God is Good (For You)

Margaret FloydIDS - 402

Table of ContentsI. Introduction

II. Issue

III.Plan

Introduction

What is Wellness?

If health is an absence of disease

Wellness could be described as a homeostasis of all aspects of one’s life:

Emotional

Occupational/Educational

Environmental

Physical

Social

Intellectual

Financial

Spiritual

Dimensions of Wellness

Each of the 8 dimensions have a significant impact on our lives.

Some are more obvious than others, like physical

Others don’t seem as important until they are badly out of balance, like emotional

Or Financial

The Spiritual Dimension is often significantly undervalued

Social Practices and Force for Social Change

There is a push to be healthier in this modern, digital world

Pinterest Boards are full of healthy recipes and tips and tricks for easy exercise methods

There is also a large amount of social pressure to participate in unhealthy practices

In communities who have concrete spiritual practices, less physically unhealthy habits are popular

The Study of WellnessStudies have shown that the American public may understand, intellectually, what wellness is, but have little to no desire to change their habits to achieve it.

Positive and Negative Aspects of Wellness

Being in good health increases happiness of ourselves and our families

Being without good health and in a state of being unwell, that state becomes contagious throughout our attitudes and actions to all whom we come in contact

Wellness, or the lack thereof, affects every single aspect of our daily lives

Emerging TechnologiesFrom our own DNA at our fingertips and available to upload for various applications to straps that monitor our oxygenation and sleeping, the level of technology we wish to employ in our quest for health is endless.

Issue

Spirituality: Where is God in Wellness?

How important is a regular spiritual practice to wellness?

Is belief enough?

What affect does regular spiritual practice have on our physical health?

What effect does it have on our emotional health?

What happens when we neglect this aspect of our lives?

Doctors and nurses have reported for years that religious beliefs seem to have an effect on terminally ill patients

Recent research supports this notion.

How Does God Help?

God figures into their coping strategies

Their beliefs in God or another higher power, give them hope

Against God? God has been rejected by the medical profession for decades

Survey in Vermont showed 91% of patients believed in God, only 64% of their physicians

Claims have been made that healthier people choose to be religious, not the other way around

Accommodating God:

When people’s spiritual needs are met, they are physically and mentally healthier

Plan

God is PersonalNot even a parent can truly change a person’s beliefs

It is important to encourage PRACTICE of those beliefs which exist in a person, by parents and society alike

A key part of all 12-step addiction recovery practices is to acknowledge a higher power

During times of weakness, such as addiction recovery, often a person’s spiritual beliefs are awakened or re-awakened

Stop Dissing GodAs support people, friends of adults, we should encourage each other in any spiritual practices

Go to church with a friend, take a friend to your church or worship center

Encourage your children to practice within their spiritual interest

Stop Being OffendedEveryone has beliefs that are different

Some are different by a little - some by a lot

By learning about one another’s beliefs we dispel fear and hate and spread love

When we share our own beliefs we learn about ourselves and others

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