Final Thoughts by Nicole

First, I can not believe that this class has come to an end. I have truly benefited from everything in this class, from the course work, the readings, and the comments from fellow classmates. I think the best thing that has happened is being assigned Integral Health by Dacher. This is not a book that I would pick up in the store and read and now I am looking into more books like this. His insights on how to live fulfilled life truly inspired me and I am hoping to get my husband to read it. This book is the biggest benefit of the class. However, it provides the most difficulty. Dacher is giving us the tools to change our lives and it is up to us to use these tools to better ourselves. His book really offers us a challenge and I know I am not ready to open myself up to everything he discusses but starting small is the best approach.

Looking back to unit three I have seen many different changes. I first rated my physical as a 7, my spiritual as a 5, and I didn't even rate my psychological health. When I completed the unit nine assignment I rated my physical as an 8, my spiritual as a 6, and my psychological as a 7. There is improvement in every area, although it is not great it is still improvement. We must remember that change is going to take time  and it will not happen overnight.
My goals for physical were to continue to workout and up the amount I work out and the activity I was going to do was running. My spiritual goal was to read the Bible every day to increase my Faith. I was going to accomplish this by scheduling time for studying my faith. My psychological goal was to reduce my stress by means of practicing yoga. I have made progress in all these areas. Although I have not done everything I wish to I have still made some progress.
Physical: I have been running at least five times a day and I have added a weight workout to the running. I have not upped the amount I run but have added the weights.
Spiritual: I have not met my goal of reading from the Bible daily but I have been reading the Bible more.
Psychological: I have not started Yoga or even other activity but I have been taking my stress reduction into my own hands. I have started to pay attention to what my body needs and I have begun to listen. If I am tired I go to bed, instead of tyring to stay up.

The progress is slow but steady. I am happy with what I have been able to accomplish and I am hoping that I will be able to take more of what I have learned and implement these things into my life.