When I tell people everything that I have going on in my life between being a single mom, work, and then school they always say “I don’t know how you do it”. Honestly some days I am not sure myself but, one thing I do know is there are a lot of areas in my life that are not getting the attention that they deserve. Physically I would say I am at an 8. For someone studying nutrition I often do not eat as well as I would like. I exercise occasionally although my job keeps me pretty physically active when I am there. Spiritually I am at a 5. I do believe in God however; I have been through a lot over the past few years and I often struggle with trying to understand why some of the things that have happened to me have. I have not been to church in several months and I feel that it definitely shows. Psychologically I am at a 7. My husband and I have separated after almost 7 years of marriage and I am dealing with everyone’s opinions about the situation. I am actually happy with the fact that we are going to divorce because; he has put me through a lot but, everyone is thinking that I am a bad person since they are only hearing one side of the story –his. I am a little bit more private and have not told anyone the things that he did to cause me to want a divorce in the first place so everyone blames me.
Physically I need to start eating better and exercising more. Spiritually I need to start going to church again and remind myself that things happen for a reason. Psychologically I need to talk to someone when I am feeling down instead of holding it all in. One activity to that I can implement in my life that will help with all three areas is yoga. I used to do yoga years ago and I felt great! However; when I started school I had to give some things up but, my daughter is actually doing yoga at school so maybe we could do it together.
I am glad that I waited until I got home from work today to try this week’s relaxation exercise. I don’t know if it is because it was a holiday or what but, a lot of the people that I work with were crabby and it definitely took its toll. The slow deep breaths alone were enough to calm me down and afterwards I felt completely relaxed. The only thing that I found frustrating about the relaxation technique was that I had a difficult time hearing what the guy was saying and I had the volume all the way up. Other than that I loved it!
