Unit 9: Final Assessment
Donna Colello
HW420: Creating Wellness
Kaplan University
Unit 9: Final Assessment
It is so very important that health
professionals develop and experience the same skills to the aspects of human
flourishing so they can have a closer bond in the patient caring relationship.
Being physically healthy, spiritually sound and psychologically stable are the
key elements of the whole healing process within. Seeing all that has been
taught in this class about the process of healing within, I find I still have a
great deal in each of the subjects to endure.
From doing an assessment on my
health from the inside out, I still have an enormous challenge ahead of me.
Early in the class I have rated my physical health as a 5 because of being
overweight although I could probably run circles around most, I could still do
better. The lifestyle change simply scares me, because it is the biggest change
I have to make in order for all the other pieces of integral health to fit. Spiritually
I have rated myself a 1, because of thinking that having spiritually meant
being religious. Learning that having spirit can mean much more than that so I
feel proud to up my score. Psychologically is deemed an 8, which is my best
quality because of my life experiences taught who I truly am, and the caring
and loving person I now share. How I react to life daily trails have made me
process to take calming actions that has resulted in less stressful situations
from the silent killer.
Goals are my worst enemy when it
comes to setting for myself. I can become very overwhelmed and give up entirely
because I have too many responsibilities on my plate. Prioritizing I may have
all wrong, but also understand if I do not put myself first for optimal health
I can not pass my goodwill and prosperity on. One goal I have for myself is to
physically lose weight. Secondly, my spirituality goal is to become more at
peace with true meanings of my path taken and to be more open with my heart to
associate with others. Psychologically my goal is not to over process
situations with the “what ifs” in life. I tend to always over think and am
always prepared for the worst, when I do not spend the quality of the moment to
be a positive one.
The strategies of these goals will have to start
by baby steps so my overwhelming feelings will not shut down entirely. My plan
to start losing weight is to stop drinking so much coffee. I drink coffee to
the excess loaded with of course cream and sugar right from the local Dunkin
Donuts shop, and I do not realize why because it certainly does not keep me
awake. I can surely implement this by drinking more water and flavored
decaffeinated teas without any cream and sugar. I can also implement taking a
short walk around the neighborhood now that is it almost summer. Spiritually I
can implement growth by praying not only when things are bad, but also pray
that of the moments I am grateful for. I can apply more meditative states when
out in nature or on the water to verify my higher power clarity. Lastly, psychologically
is an easy goal to grow upon. My exercises are to focus implementing more time
peaceful times to organize my thoughts by mindfulness mediations. The awareness
of changing negative emotions with positive ones will be exercised as showing
more love and kindness to others.
The personal assessment I will take in the next
six months, is to see measure myself for weight loss, rate myself on how many
times I pray for the good and how many times I pay it forward with love and
kindness to others. Knowing this is certainly not going to be an easy task, I
will create a checklist of easy x’s when my positive reinforcements have been
completed. I will also combine the effects of my health issues now and look for
positive changes in my medical history. The awareness of this class has brought
me to understanding there are many different aspects of integral health that
need to work together. The long-term
strategies I have set are simple and easy to follow for my optimal health and
wellness plan. I will succeed.
Hi Donna,
ReplyDeleteIn the part where you rated yourself, you said "1" because you think it has to do with religion, but after this class don't you realize spirituality is not just about religion? :-) Spirituality is just a higher state of being, but you can choose to involve religion or not. So don't let the pressure of praying get to you. On another note, just to give you a heads up… in formal writing numbers 1-10 are spelled out (one, two, three) ;-) just for future papers. I know I am not grading you, but wanted to share that tip.
Another tip, coffee isn't whats making you be overweight, sure the sugar and cream don't help, and it is a great goal you have to cut out coffee, but maybe a goal for you could be to assess your diet to see where you can improve and maybe even see a nutritionist to assess and to help you :-) Oh and maybe try tea instead of coffee!
Anyway, I see that you say goal setting is hard, but what area do you think of the three aspects is hardest for you? Personally, the psychological area has been my toughest one!
Donna,
ReplyDeleteI too have issues with goals. I can make them all day long, but I cannot keep them. I am having to resort to things like actually putting my time on a calendar in order to try to remain accountable and I am also considering an accountability partner. My daughters and husband are pretty good, but I think I may need to go the route of a personal trainer. I think I can stick with my other goals, but the physical ones are the ones that give me trouble!
Good luck in the future!
Christie
Donna,
ReplyDeleteI think I may borrow your idea of meditating in nature. I live in an urban area, but the state of Minnesota is still very beautiful even in the inner cities (for most areas). I will also recommend this idea to my clients. Water, trees, sunshine, and fresh air really can make you feel more at peace with the world.
As for your weight loss goals, I know you can do it. I have maintained 140 pound weight loss for almost seven years now, and I help others lose weight by being their exercise partner and through encouragement. One of the things that really helped me keep the weight off was strength training. This does not mean that you have to get all buff with weights, unless that's your thing. Look into different types of strength training and find what works for you. Lean muscle increases your metabolism and makes you a more efficient calorie burner. Plus it looks hot!
Good luck in all your future goals,
Vernita
Great job on the final project, Donna! I know that when I set a goal for myself, I keep it much better when I tell someone about it. Being accountable to someone else seems to be the ticket for me. If I need to drop some weight, I will tell my boys about it and they will check in with me to see how I'm doing. As I am working out what spirituality looks like outside of religion, I have gathered a group of friends who are seeking spirituality without religion and we are traveling the path together. In my meditation practice, I am enlisting a mentor to keep me on the right track. Maybe if you could just share your journey with someone who will check in with you to see how things are going, you might just surprise yourself with how well you do! I just know you can do this Donna!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I thought your project was very well written. I also used to associate spirituality with religion. It made me steer clear of it for awhile but now I'm so grateful to have it in my life. I think the fact that you rank yourself so high psychologically says a lot, once you have that under your belt I think the rest is so much more attainable. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you came to the realization that you can lack religion and still have spirituality. I'm also glad to hear that you are ready to make changes in your lifestyle to support your weight loss goals. I drink a lot of coffee as well! I actually mix in a scoop of protein shake; it's cookies and cream flavor. It's sweet, it's creamy, and it's also nutritionally dense without being dense in calories or sugar. You should try it!
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