Thursday, April 8, 2010

My well being, at least from my point of view!

I would rate my physical well being at a 9. I only say this because as always, I am never "perfect" enough. I have weight trained consistently for 25 years now. I do aerobic activity at least 6 days per week, I enjoy all my outdoor pursuits. I am the picture of physical health

My spiritual well being...hmmmm, that is something I see no end to, in other words, do we really ever "arrive", like the great zen masters? I would love to go to far away lands and do nothing but work on spiritual awareness. I'll give myself a 7 for my constant searching & growth in this area.

Psychological well being. Well, I can tell you from my 20's and 30's I have made tremendous strides in terms of becoming patient, controlling anger, seeing anothers position, having empathy and compassion... Again, always room for growth and silencing the monkey mind!

Goals for each.

Physical: I plan to get into a steady diet of Pilates and join a cycle racing team.
Spiritual: I always seek a higher counsel...I beleive, especially in terms of spirit, what we seek, we shall find.
Psychological: I am practicing the art of responding rather than reacting. I have been doing this for about 2 years now. Sometimes, I blow it. Always though when I have done it, the rewards have been great. A response takes some thinking, some time...it is good for us to allow that rather than just say things we will regret. Also, I tend to run away from difficult issues or circumstances. I stop now, everytime, turn around, and deal with it, head on. Very scary but its getting easier and it is so empowering to change a negative behavior.

Actions/exercises
1.) Just do it!
2.) I read more about buddhism, hinduism, etc...I search, as I said. I just met a man who practices a form of Hinduism, he is a tango instructor and you can feel how peaceful he is. So, we practice dance and we talk alot about his experiences. I will get the name of it and post it.
3.) I think I already explained that.

Relaxation exercise---stay tuned!

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