SELF REFLECTION OF ASPECTS OF SELF AND IDENTITY

The Physical Self is the concrete dimension, the tangible aspect of the person
that can be directly observed and examined. To be self-reflective is a skill and
in health and social care it is needed a lot. You should instead let self-reflection
lead you to growth, positivity, and happiness. When it comes to myself, I have
to begin by saying that my self –image went through a tremendous change the
past year and what brought about this inevitable metamorphosis was my
mother´s passing. With all honesty before last years’ experience, I had an
inflated self — image; I thought I was a better person than what I really was. I
saw myself as a strong, intelligent, independent, unselfish and driven woman
but as I saw the green color in my mother´s eyes fade into a deep, crystalline
grey, I realized that I wasn´t that strong and independent and not that driven as
I thought I was; and as the days passed, I came to the conclusion that I was in
a desperate need for change. “When we are no longer able to change a
situation — we are challenged to change ourselves.” Viktor E. Frankl

The first aspect of me that suffered change was my self — concept. I got in
touch with my flaws in all their crudeness and gradually, I learned to embrace
every single one, understanding that some I could change, but there would be a
few glitches in my character that I would have to learn to live with it. This was
not easy to do because the hardest part of becoming an introspective, is
accepting yourself, the good, the bad, and the ugly with open arms. My journey
began with both my physical and mental health because I understood that my
physical appearance was the reflection of how good or poor my physical and
mental health were. Consequently, I changed my eating habits and I began to
exercise on a daily basis and today I can say I am pretty happy with
my physical self-image. I like how I look and I am proud of my hard work
although I am aware that it´s not the end of the road, there will always be more
work to do.

My personality also went under the microscope of change. My mother´s death

taught me that I had to find a balance
between dependence and independence. I had to allow myself to trust those
whom I loved enough to depend on them without losing my independent spirit. I
started to work on building healthy interdependent relationships in my life
and this is something I am still working hard at. I also realized I was more
selfish than what I perceived I was and the reason for this was because I never
really gave back to my community and never really got involved with a social
cause that I was truly passionate about. So, I found a cause I was passionate
about and I have been giving back to that cause ever since. I can honestly say
that I currently see myself as a much more thoughtful and happy individual
and this has affected my social identity as well. I am more considerate of my
husband´s feelings, I have a better and stronger relationship with my father and
sister and I finally feel like I am part of something relevant and special.

As the world is continuously changing in a rapid pace, more and more

information about human sexuality that is associated with transgender,
bisexual, asexual, and other issues on gender and sexual orientation is needed
to understand the brain function, behavior and belief of these kind of people.
The understanding of human sexuality is important. Sexual dysfunctions and
problems, and how one is to handle these issues is also important. One has to
understand the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of the
person who is thought to be different in sexual and gender orientation than
society’s norm. Knowing that these kind of people exists allows the one to
maintain one’s professionalism without any judgment on the client or patient.
This knowledge and understanding of sexuality through God’s perspective allows
me to inspire about the Biblical perspective of sexuality, sex, and relationships.
Sexuality is dealt with in every aspects of life, whether it is applied according to
the Bible or to the world. When asked how sexuality impacted my personal view
I responded with, “Sexuality makes me feel self-conscious…” What this revealed
is that I feel insecurities although my physique and sexual category are
considered normal. One of the most memorable topics on sexuality was on
children born outside of the typical female and male genders. The subject
demonstrated how society and its standards are toxic to young children who do
not fit into gender norms.

In our modern world, it is evident how people value material things more than
the essences of life, in example family, friends and even peace of mind. People
judge you by just looking at the brand of your clothes, and we are so engrossed
with whether the shoes we are wearing are original or fake. All of these material
things became our sole concerns and sadly that’s how our life runs. And
although people who possesses their wants and needs tend to be happier, I still
don’t think that material possessions should be a way to find happiness
because not everyone is financially capable to buy everything they wanted so it
is important to have a proper mindset on things to avoid unnecessary problems
like large debts caused by shopping.

It is important to have a clear set of priorities to avoid being caught up in this

world full of materialistic people. It is fine whatever you wear, you don’t have to
have expensive clothes to fit in in a group. You’ll find your people by being true
to yourself including your financial capabilities as it is hard to be pretentious
and putting up a fake self-image just so people will love you. You can strive
hard to attain financial stability and achieve all your dreams including the
material things you wanted to possess for as long as we don’t stray away from
the true meaning of life and our purpose as to why we are living in this world.

According to Hutchison (2015), “religion is symbolic patterns that consists of

values, beliefs, behaviors and experiences” (p. 184). I personal conceptualize
spirituality as a vital role in my life that helps me during a time of sickness,
forgiveness, and needed guidance. Spirituality helps guide me throughout life
during the difficult times I have encountered. Spirituality impacts my life in
positive ways that influence and regulate my behavior and health. Health is very
important to me; I believe the spirit can heal a person from their sickness. It
seems that the spirit heals me every time I pray to be healed from sickness. The
spirit gives me strength at a time of weakness. When I feel at my lowest point in
life I call on the spirit to pick.
I believe Jesus died for our sins. Christianity to me is more of a relationship with
God rather than just a religious practice. The bible to me is God last words and
teachings in a matter of faith and practice.
I believe spirituality does various things for me in my life: it heals me, helps in a
time of need, and guides me towards positive aspects of life, which many people
believe the spirit does the same for them. Ganga and Kutty stated (2013)
spirituality refers to a path of life that enables people to seek reason of their
existence and helps people explore challenges. Ganga and Kutty (2013)
conducted a study on adults to see if spirituality had positive effects on their life,
meaning did their life have purpose or value. Each participant partook in a
study that asked questions about their life and purpose. The study consisted of
a daily spiritual experience scale, it was a point scale that consist of 16 items to
be rated on a 6-point scale. The results concluded that spirituality has positive
effects on their life when seeking their purpose. Each participant felt that he/she
had a purpose and that their life was valuable and meaningful (Ganga and
Kutty, 2013). According to Ganga and Kutty (2013), spirituality is a way for
people to discover the meaning of their life. Spirituality is a personal adventure
to understand answers to the questions they seek to find about their spirituality
and purpose in life.

