Hey there, Wish that I would have got these posted a little earlier this week but have been pretty occupied with family and work. I´ll start with the audio exercise. I would say that I enjoyed about the 1st ten minutes of it but then it got a little long. I liked last weeks exercise when we had to focus on the blood more than this weeks with the breath and colors. However, I felt that it was beneficial to listen to it. I think that I have a different opinion when I have to write something about it, as opposed to just listening without having to comment on it.
I´m not a big fan of having to self-evaluate myself but I suppose it´s good to check in with yourself ever so often and see what you find. At the moment, I guess that I would have to give myself a 7 in regards to my physical well-being. Overall I would say that I am in really good shape but I have been in better shape. At the moment I am not training for anything in particular other than my hobbies of kettlebells and strength training (not body building). Although I have been more fit at times, I have total faith in my body that I can meet any challenge that life might throw at me, whether it´s on foot, bike, water, lifting objects or whatever it may be, i´m ready because I don´t take my physical health for granted, I believe it´s a gift and we should not waste it.
I would have to rate my spiritual well-being at 5. I don´t automatically relate spirituality to going to church because when I do go to church it looks like a lot of people are daydreaming or are spaced out but I may be wrong. Church was a very big part of my upbringing, from being an alter boy for years, even having to help the priest with mass before school and going to a catholic school. I have asked myself the question before about why is it that both my daughters have been born with a rare disease that has left them bound to a wheelchair, feeding tube, lack of speech, lack of muscle control, and so on. This has pretty much turned my wife and I into being nurses 1st and then parents and that can be confusing at times and also confusing for my healthy son. I don´t know what exercises I could do to improve my spiritual health but I do get a lot of satisfaction caring for my girls in ways that most people cannot get unless they were in the same situation.
My psychological well-being has been put to the test because of this experience with my girls. I have spent weeks at a time in hospitals and many, many sleepless nights and also thought that I was watching my older girl take her last breath on a few occasions. It really sucks to have to see your kids suffer. Since their birth it has been pretty much been non stop and have not had to think but just react. I would say that my psychological well-being is a 10 for the way I have handled this situation so far. Everything I have said about my girls is not a sad story but a story of how precious life is and that we should not take anything for granted.
Hello Chad, Really hope & pray for the best for your daughter we've had a few courses together thus far & I remember you mention your daughter before. Well,I know you reside in Iceland & I don't know as far as nutrition stores in the area. But,I will give you some advice to least try a preworkout called 1MR by Bpi. It's great to push you past that last rep and it enhance your central nervous system for focus.As for spiritual maybe a tip for you would be Plan a quiet day just for you, away from family and work. Indulge yourself in quiet,Indulge in some activity just for sheer fun. Explore hobbies, sports, whatever floats your boat, but make time for it to take your mind off from all the stress if possible & for the last i'd say just keep pushing to your max and remain focus.
ReplyDeleteYou live in Iceland?! How amazing! What took you to that part of the world?
ReplyDeleteYou and your wife must be a great team to care for three children, especially when special needs are involved, and balance that with work and school. You are right that those of us not in your situation cannot even really wrap our heads around what a day in your life is like, but it really does help the rest of us to put our struggles into perspective and not take anything for granted, especially our children. It's hard when there is a deadline, a pile of homework, and a house that is a disaster, but putting it all aside for a few quality moments is definitely worth it!