Jaken Warnke

Hello my name is Jaken and my goal in life is to live in a state of contentment. During COVID I have tried to work on applying my why statement which is, to better myself so that I can be true to others. One of the ways that I have been specifically doing this is through working out with my dad. About two months ago, I created a list of what I needed to do to be the best version of myself. This was during a period of time when I was doing nothing besides sitting on my phone and I wasn’t feeling so great because of that. I finally got tired of it and decided to visualize and write down how I could be better. Since then, I have been able to check off a few things on my list, one of them being working out and accepting my body. I started working out around mid-November and I have noticed since working out, my mental and physical health has gotten much better as well as my relationship with my father. I’ve started to eat more each day which I have struggled with in the past, which gives my dad and me something else we can do together. What I really learned during this time is how much helping and caring for yourself can make a difference with your relationship with others. Because I’m more physically active I am also more alert and attentive. I’m able to identify needs and wants with others more clearly and respond in a better fashion. If I don’t take care of myself, it also has an impact on the people around me. I end up being more on edge and unnecessarily reactive. So, to combat this I try to work on bettering myself and my mental well being. In conclusion, through working out and visualizing how I can be better, I’ve improved my relationship with my father as well as bettering myself. I also have further realized improving the lives of people around you can happen through you improving your own.