Well-being is optimal physical, emotional and spiritual health. This is something of a new concept in medicine but the idea is now gaining ground and is workable thanks to breadth of knowledge we have in each of these area. Well-being is simply a question of balance, rather like a constantly fluctuate.
There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the spirit. No one of these is better or holier than the other; all are alike desirable, and no one of the three--body, mind, or spirit--can live fully if either of the others is cut short of full life and expression. It is not right or noble to live only for the spirit and deny mind or body; and it is wrong to live for the intellect and deny body or spirit.
We are all acquainted with the loathsome consequences of living for the body and denying both mind and spirit; and we see that real life means the complete expression of all that we can give forth through body, mind, and spirit.
Whatever we say, no one can be really happy or satisfied unless his body is living fully in every function, and unless the same is true of his mind and his spirit. Wherever there is unexpressed possibility, or function not performed, there is unsatisfied desire. Desire is possibility seeking expression, or function seeking performance.
We often measure wellbeing as happiness or satisfaction with life. The search for happiness is often confused with the pursuit of pleasure, but wellbeing is about more than living ‘the good life’; it is about having meaning in life, about fulfilling our potential and feeling that our lives are worthwhile.
Well-being is not only about a healthy body, it also encompasses mental and emotional well-being. Maintaining a good level of well-being can therefore be quite a challenge.
To maintain your well-being you will have to be vigilant and prepared to change. Listen to yourself and your body and do not rely on a health regime that is inflexible.
To actively enjoy a way of living that keep body, mind and spirit in good health, it helps to learn more about your body and treat it, as it deserves to be treated.
When you have sorted out your personal well-being, you are likely to be little less inclined to envy the possessions, wealth, or health of others. Once you feel secure, confident, healthy, well adjusted, and focused, you can branch out with ease and assurance.
Always remember to keep aware that your being is made up of there parts, mind, body and spirit.