Unit 7 Thoughts and reflections

The wisest person I have ever known was an older lady who used to babysit my brother and me when I was a young child.  At the time she was an 86 years old and she lived down the street from me.  My parents both worked full time jobs and needed someone to watch us about an hour before school and an hour or two after school.  This lady was a widower and lived by herself in a house down the street from us.  I thought of her when I did the Meeting Aesclepius exercise.  The exercise made me think of her and realize what an impact she had on my life.  At the time I was a young child and didn’t really value her as much as I should have.  Now that I’m an adult I can look back at my life and realize what a positive effect she had on my life and what a valuable role she played in my life.  I really learned a lot from her. 

I personally don’t tend to use meditation regularly in my life.  I have two young children and I can’t find the time to have any alone time to even exercise my body let alone my mind.  I have a three year old son and a six year old daughter and they are glued to me all the time, especially my three year old son.  If I am even out of their sight for two minutes they are looking for me and wondering where I went.  When the kids go to bed at night it is homework time then time to get things ready for the next day, shower then off to bed.  I think if I did actually have time to meditate I would have a clearer mind and be less stressed out.  Maybe one day I will have the time to meditate regularly.

To me the saying “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means you have to practice what you preach.  A health and wellness professional that is going to be in the teaching or coaching role must have an open mind and be willing to accept and try many different things to see what works and what doesn’t.  Also health and wellness professionals have the responsibility to keep up with current trends and know what the latest and greatest methods are out there.  Things in the healthcare field are always changing and we must keep on top of them.  Yes I think health care professionals have the obligation to their clients to develop their health psychologically, physically, and spiritually.  I think that everyone especially healthcare professionals should always be moving forwarding and continually developing their life, health, and happiness.  Healthcare professionals have all the info at their fingertips so why not use it to benefit themselves both personally and professionally.