Unit 10 Final Impressions

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?

Response: Based on your reflections, and on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being optimal wellbeing), where do you rate your A-physical wellbeing, B-spiritual well-being, C-psychological well-being? 

a.       Physical wellbeing: 8

b.      Spiritual wellbeing: 6

c.       Psychological wellbeing: 8 

In the physical domain, not much has change, I will still score myself an 8. Steady as she goes, I have a trainer and we do work hard two – three days a week. And, I’m very aware of consuming healthy foods. The same is true in the spiritual domain, I love to participate in intercessory prayer and I enjoy the contemplative exercises. But, in the psychological domain I had to downgrade my original findings to a 6 or 7. I just realized that I needed much more work than I first thought.  

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

Response: Develop a goal for yourself in each area (physical, spiritual, psychological).

a.       Physical wellbeing: My ultimate goal is to lose a few more pounds.

b.      Spiritual wellbeing: Continue to build a good foundation that a future [spiritual] superstructure may one day sit.    

c.       Psychological wellbeing: Increase knowledge on various subjects. To have emotional balance.   

Physical wellbeing – have made some progress, my pants are fitting a little looser.

Spiritual wellbeing – I discovered that listening to others first is a good start to spiritual growth. I’m mindful of Dacher’s four aspects of human flourishing, the quadrant of interpersonal flourishing and its line of growth – I, you, us, and all of us, is a good model for growth.    

Psychological wellbeing – This work well be a continuous progress, along the way we look to help others.   

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

Response: I’m very mindful of these three domains and the intention that each takes. The deep breathing exercises have become a part of my daily routine. Staying conscious to do for others and studying to help my future clients in the area of health and wellness.        

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?

Response: This course caused me to look deep inside, to evaluate my walk, and to look for more meaningful solutions to the woes of life. Throughout these studies it was confirmed that doing for others is a method of helping oneself, the law of reciprocity, giving and receiving. Growth can be imperceptible to the giver, but I do think that I’ve grown since week one. There were no real difficulties in this course; I was taught many years ago by my mentors on the benefits of operating outside of my comfort zone. I do think that we as a class, are well on our way to changing the lives of others, through the principles that we’ve learned during these 10 weeks.