As you reflect on life thus far, what has someone said, written, or expressed in some fashion that is especially meaningful to you. Why? According to Mother Teresa, “If you judge someone, you have no time to love them.” I first saw this quote when it was posted on my sixth-grade classroom wall, and I hated it. Rather, I hated Mother Teresa’s intention, but I knew that the quote’s veracity was inarguable. I felt that it was better to judge people so as not to have to love them, because some people don’t deserve a chance. Judgments are shields, and mine was impenetrable. Laura was my dad’s first girlfriend after my parents’ divorce. The first three years of our relationship were characterized solely by my hatred toward her, manifested in my …show more content…
Honestly, is it worth it? You . . . (gestures toward Logical) you’re writing that philosophy book, which should do well. And look at Artsy over there! He’s composing music, making beautiful art; why don’t we see where we can get with that? Not to mention the endless possibilities if Lighthearted aims for Saturday Night Live. Think about the number of successful people in this world who didn’t go to college! (Logical shakes his head) I mean, let’s be realistic: if we go to college, eventually we’ll be required to declare a major. Once we earn a degree, it might be harder to pursue our true passions—comedy, music, art . . …show more content…
And what about our other educational goals such as becoming fluent in Japanese, learning the use of every TI-89 calculator button . . . Independent: I agree. Plus, I was thinking of college as a social clean slate. I am looking forward to living on my own—away from our overprotective, over-scrutinizing family. No more hesitating to ask girls out! Lighthearted: (He has not been paying attention to the discussion) What ever happened to Captain Planet? He was like, really popular in 1987 and then . . . Stressed: Enough out of you. (Lighthearted makes a mocking face at Stressed) You’re giving me a headache. By the way, everyone, we’re not making much progress here, and I’m beginning to feel a stress-pimple coming on. (All except Existential gather around Stressed and comfort him) Existential: There’s really no reason to be stressed about anything. If you think about how trivial—how meaningless—all this worry is, it’s kind of pathetic that your anxiety is about to get us all stuck with a pimple. Independent: I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mr. I-Know-Everything-And-It-All-Means-Nothing, but mightn’t we as well calm down Stressed? Existential: If you consider that your top priority right now. I thought we came here to do something
This week I focused on facilitating life review for my patients. Life review required me to ask the patient questions regarding their life. It gave me a guided and goal directed method of asking personal questions about the patient’s family and social history. I used this intervention twice this week. The first time, the female patient responded well. She went into depth about her family and her social history. I learned a lot about her, and made sure that I followed along and asked questions to could help visualize her story better. She seemed to really enjoy speaking about her life, as evidenced by her smiling and continuing the conversation for about 50 minutes. My last visit with this patient was about 20 minutes, so life review may be a successful intervention with her.
Guignon, B. C. and Pereboom, D. (eds). (2001). Existentialism: Basic Writings. Indianapolis, IN: Hacket Publishing.
Is college worth it ? why should someone go to college ? Most people think college is the only logical option to a successful well paying future, that may or may not be true. In this essay I will be talking about the rhetorical situations of 3 authors each from different texts and a debate that all discuss this topic is college worth it. “Are Too Many People Going to college” by Charles murray, “What is college for” by Gary gutting “University 's Undergraduate Learning outcomes” by the textbook, and the debate “Are Too Many Kids Going To College”. As you can tell all these passages pertain to the same subject.
I will definitely enjoy the independence of campus life. The camaraderie, which will develop, should only add to the college experience. The courses will be challenging but I am willing to do what it takes to achieve my ultimate goal, which was alluded to earlier. The untapped potential is there. I would like to be given the opportunity to show what I can accomplish.
Existential therapy is concerned with one’s being; the world in which they live, the implication of time, and the mindfulness of being whole. The basic dimensions of the human condition, according to the existential approach, include (1) the capacity for self-awareness; (2) freedom and responsibility; (3) creating one’s identity and establishing meaningful relationships with other; (4) the search for meaning, purpose, values, and goals; (5) anxiety as a condition of living; and (6) awareness of death and nonbeing. All give significance to living and explore the degree to which a client is doing the things they value.
