My first question about optimal wellbeing is…Is there an age chart? Starting with physical well being, I personally would give myself a six. This is because I have always been my worst critic. But, if I really reflect and look around at other women that I work with who are my age and younger, I could really throw myself into the high eight category. I believe I work hard to take care of myself; I will be the first to admit that keeping me motivated has become work in itself. Moving onto the spiritual aspect of my life, I would like to believe that I am in between the six and seven range. The reason I say this is because when it come to spirituality I believe that growth can be off the charts. It is something I am always working on, and trying to incorporate into other areas of my life. Finally we can check in with my psychological well-being. I have always been a bit of a worrier. I constantly worry about my family, and friends. It is my belief that the winters tend to do a job on my psychologically. But, now with spring in the air, flowers starting to bloom and just being able to get outside more often, and finally adding that extra hour of daylight at the end of the day really boosts my well being in all areas of my life.
Deb
ReplyDeleteI don't think you are alone here. I think many of us feel that we worry and that winter wears us down. I know for me when spring comes around I feel like life is a new beginning and that I get the chance to start over and see where I can go with it. As you say the days are longer and I for one love the day light. However I do have to sya about our worry about our family or just worry in general. We have to realize that we only need to worry about the things we can change and not about the things we can not change. I think when we look at it this way we can see that a lot of our worrying is of things we can not change and so therefore we can reduce our stress of worrying by half or even more. This is one thing I go by when I think about worrying is that there is really only one thing is this world that I can change and that is myself so really if this is true do we need to worry about all those other things that we worry about and also if we work to change our self then if we pay attention a lot of those things that we worried about before will begin to change on their own. I don't know if this will work for everyone but it sure has helped me to look at things from this perspective.
God Bless you
Jackie
Hi Deb!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work of taking care of yourself :) Up until 4 years ago, I had no idea what living with seasons entailed. I grew up in an island with year long sun and heat. My world was turned upside down when I had to move to Alaska in the the dead of winter. Talk about depression! It didn't help that I had my 6 week old daughter (first time mom, then) and my husband had to leave for army training. Although I am no longer in Alaska, I am now in Washington, where rain and gloom abound! I definitely have a more profound appreciation for the sun and am incredibly thankful for that extra hour of daylight :)
I used to be an overwrought person in the past...it was as though I didn't know any other way to exist. I worried when I had nothing to worry about. As I grew in faith, however, I learned to trust God and lift up my worries to Him. Taking a mental note of things I am grateful for continues to help me, as they replace any negative thought or worry that comes to mind. Hope you are able to find ways to minimize worry that will work for you.
Nicole Bamba