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-Day 2 Journal: January 28, 2021-

              This is already our second meeting for this subject and true to the purpose of this subject our activity today is what I’d like to call a bridge for better understanding of ourselves. Right after our first meeting yesterday, we were tasked to either draw or take a picture of an object which we think best represents us as an individual. And what makes it more exciting was the fact that we are also to share to the whole class the reasons why we have chosen those objects to represent us.

               To complete the given tasks each one of the class did choose different objects, bearing a story behind it. Most of my classmates words and also mine during the sharing goes like, “I’ve chosen this object because it reminds me of myself when…” or “This object best represents me because just like this object I am..” or something with the likes. Every classmate of mine have a really fascinating thing to share. As the sharing went on I became more indulge into listening to every words they say about themselves. On one rare day, we have become an open book to everyone. Activities like this really does bring people closer to each other. Truth be told, I think I am really close to some of my classmates so I already know a thing or two about those certain individuals. But, for some of my classmates I have discovered more about them like their views, strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes and many more. I really did listen intently to them especially those classmates who I’ve got very little interaction with during the face to face classes. If I were to be ask how the activity was, I’d say it was totally amazing as a whole.

               As I talked about myself, I was just at ease. I was used to it because there had been quite a lot of times that I and my friends shared things like that in the past. Personally, I have always loved listening to people talk about themselves. Those deep talks late at night are my personal favourites. Because aside from the fact that it makes you empathize and connect more with people it also helps you in evaluating yourself. The more I listen my classmates talk, I’ve come to realize that indeed everyone is different in our own little ways. So if you would like to know a person better, listen to them especially when they are talking about things that they are passionate about.  

                       “Peer Social Comparison and Setting Comparison”

       “The world is a jungle you either fight or run forever”. In everyday life we may face challenges that are too hard for us. But these challenges are for your development as a person. The only thing we can do is face it. You can turn your back and run away from it, but you may lose the chance of developing yourself as a better person. 

         As an adolescent,  because of this challenges we often compare ourselves to others. This can have either a negative effect or a positive effect on a person. But if you compare yourself by learning from the person who you are comparing to, not by looking down on them just to feel better. Your personal development will improve and you will face your challenges frequently because you have a goal to reach by becoming that certain someone or even becoming greater than that person.

        As we grow older our challenges gets harder, but no challenges that are too hard for us to face. If you have the will to do it you can do it. Don’t lose hope to yourself because everything you see right now is darkness. Just continue hoping and someone/something will come and show you the light in this world. 

                                           “Expressing One’s self”

        Earlier today, we have our first activity in our Personal Development subject. The activity is about sharing your self perception in class. Because of this activity, I was able to share my perception about myself and I also realized that I only know a small part of who my classmates really are, even though we have been classmates for a long time now. I didn’t know that some of my classmates can relate to me because they were confident-looking when we were together in our classroom before. I was too quick to judge them just by looking at  their physical appearance or the things that they show. 

        I was thankful of this activity because we were able to learn everyone’s perception about themselves. This reminded us to look at people beyond what we see because everyone has their own story waiting to be told.  

                                         “Getting To Know One’s self”

          Have you ever wondered if you really know yourself? How do we even get to know ourselves? What do we gain from doing so? We all have basic knowledge about ourselves when it comes to our physical characteristics, personality traits, and social identity. These three falls under self-concept. Self-concept is how you define yourself and everything you know about yourself.

          People tend to underestimate themselves, while others see themselves as higher than the others.  Your self-esteem is affected based on how you see yourself. We need to have a deeper knowledge about ourselves and how our minds work, this can also help us enhance our self-awareness. Self-awareness is knowing one’s own personality, character, and emotions.

           With these concepts, I realized that you must know who you are rather than just taking other’s perception about what you are as a person. Of course people’s opinion matters, but in order to improve yourself and your capabilities, you must explore more about yourself. 

 “Getting to Know One’s Self”

               In your everyday life made by God, have you ever wondered whether or not you truly know yourself? This may be a very simple question but it is very vital in improving one’s self. Today marks the first day of our second semester as grade 12 students. In our very first subject PER-DEV which talks about getting to know one’s self, I have learned about self-concept and how it is connected to your self-esteem and many things about how you perceive yourself as well as how others perceive you.

               Self-concept as how it was determined is your perception of yourself, how you define and understand yourself as a multi-dimensional human being. This is a vibrant representation of who you really are. It is composed of three components which is the physical characteristics, personality traits and social identity. As we discuss self-concept a while ago, the question if we really know our selves seem so fitting. It made me ponder, if I were to be asked that question I would say that partially I may know myself. Maybe, on some parts I do know myself but in every new day I live this life I discover something new about myself. In some random situations I face I came to realize that I was an impatient person, that I was sensitive but understanding at the same time. I could also see that I am thin, I am fair-skinned and many more. There’s really something new that I discover every day.

               Understanding one’s self was never easy. It is affected by a lot of things in your environment especially the people around you. Truth be told, no matter how you conditioned yourself to not be bothered by things that other people say, it will always get to you. You, yourself could also affect how the people around you view themselves so you should be always mindful of your words.  Because words, no matter how simple they are can cause a lethal damage to someone. So always be kind.

               Personally, I believe that if you know yourself it would be a lot easier to improve as a person. Knowing your strength and weaknesses and using them at your advantage will really help you achieve goals and objectives. Also, what I have ultimately learn in this lesson is that it is very important that we view ourselves in a positive way so that our self-esteem would be boosted and those people around us would also perceive us in a positive manner. Understanding one’s self may not be that easy, it may take some time but you should always remember that a lot of things can help you assess yourself. Keep in mind what Lao Tzu have said, “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself id true power.” So go on, reflect more. Know more about yourself. Take all the that you need, it will all pay off in the end.