Friday, March 14, 2014

Hello everyone, this is my second blog post and I am hoping that y'all are enjoying so far. My physical well being I would rate that about a 5, my spiritual well being well I would put that at about a 7 and my psychological well that would be about a 6. While I have already greatly upped these numbers in recent years, as you see I still have some work to do so that they can all be 10's. Physical, I need to eat healthier, quit smoking, give up soda and start an exercise routine. Spiritual, I need to continue to let things that way me down go; such as negative feelings and feeling not good enough. Psychologically, I need to finish letting go of a very painful past and not let it be a part of my future anymore; also forgiving completely those who have wronged me. I would like to start doing yoga as this would help with the exercise routine and also with healing of the mind. I have recently begun a sort of mediation routine where I light candles and sit in a quiet place and whisper the things I need to rid myself of into the candle, and watch it get carried away in the smoke. I cannot tell you how therapeutic that has been and I feel a such a positive flow after I am done. I must say I really love these relaxation sessions that we have, I really do not sleep well and the man on the exercises well he helps me sleep so much better. I have tried to capture the relaxation that he makes me feel on my own and I am unable to do so, so I really need his cds until I can achieve it on my own. I hope that my post was enjoyable and maybe helped a few people.

6 comments:

  1. Hi Jennifer,

    Thank you for sharing about your ratings. You sound like you have some of the same things to give up as myself. Just by reading your post, it reminds me of how we are never happy with ourselves, well, at least a lot of us aren't. I've never heard of that exercise before with the candles. That sounds like a real therapeutic exercise. I'd like to look into something similar. It is like, if we don't give it up somehow, it just swirls around and around. Good post.

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  2. Although we all strive for perfection, it is unrealistic. Do the best you can. Pick one thing at a time, like soda, and make a plan to minimize the use one day at a time. I did the same, 2 years soda free!

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  3. I like how deep your psychological goal is. It can be so hard to let go of the past no matter what it is. It is something I believe everyone needs to work on. We cannot change it so let us not waste our precious time dwelling on it.

    I love your technique with the candles and I think I may begin doing this myself. I have a candle for the baby I lost when I had a miscarriage and I occasionally light it and talk to him. It's very therapeutic so I'm thinking your technique would also really benefit me.

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    1. I am very sorry about your baby and I really hope the candle ritual works for you. On bad days it make take a few times but just visualize and it does wonders. Good luck!

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  4. What a powerful name of your blog-site.....Learning to Let Go- very profound! I enjoy reading your post. Keep up the great work on your journey to health, happiness, and inner peace!

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  5. Jennifer, thank you for sharing with us! It sounds like you know what it is that you need to do that will be better for you and help you to achieve your goals, and I know that you can do it! Your attitude about this is fantastic. Just the fact that you have started your candle ritual shows that you are willing to take action, and not just talk about it. I think that it sounds very healing. I used to do that when I lived at the beach...I would breathe in the good, and let go of the bad with the waves ebbing and flowing...letting go of all of the negative...letting the water carry it away!!! Best of luck to you!

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