god is good (for you)
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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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