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The Pinecone | January 2023 • 5 • IMPROVED YOU! A New Year, an If you squint your eyes, you can see 2023 on the fast-approaching horizon. It’s a time for resolutions and goals, as well as an opportunity to make sure you are incorporating all the dimensions of being and staying well. The key to embracing your greatest potential is through these seven dimensions. Wellness is being able to lead purpose-filled and engaged lives. By doing this, you can embrace your potential to pursue and optimize life’s possibilities. Your greatest potential lives in seven different dimensions: physical, social, spiritual, vocational, emotional, environmental, and intellectual. Physical: Strengthening and caring for the body to stay as independent as possible. Examples: Water Aerobics, Group Exercise, and regular doctor’s appointments. Social: Emphasizes the importance of social interactions. Examples: spending time with family, Game Play, Bingo, Pinecone Painters. Spiritual: Finding purpose and meaning in life. Examples: meditation, Bible Study, Church Service, Worship Service. Vocational: Utilizing your skills, passions, and strengths to help others. Examples: Tutoring, mentoring, volunteering, caregiving, Hobby Pines Group. Emotional: The ability to cope with challenges and deal with feelings in a positive way. Examples: peer counseling, stress management, humor/ laughter, support groups. Environmental: Respect for natural resources and/or a strong connection to the environment. Examples: recycling, taking walks outdoors, meditation, Garden Gro’ers. Intellectual: Activities that stimulate and challenge the brain. Examples: Game Play, Bunko, Mahjong, reading, puzzles. Look at how you spend a week or month. Are you hitting all the dimensions listed above? Some of the activities you participate in, like group classes, may hit a few dimensions at once (physical and social). If there is an area that is being neglected, think about how you might set goals to include those into your routine to stay balanced. Reach out to your Functional Pathways Therapy Team to learn more about the dimensions of wellness and how to ensure you are setting yourself up for a balanced 2023. Happy NewYear!