Stress, as defined as a reaction to a stimulus that breaks our physical and mental harmony, is ubiquitous. However, stress has two sides – the bad and the good, in which the latter is mostly overlooked as most people suffer from the affliction of the former.
Kreis, Steven. Lecture 12: The Existentialist Frame of Mind. 25 July 2002. The History Guide. 27 Nov. 2002.
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First, when someone is overly exposed to chronic stress, his or her mental health is going to be negatively affected. Deadlines, being on time, producing quotas, generating company profit, and meeting the demands of family, colleagues, and administration are factors that propel prolonged stress. Eventually, prolonged stress contributes to the collapse of the immune system which leads to the failure of thinking and acting logically (Piotrowski). From there, the brain is undermined by the constant state of tension and anxiety, trapping itself in depression. These feelings can feed on each other and can themselves produce physical symptoms, exacerbating the situation. Extreme anxiety can cause giddiness, heart palpitations, headaches or stomach disorders. This cyclic pattern will continue to occur as long as prolonged stress is present. Emotional effects of stress can vary from becoming easily agitated, frustrated, and moody to feeling bad about oneself (low self-esteem), lonely, worthless and depressed. For example, living in the modern world forces one to participate in “competitions” of i...
Stress is the base of many diseases as it reduced the effectiveness of the immune system (Edwards, et al., 2006). It is common in our modern lives to be constantly under the feeling of stress and pressure from outside world and the feeling of inadequateness, incompetence or simply weakness in our minds. From the noises of traffic to loud music from the next apartment, it seems that stress is almost unavoidable in today’s life.
Attention Getter: Life is like a huge roller coaster, a journey full of twists and turns, and ups and downs. And sometimes in this journey there arises various situations where one is unable to deal with these turns, let alone have the energy to face the ups and downs. In situations when the downward spiral becomes difficult to overcome it seems to linger on and on. The major cause of such feelings, are the chaotic activities of life. Stress is no stranger to our daily life. Stress in its severer form can lead to everything that we care about and love become strained and puts a burden on our physical and mental health. Therefore, we must take a hold of our stress, hang on to life and practice helpful techniques to vanish these stressful dilemmas. When we understand our situation, the better we will be able to get through them with ease.
Existentialism is a phiosophy which revolves around the central belief that we create ourselves. External factors are not important. It is the way that we let external factors affect us that determines who we are. As individuals we all have the freedom to choose our own path and that is what life is all about. Along with the freedom of choice comes the responsibilty of one's actions which can make some people anxious but give others meaning to their lives. To overcome this anxiousness and accept responsibilty is to meet the challenges of life and to truly live it. I can adopt the existentialist approach which states that to live life is to experience happiness and absurdness and to appreciate both as a part of life.
Stress, we all struggle with it. "Stress" is a word we're all familiar with, some of us maybe too familiar. Stress cannot be avoided and it is not possible to entirely eliminate it from our lives. The hassles, deadlines and frustrations have made stress so common that it has become a way of life for people. Life is full of challenges, and a life without it is not only impossible but is also undesirable.
One's dream and aspirations to supersede in life must be stronger and greater than limitations set forth by others. The experience that were bestowed to me during my short life has elevated me to the woman I am today. Please walk with me as I give you the opportunity to see the world from my eyes:
Many individuals may ask “is college worth the cost,” the first step to determining the question at hand is to decide whether college is a necessity or a luxury. In today’s society, going to college is slowly becoming something that is no longer necessary in order to receive a job position. There are many individuals who are able to use the skills that they are blessed with such as: singing and writing skills, or their athletic and acting ability to withhold a successful and prestigious career. We have to ask ourselves if the amount of years and money that we invest into furthering our education is really worth the piece of paper that we receive; also known as a “degree.” Society and our economy has shown us that having