A GUIDE TO BECOMING BETTER

Forgive the retyping of this paper, for the last hour I have tried to send my original to this blog site with no luck. I will now retype the important stuff leaving out the reference page and title page. A GUIDE TO BECOMING BETTER 1)Introduction: The importance of practicing what you preach is vital; you cannot counsel others on the benefits of integral health without practicing it yourself. First of all without practicing the different aspects of it you cannot truly understand it which makes it impossible to teach it. I personally have found I am lacking in all areas though I thought I had it all figured out until taking this class. Spiritually and physically I have a pretty good game plan and following a path that I believe will take me where I need to go to get the next level. Psychologically I am still getting a grip on it. 2) Assessment: I like a simple scale of 1-10 to rate where I am versus where I want to be, simple yet effective. I rate my wellness spiritually as an 8. I am fairly solid here finding deep meaning in my faith and practicing as I velieve it should be done. I have the connection spiritually that satisfies my soul. I give my self an 8 vecause no matter how high I rate myself there is always room for improvement and thats agood because it truly is a journey not just a destination I seek. Physically I feel way ahead of the curse. At 46 I still run marathons, lift weights and keep up with younger guys in the Army, it just takes me longer to recover and sometimes get up the next day. There of course are a few things I need to work on such as cholesterol levels and hydration. Again I give myself an 8 on the scale with room for improvement but better than most of my peers. As far as physiologically I give myself a 7, I believe I am headed in the right direction but still have a way to go. 3) Goal Development: Physical goal is to run 2 miles in less than 12 minutes after doing push ups and sit ups for record like when I was 20 years old. Psychologically Ineed to work on my PTSD and quit jumping at loud noises and freaking everyone out. Apititually I need to do more in Gods will instead of doing it my own. 4) Practices for personal health: Two examples of strategies I will implement to foster my growth in each area are in the Physical domain to do more fartlicks to improve speed and to get more rest for my recovery phase of conditioning. Psychologically I will actually take my meds to get filled and to my counseling. For my spitual exercises I will practice humility a little more and learn to shut my mouth and listen more when it comes to Gods will and be a good soldier and do what is requested of me instead of reinventing a better way of doing things. 5) commitment: Simply put I will log everything from workouts to prayer time.