Emotional ๐คSocial ๐คIntellectual ๐งผPhysical ๐งฝOccupational ๐จ Spiritual ๐งEnvironmental ๐งจ
We learned early on that "put on your own oxygen mask before helping other passengers" applied to life in general. If we don't love us first and act to fill ourselves up, how will we find the energy and fullness to deal when life is hard? Or when interactions with others seem difficult. We will already be spent.
In 1976 Dr. Bill Hetler, co-founder of the National Wellness Institute, developed a model of wellness that included 6 dimensions. Researchers added a 7th, Environmental, sometime later. Even the World Health Organization (WHO) said as early as 1948, wellness is "physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease."
๐ motional ๐ค _____________________________
Spend time discovering who you are, gaining personal insight into why you feel and behave the way you do, and learning new ways to deal with the ups and downs of life. Spend time learning to handle stress and to understand when your emotions are off kilter. Connect to your emotions, name and understand them, act consistent with agreements, whatever they may be.
๐ ขocial ๐ค______________________________________________
Spend time building healthy, nurturing and supportive intimate relationships. Foster a general connection with those around you. Learn how to balance your social life with your personal life and business life, set boundaries, take care of yourself in relationships, open up to honestly share your feelings, and reach out to others. Our social health comes through our healthy connection with others.
๐ ntellectual ๐งผ_______________________________________
Spend time learning, exploring the world around you, and expanding your mind. It might include reading, learning new skills, taking part in hobbies, being creative or appreciating art, history or culture.
๐ hysical ๐งฝ___________________________________________
Spend time practicing good health habits that include eating a healthy diet, participating in regular physical activity, performing regular hygiene routines and getting adequate rest and relaxation. Diet, exercise and rest have a profound effect on emotions. Watch for "double coupons" when activities can feed multiple aspects, e.g., yoga (physical, spiritual, intellectual, social), take a friend and add social.
๐ ccupational ๐จ _______________________________________
Spend time pursuing your passion. Balance work and personal life (to avoid overworking). Take steps to deal with or reduce work stress. This dimension also assumes your ability to build strong working relationships with co-workers, explore options to create a better work environment and progress toward your career goals. Bottom line, it's about time spent seeking ways to do what you love and love what you do.
๐ ขpiritual ๐ง___________________________________________
Spend time connecting with the bigger picture as you search for meaning and purpose in your life. Concepts include non-judgment, discipline, conscientiousness, selflessness, and other actions that increase our own sense of inner peace as well as peace with the world around you. It may involve a connection with a higher power for you, but believing in a specific set of spiritual principles is not necessary. It may involve prayer, meditation, affirmations, or specific spiritual practices that support your connection with your belief system. For my Mom, it was the flower garden surrounding her corner lot.
A few years later, researchers added:
๐ nvironmental ๐งจ _____________________________________
Spend time with your personal surroundings and your relationship with the planet and nature. Taking care of our property creates comfort and less anxiety, reminds us that we love ourselves. Connecting with nature right-sizes us in the Universe by surrounding us with something greater than ourselves.
As with most things, it's about the balance. Each aspect of us needs a little feeding and watering to make us grow to be more of ourselves. Good news is that for those of us who are parents or teachers, learning to love ourselves first is the best way to model for our youngsters who often have trouble setting boundaries.
A surefire way to get unstuck in your seeking is to check and see which aspect you are neglecting, and give it a boost. When you fill up yourself and give your unconscious' the time it needs for contemplation it's much easier to listen to your vital body for answers.
Go ahead, copy, paste and print the 7 ways onto 8 1/2 x 11 paper and use the blank lines to list those things you already do, and would like to do more of. Laminate the visual and hang it near wherever you sit during the day (or print and laminate a blank document and use a wet erase pen to keep your list current). Look at it often. Don't forget to take advantage of double and triple coupons (those decisions/choices that feed more than one of the 7 ways).
In 1976 Dr. Bill Hetler, co-founder of the National Wellness Institute, developed a model of wellness that included 6 dimensions. Researchers added a 7th, Environmental, sometime later. Even the World Health Organization (WHO) said as early as 1948, wellness is "physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease."
7 Ways to Love You First!
Which dimensions always get your attention and care? Which get left behind, and how does that affect your well-being? How does the outcome stack up to how you want your life to ebb and flow? What gets nourished and what starves for attention? What suffering are you causing as a result?
Which dimensions always get your attention and care? Which get left behind, and how does that affect your well-being? How does the outcome stack up to how you want your life to ebb and flow? What gets nourished and what starves for attention? What suffering are you causing as a result?
๐ motional ๐ค _____________________________
Spend time discovering who you are, gaining personal insight into why you feel and behave the way you do, and learning new ways to deal with the ups and downs of life. Spend time learning to handle stress and to understand when your emotions are off kilter. Connect to your emotions, name and understand them, act consistent with agreements, whatever they may be.
๐ ขocial ๐ค______________________________________________
Spend time building healthy, nurturing and supportive intimate relationships. Foster a general connection with those around you. Learn how to balance your social life with your personal life and business life, set boundaries, take care of yourself in relationships, open up to honestly share your feelings, and reach out to others. Our social health comes through our healthy connection with others.
๐ ntellectual ๐งผ_______________________________________
Spend time learning, exploring the world around you, and expanding your mind. It might include reading, learning new skills, taking part in hobbies, being creative or appreciating art, history or culture.
๐ hysical ๐งฝ___________________________________________
Spend time practicing good health habits that include eating a healthy diet, participating in regular physical activity, performing regular hygiene routines and getting adequate rest and relaxation. Diet, exercise and rest have a profound effect on emotions. Watch for "double coupons" when activities can feed multiple aspects, e.g., yoga (physical, spiritual, intellectual, social), take a friend and add social.
๐ ccupational ๐จ _______________________________________
Spend time pursuing your passion. Balance work and personal life (to avoid overworking). Take steps to deal with or reduce work stress. This dimension also assumes your ability to build strong working relationships with co-workers, explore options to create a better work environment and progress toward your career goals. Bottom line, it's about time spent seeking ways to do what you love and love what you do.
๐ ขpiritual ๐ง___________________________________________
Spend time connecting with the bigger picture as you search for meaning and purpose in your life. Concepts include non-judgment, discipline, conscientiousness, selflessness, and other actions that increase our own sense of inner peace as well as peace with the world around you. It may involve a connection with a higher power for you, but believing in a specific set of spiritual principles is not necessary. It may involve prayer, meditation, affirmations, or specific spiritual practices that support your connection with your belief system. For my Mom, it was the flower garden surrounding her corner lot.
A few years later, researchers added:
๐ nvironmental ๐งจ _____________________________________
Spend time with your personal surroundings and your relationship with the planet and nature. Taking care of our property creates comfort and less anxiety, reminds us that we love ourselves. Connecting with nature right-sizes us in the Universe by surrounding us with something greater than ourselves.
A surefire way to get unstuck in your seeking is to check and see which aspect you are neglecting, and give it a boost. When you fill up yourself and give your unconscious' the time it needs for contemplation it's much easier to listen to your vital body for answers.
Go ahead, copy, paste and print the 7 ways onto 8 1/2 x 11 paper and use the blank lines to list those things you already do, and would like to do more of. Laminate the visual and hang it near wherever you sit during the day (or print and laminate a blank document and use a wet erase pen to keep your list current). Look at it often. Don't forget to take advantage of double and triple coupons (those decisions/choices that feed more than one of the 7 ways).
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