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Understanding the Self | An Open Letter For My Future Self

  June 22, 2021 Dearest you,      How have you been? Our finals week is almost over and summer break is coming! I am happy that I survived my first year of college in this setup of learning. I can still remember the day I passed the entrance examination and qualified to apply to my dream school and dream course. At the beginning of classes, our professors often ask why did we take this course? I honestly do not know either, yet as time passes by I realized that my aim is to be a good leader, someone who is able to show members of the team their maximum potential in order to reach our goals together, someone who guides them through problematic tasks, and to inspire teamwork among the members in order for us to develop together.      How about you? What did make you happy today? Maybe you are tired while reading this letter, I want to remind you that you deserve a rest and celebrate your small achievements because you did not give up despite the hindranc...
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Understanding the Self | The Emergent Self

    Greetings~ Last discussion we talked about the Spiritual aspects of the self which includes the topic of the Inner Soul, Connection with Nature, and Discovering Life's Meaning. We discuss that spirituality talks about the meaning and purpose that go beyond the physical realities of life, and is focused on the individual's connections to people, to nature, and sacredness and divinity thus, it is relational. Today, we will elaborate on the Emergent Dimension of self that will tackle the topic of the Political Self and Digital Self, and this will be the last article for our blog series entitled "Understanding the Self." The Political Self: Developing Active Citizenship Would a person's traits and values impact his political self? If your answer is yes, then it is correct! Assertiveness is one of the traits that can influence a person's political self because being assertive means you can stand up for your own or other people's rights in a positive way. Da...

Understanding the Self | The Spiritual Self

  Hello! Previously, we talked about the Emotional Dimension of Self which includes the topic of Human Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, and Emotional Regulation. Emotions serve as a driving force in how one acts and behaves, and it is a biological experience and response, and emotional intelligence or also known as emotional quotient is the capacity of an individual to recognize his/her emotions and those of others. Today, we will discuss the Spiritual aspects of the self, we will further elaborate on the Inner Soul, Connections with Nature, and Discovering Life's Meaning. The Inner Soul Have you ever asked yourself "am I a good person?" or "how can I live my life to the fullest?" if yes, these questions are connected with our spirituality. Spirituality is the aspect of the self that is associated with an individual's process of seeking and expressing meaning (Puchalski, 2014). Furthermore, it talks about the meaning and purpose that go beyond the physical ...

Understanding the Self | The Emotional Self

  Greetings hoomans~ Previously, we talked about the intellectual aspects of the self, we discussed Cognition, Memory, and Intelligence, and Human Learning. To summarize, it stated that people continuously process information that came from their environments and developed learnings from their experiences that they may use in their daily lives. For our today’s discussion, we will tackle the topic of the Emotional Dimension of Self which includes Human Emotion and Emotional Intelligence, and Emotional Regulation.   Human Emotion and Emotional Intelligence Did you know that Emotions are different from Feelings? Yes! That is right because emotions serve as a driving force in how one acts and behaves, and it is a biological experience and response. While feelings are the mental association of what is going on in your body when you have an emotion and is the mechanism of your brain distinguishing and assigning meaning to the emotion. There is six (6) type of emotions: J...

Understanding the Self | The Mental Self

  Hello! It has been a while, how are you? Last time, we discussed the Social Dimension which tackles the topic of Social Self, Socio-Digital Self, and Economic Self. It stated that individuals have developed their learnings and experiences through their environment, responsible netizens are necessary for today’s time, and material things are associated with the owner’s characteristics and emotions. The focus of our today’s discussion is the intellectual aspects of the self. We will talk about the Mental Dimension which will discuss the topic of Cognition, Memory and Intelligence, and Human Learning.   Cognition, Memory, and Intelligence In elementary, we are taught how to write and read, solve simple equations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, also encouraged to perform in a good manner and right conduct. While in college, more complicated mathematical lessons are given to us such as arithmetic, logarithm, and geometry, also we are expected...

Understanding the Self | The Social Self

  Hello hoomans!~ Previously, we talked about the Biological Self which includes the topics of Physical Self and Sexual Self. Physical self pertains to the tangible aspect of a person such as hair, skin color, and body structure, while the sexual self is the totality of oneself as a sexual being. In this blog, we will discuss the three (3) aspect of Social Dimension which is the Social Self, the Socio-Digital Self, and the Economic Self. The Social Self Individuals often mentioned that our parents are our first teachers. When we are young, they teach us how to eat, walk, and be polite, in some, they teach their children the basics in education like reading the alphabet and count one to ten to prepare their child before enrolling in schools. Yet did you know that our siblings also have an important role in our socialization skills? Yes, that is right! Our siblings are also considered to be our first friends and playmates. They taught us to manage conflicts, especially when we have q...

Understanding the Self | The Biological Self

Hello there!~ How are you? Are you doing great? I'm hoping that you are doing well and productive today, but if it is not, I'm hoping that sooner or later you will be able to cope with your silent battles. On the other hand, we will talk about our first topic in our blog series entitled  "Understanding the Self,"  this topic will talk about the biological and environmental factors of physical self as well as the attributes and characteristics of our sexual self.   Physical Self Have you ever been in a situation where you see someone with a familiar face but you do not know their name? Or have you ever tried asking about the name of a certain person, using only their physical attributes to describe who they are? If yes, this is because most of us recognize individuals by their physical traits. Physical traits include the face, body structure, hair color, skin tone, height, and weight of a person, and the following did not develop at random, we inherit thos...