To be healthy means to have all the key dimensions of wellness. Physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, spiritual and environmental wellness. Being physically well means to be absent from disease and physically fit. The dimension of emotional wellness focuses on being able to reflect on your own thoughts and emotions and identify obstacles and get help if needed. Where as intellectual wellness means being able to challenge ones self mentally. That doesn’t mean taking on more task but allowing your mind to be challenged. Intellectual wellness also means to have healthy relationships with others such as, friends and family. These people in your inner and outer circle should be individuals you can trust and who will be there for you through good and bad times. On the other hand, spiritual wellness is to have a belief in a higher authority. We can only control so much in this life and for me personally knowing that God is in control gives me peace and comfort in my happy and trying times. And lastly environmental wellness is a place of contentment, security and positive energy. In order to obtain environmental wellness sometimes it's necessary to separate yourself from negative people or relationships that may put you in a compromising situation that is unhealthy.
Your dimensions of wellness does not have to stop with what I’ve listed but it can be a starting point for you to change your own well-being for the better.
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