Author: Psychiatry

In This Issue:
Enjoy the Outdoors
Maintaining Change
Motivation Station

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
-Anne Bradstreet

The weather’s beautiful, the flower’s are in bloom and the birds are singing. Ever heard the old adage “sunshine is the best remedy”? Well, it’s not too far from the truth. Pleasant weather provides plenty of opportunities for improving wellness. Outdoor activity serves a healthy way to get you reenergized and ready to take on the world. Take advantage of the warm weather and reap the benefits of being active outside.
1. Fresh air — By merely taking a walk around the block, muscles access more oxygen than they do indoors. When muscles use a lot of oxygen, they burn more sugar and fat.
2. Sunshine — The sun remains our greatest source of vitamin D, which plays an important role in muscle growth, bone formation, and immune system maintenance. Sun light also stimulates the pineal gland, an area of the brain that produces mood improving chemicals.
3. Physical exercise — Regular exercise reduces high blood pressure, the incidence of heart disease and stroke, the risk of osteoporosis and the onset of old-age disability. In addition, exercise enhances self-esteem and helps fend off the effects of stress.
Of course, it’s not always easy to find the time or money to venture outdoors. Here are some simple suggestions for ways to enjoy the world outside your classroom.:
1. Walk/Jog/Run — Even if only for 5 to 10 minutes each day.
2. Ultimate Frisbee — All it takes is a Frisbee.
3. Gardening/Home Repairs — Put a positive spin on something you already have to do.
4. Play with Children or Pets — They keep you on your toes.
5. Dance — Everyone needs to break loose once in a while.
6. Fresh Air Breaks — Instead of smoking breaks, just go outside to breathe.
7. Go to the playground — We go without the joys of childhood and wonder why we feel so tired as adults.

Remember those New Year’s resolutions you made way back in January. Chances are at least one of your resolutions fits into one of the seven dimensions of wellness, namely: social, physical, emotional, career, intellectual, environmental and spiritual. Resolutions tend to be easy to make but a lot harder to keep. Don’t give yourself a hard time if you’re having difficulty achieving your goals. This can get in the way of you maintaining change in the areas in which you’ve made progress.
Here are some tips to help you maintain change in the 7 dimensions of wellness all year long.
Maintain healthy relationships. Communicate honestly and treat every person with respect. Surround yourself with those who bring out your best.
Maintain a fit body. Balance food intake with exercise routine. Avoid addictions to the fullest extent possible. Remain mindful of your body’s limits.
Maintain a positive self-concept. Recognize your feelings and realize your limitations as an individual. Learn to express a full range of emotions in a appropriate, adult manner.
Maintain a meaningful work community. Listen to others’ ideas and continue developing marketable job skills Find work that benefits you and those around you most.
Maintain an understanding of yourself. Don’t be afraid to ask tough questions of yourself or society. Save time for self-reflection and critical thinking; take time to stop and smell the roses.
Maintain a sustainable environment. Learn to live in harmony with your natural surroundings. Take responsibility for protecting the air, water and soil.
Maintain a consistent purpose in life. Recognize the multiple paths to happiness and choose one that best suits your belief system.
School of Health Promotion and Human Development: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2004). Are you balancing the 7 dimensions of wellness?. Retrieved April 5, 2007 from http://www.uwsp.edu/HPHD/empwell/wellQuiz/

As we approach the end of the year, it is difficult to maintain the level of motivation you started with. The demands of the last nine to ten months funnel down into a few short, busy weeks; during this time it is easy to lose sight of your goals. Below are some ways to stay motivated and to motivate your students.
Make a commitment to stay motivated.
Define a motive — Decide what matters most and focus on it by writing an action plan with clear goals.
Find a passion — Discover the force that drives you and use it to fuel your efforts at work.
Cultivate an awareness — Listen to every success story you hear and learn from it.
Center on others — Gravitate toward positive, productive people, and you, too, will be one.

If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it. Your job is only as big as you are.
-George C. Hubbs

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