My Journey Unit 9

As a health and wellness professional it is important that we are able to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically so can teach others how to accomplish the same healing techniques.  Our personal development is what teaches us and gives us the ability to helps others along the way. If we do not understand it ourselves than there is no-way we can help someone else develop happiness, wholeness, and health. The journey begins with us. I have been on this journey for many years looking for ways to heal holistically.  I realized many years ago that I had to heal spiritually, physically and psychologically in order to become whole. I understood that these are all part of being whole and I could not just work at one part and not the other, it had to be healed as a whole (mind, body, spirit). 

My goal is to continue to improve in all areas of integral health (mind, body, and spirit). I don’t think that we can ever know it all and be at a place that no longer needs improvement. I try to work on improving my skills daily by just being aware (conscious) of my feelings inside and out as well as how all things affect me.

Spiritually for me is to be aware of all things that make up a whole. It is about knowing our true essences, the person we were born to be. It’s about being connected to all things that make up a whole (life). I know that I am on the right track when I feel peaceful, loving, compassionate, and balance. When I feel out of sorts with any of these feelings I know that I need to go within to find out why I am of track. I can do this by meditation, walking in nature, or being conscious of my inner feelings. Any one of these can assist me in finding out what is creating the blocks so I can make the connection in order to heal it. Again using my mind to find the source, my body to feel where it is stored, and my spirit to make the connection so it can be healed.

Psychologically is very important in having great health. Most of us know that when our thoughts become negative or unhealthy our bodies become affected. Our bodies are great at letting us know that we are not psychology balanced. Thoughts are things and we are affected by the thoughts that we hold in our minds being good or bad. I was taught this at a young age by my Grandmother. Once I realize that I can choose to be happy or unhappy I worked hard at changing my negative thoughts into positive ones. I fully understand what it means by “it is not what happens to us as much as it is in how we handle it” (unknown author). I live by these words after losing my 22 year old son last November. So I can say that for me to be healthy psychologically is one of the most powerful thinks we can accomplish in life. This is done my choosing our thoughts and not allowing our thought s to choose us! A healthy mind is a fit mind and this is very important in integral health to accomplish wholeness, happiness, and health.

Our physical health gives us the ability to be strong. Not just in body but in mind, body, and spirit. Physically I am very fit and work hard at staying this way. I have learned how important it is to keep our bodies fit so we are strong mentally, physically and spiritually. For me when I feel physically unfit my whole being is out of balance. This in turn thought’s off my system as a whole, creating things in my life that I worked hard to heal. I believe that we all need to be physically healthy in order to maintain our integral health. Integral takes work and we need to be on top of our game in order to do this. It is not just about body strength, but overall physical strength. We create this by the foods we eat, exercise we do and the loving kindness that we give to ourselves. When we take time to nature ourselves we are creating good physical health and as we all have learned from this course how important it is to be healthy physically.  I believe that again we need to be balanced in all areas of health, physically, spiritually, and psychologically. When we can balance all areas of integral health we are on our way to a wonderful, loving, healthy and peaceful life. Which brings me to the next step, my goals!

I did not score any of the areas of my life because I don’t have a number for where I am at this time. This is a journey for me and I have been on it for many years so to put a number on something that really does not have a number would be unfair to all of us. I do though have goals and wish to obtain them the best I can. Psychological is one that can always be improved so for me I want to choose my thoughts carefully, remembering not to judge, criticize or belittle others.  The goal is to always be aware of my thoughts and only giving power to the loving, kind, and compassionate ones and allowing the negative ones to just pass through without giving them power. Physically a goal for me is to keep doing what I am already doing and incorporate more nutrition into my diet by again being aware of what I am eating and not eating. Spiritually my goal is to keep growing to higher levels of consciousness and to help others obtain the same.

To continue to practice for my personal growth I have some strategies that I will use so I can stay on track to where I am headed as well as to where I have already been. For spiritual practices I will continue to meditate each morning centering myself with my higher potential. I can use a guided meditation or I can just sit outside on the grass with my eyes closed being still and listing to my inner self. I also love to hug trees and give thanks for their strength and power. To stay physically fit I will continue working out 3 to 4 times a week. I will also incorporate more nutritious meals by planning ahead and not just eating things without being conscious of what I am eating. I will fix things in advance so they are in the refrigerator and ready to eat. Psychological strategies I will write positive affirmations and post them around the house to remind me to hold positive thoughts and let go of all things that no longer serve my higher good. I will watch more funny movies and less negative ones. I will sing and dance like no one is watching or listing. I will remember to love more and judge less.

As I have stated earlier that I have been on this journey for many years and I am only learning how to reach higher levels by my full intentions. I fully intend on growing spiritually, psychologically, and physically and will be able to monitor my progress by being fully aware of my inner self. For me this is a way of life and has brought me this far and will continue to bring me too much higher levels of awareness. I am so grateful that this class was offered and I hope to have more classes like this one. It has been a true blessing and I will forever be grateful for what I got to experience in this class and in life. It has all brought me to where I am today.

Love, Light, and Blessings to All

Barbara Lempereur