Identity refers to a sense of self. It is substantially a product of our experiences. All life events are formative. All contribute to what we become, year by year, as we go on growing. As my friend ... Read More about Experiences and Identity
Week 22: Obstacles and Opportunities
Environment
Environment refers to everything from home and family to the world. Our environment consists of everything external to the self that affects us in any way: the physical world as well as other ... Read More about Environment
Physical Systems
Physical strengths can lead to complacency. Physical disabilities can lead to strengths in other areas. I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see. ... Read More about Physical Systems
Habits and Attitudes
Habits are mainly a combination of emotion and action. Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits. [Mark Twain] Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be ... Read More about Habits and Attitudes
Beliefs and Convictions
A conviction is a strong belief, reaching more fully beyond thinking into emotion. Of course, beliefs too are influenced by emotion. Mainly, though, both are in the domain of thinking. We have ... Read More about Beliefs and Convictions
Values and Expectations
What we want can drive us forward. It can also get us into trouble. The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way. [attributed to Alice Waters] I have learned ... Read More about Values and Expectations
Thinking, Feeling, Acting (opportunities and obstacles)
Every mental operation, in any of the three domains of being, is potentially an obstacle to growth, and an opportunity for it. Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of ... Read More about Thinking, Feeling, Acting (opportunities and obstacles)