The term "wellness" encompasses much more than simply feeling okay or not being sick. There are different degrees and multiple aspects of wellness. Regardless of the many definitions or models of wellness that are available, they share the following characteristics: 1.Most people are not nearly as healthy as they ought to be. 2. "A state of Wellness" refers to many dimensions of a person's life such as Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Spiritual, Financial, Social, environmental, etc 3. Wellness is achieved by balancing the various dimensions in one's life 4. A state of wellness is not fixed but is in a continual state of change.