Unit 3

My physical well-being I will rate at a 5 for the moment, but I also feel it is on the way to getting higher, six months ago I would have put it at a 3, I am in the process of making every effort to bring it higher. I recently starting taking boot camp classes 2/3 times a week at a place called The Power Center in my town, they blend Eastern and Western aspects into their workouts and each work out ends with a great stretch and a semi meditation. I feel FABULOUS afterwards. Because of the recent turn of weather related events in my area I have been unable to go consistently 2/3 times a week for 10 days but am hoping come next Monday I will be in full swing ( as long as my sons school is finally fixed and ready for students). I will say it is addicting. Spiritually I feel I am at 6, I don’t practice any religion on a regular basis but I do thank the universe daily for what we have, I have a semi regular habit of writing down 3-5 things I am grateful for daily (if I don’t pass out in bed before thinking of doing it) and I do feel that I spend a little time each day just to be still in my favorite chair outside no matter how cold. I believe that I have a good sense of inner peace, I hold myself responsible and accountable for my actions and thoughts and I have a strong sense of spirituality. Someone said to me once, religion is for those who believe in hell, spirituality is for those who have been to hell or something along those lines ;). I will never say I have had a bad life but I will say there was a time in my life that was absolute and utter hell, and when I stopped holding myself responsible for other competent adults I came out of it a better person and more at peace because of it. And because of what I experienced I appreciate my life so much more now. Psychologically…. I am STRESSED!!! Ever since the storm ( and I thank the universe daily our home was unscathed) my life has been in upheaval, my mother was staying with us on the pull out in the TV room, my kids were home for 2 weeks, my husband has been working dawn to dusk since Oct 30, when my kids finally went back to school my 5 yo is on a split schedule with the middle school so he is only away from home for 4 hours, my work schedule has been a little nutty, my mom drops laundry off for me to do at her whim and expects us to drop our priorities to help her ( I can’t blame her she did lose her first floor of her home), my week with no power was the least of my concern. I need a week on a beach in the sun just to recoup. My brain is fried so for this moment I put myself at a 4 psychologically. My goal is to get to my Power center classes 3 times a week Spiritually I will make a better effort to add to my grateful; list every day, I will spend more time just being with nature and practice meditating more Psychologically I will go on that vacation!!! Seriously, I wish funding not available. Psychologically I will allow myself to say no, and try more to go with the flow I need to remember some of my favorite quotes in Dacher’s book. I think I will even post them in spots where I will see them every day and take more time for myself For this week's guided meditation I knew immediately as it began talking about rainbows it was going to go through the chakras. Again to have a guided meditation like this I do relax and really enjoy it, this time I felt it was a little too long but I was pressed for time so I wish I knew ahead of time how long the meditations were so that I can properly plan and not feel rushed. I would be relaxing and then think, oh what time is it?? And I would let the thought go and continue on. So I may later in the week do it again, as for me it is a great way to relax and get some well-deserved quiet time.