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 I scored myself an 8 in my physical well being and I am comfortable saying that I am still an 8 in this area. Although I am intentional in adding physical activity throughout my days and exercise 5 or more times a week I am still not at my best and lack in certain areas such as abdominal strength and cardiovascular endurance.


I scored myself a 10 in my spiritual well being and honestly I must say I am an 8 currently. I have backslid quite a bit recently and failed to recognize the need to rest in the Lord when things were not going right or becoming to overwhelming. I am back to being intentional in my relationship with Christ but will require time and practice to become faithful at all times enduring the conditioning asked of me with faithful suffering.


I had been in a steady and great place psychologically as well and scored myself a 10 and again I am marking myself down to an 8. We have achieved a great finanical pace and plan and my psyche was compromised when my dentist proposed 24 thousand dollars worth of dental work. I should have just seen it for what it was and allowed my husband an active role in the discussion but instead I shut down,internalized it as a failure on my behalf, and yet another sabotaging move in our financial peace. We are still meshing through the details of how to obtain a healthy smile for me and financial health for our family and I am working through the anxiety and stress associated with such a bill and trying to accept the loving kindness coming from my husband.

I did not reach my physical goal of marching the Bataan death march due to family circumstances but I am signed up and training for the St. Jude's warrior dash on the 27th in Albq. I am also raising money for the St. Jude's children's research hospital by asking everyone I know to donate $1. I have also implemented a core program called the '300' challenge which requires 300 abdominal reps every other day and stretching every other day which has begun to improve my abdominal strength and flexibility.

 This course has helped me to prepare to enter the working force tremendously. I was undecided on how I would apply my degree plan and as to what even interested me the most until I took this course. Throughout the duration of the course I could feel a desire growing within me to address healing and creating wellness from a holistic standpoint. I want holistic helaing for myself and desire to flourish in all areas of my life and desire to help others pursue their bests as well. Somewhere along the line medication begin to cure and replace true healing by absolving the need to explore the causation of the illness.

I will be graduating from Kaplan in September with my Bachelor's of Science in Health and Wellness and will then pursue my nutrition and dietician certification and will pursue a job in holistic healing perhaps at a rehabilitation center or physical therapist office ideally I would like to lead a person to self-sustaining wellness.


Namaste, love and blessings,
Brandy