started suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Fortunately, the years have been kind to me and have allowed me to come to grips with many things and begin feeling better every day.
Spiritually, I would like to think I am about a 7. I read my Bible daily, pray often and many times rely on my faith to help me through things. While none of us will ever all agree on the same religion, we can all agree that it is nice to have a religion to practice.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Welcome
Welcome to my Creating Wellness blog. I look forward to posting here and seeing the feedback others have to offer. This week I will post on my experiences on the Journey of Relaxation Exercises.
Relaxation exercises are an important aspect in every persons life. I have been using them since roughly 2008 at the recommendation of a mental health professional. One technique that has given me the best results is to slowly count down from 10. After this step has been completed, I look around the room and count 10 objects that I see and describe them to myself. The object of this is to take your mind off the stressor you are dealing with. This effectively helped me deal with the stress of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after returning from my last deployment. I hope you all have the same great benefits as I did.
Relaxation exercises are an important aspect in every persons life. I have been using them since roughly 2008 at the recommendation of a mental health professional. One technique that has given me the best results is to slowly count down from 10. After this step has been completed, I look around the room and count 10 objects that I see and describe them to myself. The object of this is to take your mind off the stressor you are dealing with. This effectively helped me deal with the stress of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after returning from my last deployment. I hope you all have the same great benefits as I did.
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