This week in class we all got together and decided to go around the room to get a sense of everyone’s stress levels on a scale from 1 to 10. I told the class I was floating around a 4 to 5 just because this is my last quarter and I’m really trying to take it easy due to being stressed so much throughout my time in school. I really feel now I just want to focus on getting through school and minimizing my stress levels. Although I still have a lot a work to do this quarter, I’m just going to do my best and go about it stress-free. It was really interesting to hear other students stress levels in the class as well because you can get a sense that most of the stress was due to graduation being just around the corner and what people were thinking about what they were going to do with their lives in the future after they graduate. After discussing stress levels, we transitioned right into our book presentations about John Leland’s book “Happiness Is a Choice You Make,” which seemed fitting for what we just discussed. I found the book thus far to be quite satisfying because it shows how people in their later stages of life can still be happy even in declining health. I guess there has been a stereotype that has been associated with aging in that as one ages, they become unhappy however, this simply is not true. One of the main takeaways I got from this book presentation and discussion was the fact that I’m not going to dwell on the future so much and just enjoy the present with my friends and family. Lastly, we discussed some of the final details about our healthy aging projects and everyone is so excited about all of the upcoming events that we have planned.
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June 2019
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