Unit 10: Summary and well being

1. Unit three seems like eons ago.   Although my scores would be very similar to what they were before with the exception of spiritual where I think I have moved from an 8 to a 9.  I think I have moved in a positive direction thanks to meditation and visualization.   I feel like I can commune with nature and my inner spiritual self in a whole new level.   I would like it to grow more but I really need to have more time to dedicate to these activities that I simply do not have at the moment.  Physically I am the same, and I am healing fast from my sprained ankle. Psychologically I still struggle because I think too much, again I will get there but this too will take some time.
2. My goals are still the same where I need to let the heat of the moment pass before I respond.   I realize now this is not only when I am anger but also when I am feeling like a comedian.  Unfortunately I am funniest at the wrong times.   This is a new realization for me so I have to really work on it.  I have made some small progress but not enough for me to be pleased with.  Remembering to breath is the biggest part when I am in a moment where an immediate response seems the best path, which it almost never is.
3. Since I sprained my ankle in the middle of this quarter I must get back to my old exercise habits fast.   I have started back to running but the need for cross training is even greater now.   I need to get back into the habit that I had started in the beginning of this quarter of meditating each evening until I fall asleep.   It worked so well I have no excuse for why I stopped.  That is my new goal.  I will work on bedtime meditation.
4. I love the way I feel when I meditate.  I know it works for my aches and pains both physical and mental.  I really like how I have combined visualization exercises with running.  I look forward even more so to running then I ever have before.  I am not afraid of the little pains that will crop up on the long runs.   I have learned tools to cope with chronic pain that can help so many people.  I can honestly sing the praises of these activities without being a hypocrite.   Now I cannot say the same for guided imagery.   I am not a fan in the slightest.  I could tell people to try it but if I tell them it does not work for me then that just does not seem right.  If I tell them that I alter it to suit my needs then they may try to prematurely and have less then expected results.   This is a huge struggle for me.   My final conclusion is I will give it as an option without any input.

This was long and drawn out.  I hope you all the best of health in the future and in your own journeys.

Smiles

Kristie