It is so very important for health and wellness professionals to have integral health in their own lives psychologically, spiritually, and physically. The reason for this is that without that experience of having built up to integral health themselves, practitioners can only speak from principle. Yes, principles are the foundation for everything we do, but we are not going to be able to convince others that something is the right thing to do unless we are dedicated to doing it ourselves. If you don't show that you think it is important than why should they think it is important? Actions speak louder than words as it concerns a healthcare practitioner.

For myself, I know I need to really work on the physical aspect of my integral health. I love eating healthy, so that is not an issue for me at this time, but I do not like to exercise so that is a real road block for me. I have a hard time motivating myself to achieving that goal in my integral health. I also know that I need to really work on my psychological well being as well. I cannot seem to quite my mind very easily. I always have to be accomplishing something with my hands or with my mind and I often times have a hard time falling asleep because I am constantly thinking about one thing or another. I am getting better at practicing having a good spiritual life. I am reading my Bible every day and I am trying to have a very active prayer life. However, I am still struggling with the fact that I worry so much and am afraid of everything! I am always thinking of things that could happen and trying to figure out ways to prevent it. This is exhausting and a very unpleasant way to live and I know that God does not want me to live that way. I am working on giving everything to God so that I do not have to worry about things anymore. I know that if I can learn to give everything over to Him that He will take care of ALL of my worries no matter what they are and that He will always do what is best for me and my family. So, I guess I would say that I am doing worst in my psychological health since I am not finding the time in the first place to work on it which is one of the goals of being psychologically healthy, and that physical health would be the next worst, and that spirituality would be the best rated of all three of these aspects of my integral health but all of them need to be continually worked on and built up.

My goal in psychological health is to first set aside a time to where I can actually practice meditating so that I can clear and still my mind. If I can do that I have no problem practicing and I know I always feel better after I do and I know the benefits of long-term practice. Exercising is a hard one for me since I like to be at home with my young son and then my husband when he comes home from work, so I guess I don't really make time for that either. I'm hoping that my husband and I can develop an exercise program at home so that we can do it as a project together after my son is in bed so that we can still spend time together but still reach our fitness goals. Spiritually, I know I can remedy my worrying by keeping up my prayer and Bible reading regimen and by also doing more research on how to give my trust over to God and overcoming my issues about being fearful. I think that resources from other writers can be extremely beneficial in offering advice on how I need to proceed from the state that I am in right now.

Tracking my progress seems a little hard in some areas such as the spiritual aspect of my integral health but I know that once I am free from the burden of worry and fear even for one day or even for half a day I will know that I am making progress. If I start to exercise a little more each week I will know that I am doing better concerning my physical health since I do not set any time at all apart for it right now. For my psychological health I will know that I am progressing when I take time EVERY day to practice having a calm, discerning mind. I know I will feel more at peace and I will probably sleep a lot better once I have achieved progress in this area. I also need to make sure that I keep up the progress that I have/will make. I think that reviewing why I need integral health will help keep me motivated to keep on keeping on. I need to continue to seek out books and lectures on this point to continue to grow in my knowledge and to review what I have already learned. I KNOW I can do this if I just go out and do it!