One of the assignments we had to do in the class I'm currently in is a wellness wheel assessment on ourselves. A wellness wheel, if you've never done one before, is basically divided into eight different categories and you are assessed on each category. In our particular assessment, we had five Likert scale questions in each category to answer about ourselves. Then we would fill in each segment of the wheel based on the percentages of our answers.
Mine was a big bust. I did not completely fill in any one entire section of the wheel. And this really affected me. I realize that this is just one particular kind of wellness assessment, but it really did do a number on my spirit. I thought that my life was going pretty well and to look at a piece of paper and realize how much I am lacking in my life...well, that was not good for me. Honestly, I spent about three days going through life like an automaton. I got extremely depressed about it.
I could have gone back and redone the assignment and made myself look good, but I did not. I told the professor that I chose to turn in my initial assessment and reaction to it. The honesty was appreciated, and I got full credit for the assignment. Still, it has lingered in my mind and heart. So, I have decided to make a positive out of this experience. The main reason that I am ready to be done with this class and this semester is that I want to take the time off to work on things about myself that I want to improve. I'm not a very well-rounded person these days. I'm not sure if I ever was, but in my mind, I was at some point and I have let that go by the wayside. I want to get that back. I want my life to have some purpose and meaning and fun and happiness in it. It's been a long time. We shall see how it goes, but that is my hope anyway.
That is all.
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