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Randi Dunda hw420-01 Unit 9 Final Project
Randi Dunda hw420-01 Unit 9 Final Project
Randi Dunda hw420-01 Unit 9 Final Project
metaphor that describes difficult times in our lives, and those that may
distract us from our spiritual journeys (Seaward, 2012).
5. This question is important because it indicates if the individual takes time
to reboot their mind on a regular basis. Now, more than ever, we are
bombarded with a multitude of information. Everyday, are minds are
faced with being blasted with information from technology such as: cell
phones, computers, television, the internet, Facebook, etc. (Seaward,
2012). Our minds, like computers, need to be rebooted on a regular basis
to work properly. This allows us to empty the clutter and allow for down
time.
6. This question is important to see what the individual does to work on the
physical aspect of ourselves. Like the wellness paradigm indicates,
wellness is the integration, balance, and harmony of the mind, body,
spirit and emotions that lead to optimal well- being, where the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts. (Seaward, 2012) Simply stated, we
need all parts to be healthy in order to have overall well being.
7. This question gives a snapshot of the importance the individual puts on
the spiritual aspect of their well being. Spirituality is the aspect of your
wellness and being that, through certain practices, will allow you to
become more acquainted with, and have a direct connection and
experience with the sacred. The sacred refers to the thing that centers
you, and brings you to a point of balance and harmony in your life.
(Walsh, 1999) This is a very personal and individual thing, and is different
for everyone.
8. This question, again, will show the importance and priority the individual
places on their own self-renewal, or the recharging and rejuvenating of
their mind-body-spirit to maintain balance and harmony in their lives.
This can be described as the stepping stone to the centering process.
(Seaward, 2012)
9. This question indicates what the individual does to circumvent
distractions from throwing them off track from building and maintaining
overall wellness. These distractions, also called outside noise, can be
people in our lives (Seaward, 2012).
10.
This question serves as a good indication of where the individual lies
when it comes to certain muscles of the soul, such as: compassion,
humbleness, and unconditional love (Seaward, 2012). It also explains
where our motives lie when we are doing things in our lives. If we
transform our motives to those that are beneficial to others, we also will
transform our actions and then ourselves (Walsh, 1999). Many times,
when we see a purpose in what we do other than what we ourselves will
get out of it, we will be much more at peace within ourselves.
11.
This question determines if the individual views solitude on negative
or positive lines. If one sees solitude as a necessity and a very positive
one, they will likely get many benefits from it, and seek it out. Solitude is
vital for self-renewal and rejuvenation (Seaward, 2012).
12.
This question will show where the individual places importance when
it comes to necessary aspects of themselves. By necessary, this means
what they must have in their lives to be able to reach balance and
harmony in their lives. It also will show what they are striving to achieve
in their practices and actions.
13.
This question will show what defines their own personal journey
towards both spiritual and psychological health. Medicine for the soul is a
common phrase used by many healthcare professionals including
counselors, therapists, life coaches, and healers. It is used to describe the
many ways an individual can and might use in order to nurture their souls
growth process toward the direction of the divine (Seaward, 2012). It is
also the culmination of their view of what is needed to have an optimum
mind-body-spirit connection within their lives.
Interviewee Responses/Development:
The person that I chose to interview was my neighbor, Abbey. Here are
the answers to her questions:
1. Do you consider yourself a more optimistic or pessimistic person? Why?
I consider myself to be more optimistic because I like to see the brighter
side of things. I prefer to look at the brighter side of life.
2. If you fail at a task, do you feel you doomed to repeat it or do you thing
you are just having a bad day?
I have definitely failed at some very important tests in my life, and I
completely think that it was not my day that day, there was something
distracting my concentration. It was not that I did not know what I was
doing; maybe it was just presented in a way that was distorted for me
that day. I dont look at failure as long term, but something that is short
lived and ultimately something that I can overcome. Otherwise, why
would I continue to go back and try again?
3. Do you believe you can find positive in any situation? Why or why not?
I dont have a whole lot of them because I think the biggest influence I
want to have is on people who are negative to me. I come into situations,
especially at work, where I have a real hostile person right off the bat in
the morning, theyll just interrupt my day. I think its my responsibility to
act appropriately because they are not doing that. Essentially, what
happens is that actually helps me because if I can get through situations
that are uncomfortable and unhealthy, I feel like that was not me, it was
them. They had something going on with them when they entered the
space with me, and if I can walk away from that feeling like I did not lose
anything like my respect or my anger, anything that maintains the rest of
me, my positive attitude that I have all of the time, then it helped
maintain the structure I have around me. I dont want anyone to have
that kind of power over me. I take these as just tests.
10. When you are embarking on a task, who or what do you think you are
doing it to benefit?
I do that all of the time, especially when I am cooking. I dont like to be
distracted during that time because it is not only a creative process for
me, but I always think about the people who are going to be eating it. So,
I always put positive energy into it. I think it the whole preparation
process that needs my positive energy into to it so that it nourishes those
who are eating it, including myself.
11. How do you view solitude?
that you are just kind of alone in your own thoughts. I think we all need
that because it brings us back to the fact that we all make choices on our
own and our interaction with other people is because of the choices we
make by ourselves. I think that it is a good thing and we all need it. It
allows us to be us without anybody else seeing us.
12. What are at least five important attributes to you?
I guess that would be pretty easy. They would be honesty and integrity;
I think they
This person seems to have a very good idea of what she wants in her life.
She also engages in some very helpful activities to help her maintain that
balance that she values in her life. Using this inventory, she can identify the
areas to build on, as well as those areas in which she might be able to
improve. One of the areas that she could probable improve on would be the
area of daily self-renewal. She indicated that to calm and recharge her body,
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she likes to walk, but is not doing this everyday. An area where she could
build on what she is already doing is the self-renewal for her mind and
spirituality. She indicated that she engages in qi gong exercises for calming
and recharging her mind, as well as prayer for building her spirituality.
Additions and subtractions:
I do not think that I would subtract anything from my inventory. I think
all of the questions give me a good baseline for where to start with a client.
There are, however, some additions that I would make to the inventory. With
this individual, it seems by some of her answers that she does not have a
clear picture of the difference between being religion and spirituality. For this
reason, I would add:
1. What is the difference between religion and spirituality?
2. What does spirituality mean to you?
After some thought, I also think that it would benefit me to ask the person
what they think that their shadow is. This would pinpoint if the person is
aware of it, and that would go along way toward being successful in
achieving a better mind-body-spirit connection, bringing a greater sense of
balance and harmony to their lives.
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Works Cited
Seaward, B. L. (2012). Health of the Human Spirit: Spiritual Dimensions for
Personal Health (2nd Ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Seligman, M. E. (2006). Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and
Your Life. New York, NY: Vintage Books.
Spiritual Health. (2015). Retrieved 2015, from Community of Christ Health
Ministries Association Web Site:
http://www.hmacofchrist.org/CongregationaHealthMinistry/BulletinInserts/Topi
cs/Bulletin_Insert-Spiritual-Inventory.pdf
Walsh, R. (1999). Essential Spirituality. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.