The Political Self Reaction Paper Political self is by reflecting yourself relating to
your national identity. It started within yourself, on how you view yourself
about your role in the society you are belong, maybe as a leader or as a citizen.
This is about your contribution as an individual in the civilization you are
belong to. When talking about political self especially when you are in a
particular group, leadership is important. The role of the leader have a big
influence in a particular group as they are the one who will ensured for his
group to be organized or well-managed for them to succeed the goal that they
have. The members will be motivated as they are guided by the leader. For me,
having a great group is to have a democratic leader and a member who are
communicative, participative, and who aim the best for the group he/she
belongs to. Leadership can all also be seen in a small group like in the family
or in school. For example, when I am in a situation that I am in a particular
group I am participating to the plan that our group are creating. Giving
suggestions that I think can contribute for the plan that we are making. If
there is a case that I became the leader of the group, I am considering their
opinions or suggestions as long as all members are agreeing to the idea. Our
political self also have an important role in our country, Philippines. as a Filipino
citizen I am following the rules and regulations or law that the government
established for the sake of our country. Thus, our culture are influencing the
policies in our country and as we have a democratic country, the opinions of the
society is important the reason why our culture affects the way we are governed
by our leaders because of the beliefs and traditions that we have. How being a
better Filipino influences the political self?. The Filipino is renowned for
remarkable qualities throughout the world, sometimes it is being ignored, but
still bringing pride to the country. B e i n g a b e t t e r F i l i p i n o i s b e i n g a n
a c t i v e F i l i p i n o c i t i z e n . I t i s a p e r s o n w h o u p h o l d s unconditional
love for his/her country, cherishes the Filipino culture, upholds Filipino
values, and knows how to follow the rules and regulations. Being a
better Filipino can influence the political self but it really depends on
what "being a better Filipino" really means. It can be the one who follows
the rules or a better Filipino who does not tolerate the wrong doing of
the politicians.
ESSAY ON THE DIGITAL SELF
Nowadays, the era of the millennials is being relied on the technology that is
being
around in our environment. The use of gadgets, appliances and other electronic
devices are
being our daily habit and also being the part of our daily routine. As a part of
this millennial
era where technology, gadgets and social media are being part of my personal
life, especially
as a use for my education, for communicating to my friends, family and loved
ones, and
searching for things that suits our daily life.
The concept of “The Digital Self” is likewise the self-promising principle of being
dependent on the modern-day technology. The basic reason why the principle
of “The Digital
Self” is that once you go online as your real identity, by the use of your
own nam
ESSAY ON THE DIGITAL SELF
Nowadays, the era of the millennials is being relied on the technology that is
being
around in our environment. The use of gadgets, appliances and other electronic
devices are
being our daily habit and also being the part of our daily routine. As a part of
this millennial
era where technology, gadgets and social media are being part of my personal
life, especially
as a use for my education, for communicating to my friends, family and loved
ones, and
searching for things that suits our daily life.
The concept of “The Digital Self” is likewise the self-promising principle of being
dependent on the modern-day technology. The basic reason why the principle
of “The Digital
Self” is that once you go online as your real identity, by the use of your
own nam

The digital self is the persona you use when you're online. Some people
maintain one or more online identifies that are distinct from their “real world”
selves; others have a single online self that's more or less the same as the one
they inhabit in the real world. The use of digital technology has now become
part of the digital self. The digital self is the aspect of the self that is expressed
or shared with others through online interactions on the internet, specifically
in social networking sites. People often use technology as it is essential for
individual survival and for communication with other people just as the use of
technology is becoming important for individuals, it is also developing to be
important for the development of society. The online world is used as a
platform of numerous movements as it is easy to connect with people through
it and it has a wide range which allows you to reach a large population without
exerting much effort. Although it is convenient, it is also quiet hard as trends
vary from time to time, they may care for this issue now but as days go by, a
new issue will appear and their focus will be directed on that.

People tend to edit their photos to look slim and impress their social circle
online. The online world has become a huge lie. While social media made
making friends easier, it also made it easier for predators to find victims. The
anonymity that social networks provide can be used by the perpetrators to gain
people’s trust and then terrorize them in front of their peers. These online
attacks often leave deep mental scars and even drive people to suicide in some
cases. You’ll be surprised to find out that cyberbullying isn’t just affecting kids,
but also full grown adults. But despite these, there are positive effects of
technology such as adding a sense of fluidity to education. One of the main
areas where technology is having an enormous impact is in online instruction.
Many people turn to online courses as a way to start or continue their
education in the face of personal obstacles or schedule conflicts.