This week in beginnings we talked about diversity, and how to treat others who are different than us. I think that the topic in beginnings was good and really opened my eyes on how others may feel. I also think that both of the speakers were really good and had some great things to say that I can apply to my life. I also thought that the video where the APU students and faculty was interviewed was really good and very eye opening. I wouldn't think that some of the stuff they said was happening on a christian campus, but then I thought about how no person or place is perfect.
I believe that each person is diverse and even though some people may seem so similar there is at least one thing that sets a person apart from everyone else. I love the fact that there are all kinds of different people in the world. I would hate it if everyone was similar and looked or acted the same, I believe that the world would be really boring if that was the case. I believe that God loves how all of us are different and we as people should love it to.
Overall I thought that this weeks beginnings class was very informative and educational about how to treat others who are different and even similar. God loves everyone and we are called to as well.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Global Vision
This week in beginnings we talked about Global Vision, and missions. We talked about how God would like everyone to go out and spread His word to everyone; even those who have not heard it before. I believe that as Christians we are all called to go out and preach Gods word, and I feel that each person is called to a different place where they can do the most work. I thought that the verses that were given to us in beginnings were great and they really proved the point that were are all called to missions. I also think that the speaker did a really good job on emphasizing the word all in the verses. I really liked how the speaker talked about and used examples from verses about how everyone deserves to hear the word of God no matter what religion they are or where their location is.
I personally have never been on a missions trip but I have a really close friend who goes on one almost every year. He has been to Africa, China, and even England. When he returns to the U.S. he always tells us about the amazing people that he met and how they are all so happy to hear the word of God. He also told us that one of the places that he went to they rarely get to hear the word, and when they do they are so grateful. this made all of us think how lucky we are to be living in a country that we can hear the word everyday, and how much we take that for granted. For me personally I am eager to see where God is calling me to go.
I personally have never been on a missions trip but I have a really close friend who goes on one almost every year. He has been to Africa, China, and even England. When he returns to the U.S. he always tells us about the amazing people that he met and how they are all so happy to hear the word of God. He also told us that one of the places that he went to they rarely get to hear the word, and when they do they are so grateful. this made all of us think how lucky we are to be living in a country that we can hear the word everyday, and how much we take that for granted. For me personally I am eager to see where God is calling me to go.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Genocide
This week in beginnings we discussed genocide and racism. Our speaker was amazing, I thought she had amazing strength to talk about the things she did. I believe that racism is horrible. I don't believe in putting someone down on the basis of race, gender, religious views, or even sexual preferences is wrong. I know that it is hard not to have some sort of discrimination towards someone based on race, and that everyone at one time or another has done or said something to someone of a different race; all that I am saying is that we all should try or best to abstain from saying something that could hurt someone else.
I feel that everyone has said or at least thought something about a different race either based on stereotypes or past experiences; but I believe it is what you do with those words that matter. I am a strong believer that words are very powerful and I am sure that a lot of people would agree with me. Words hurt.
Back to what we talked about in beginnings; the topic of genocide based on racism. I feel that trying to wipe out a whole race is horrible. I cannot even immagine what kind of person you have to be to think of doing something like that. In closing I just want to say that words hurt and we should be kind to everyone, no mater what race or gender or religious views they have because we are all Gods children.
I feel that everyone has said or at least thought something about a different race either based on stereotypes or past experiences; but I believe it is what you do with those words that matter. I am a strong believer that words are very powerful and I am sure that a lot of people would agree with me. Words hurt.
Back to what we talked about in beginnings; the topic of genocide based on racism. I feel that trying to wipe out a whole race is horrible. I cannot even immagine what kind of person you have to be to think of doing something like that. In closing I just want to say that words hurt and we should be kind to everyone, no mater what race or gender or religious views they have because we are all Gods children.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Body Image
This week in beginnings we talked about the issues of body image, sexual assault, and porn. The part that really stuck out to me and the thing that I struggle with most is body image. I feel that I struggle with it the most as compared to porn and sexual assault.
My view on body image is that it is a real thing that both men and women struggle with. I think that there is so much pressure in our world today to be thin and to look like a supermodel. I have never gone to such lengths as not eating or throwing up after I eat, but i am not going to say that the thought has never crossed my mind.
I think that sexual assault is another issue that everyone needs to discuss at one point or another. I classify sexual assault as exactly what the definition in beginnings said. I it that it is really sad how many women who are assaulted and I believe that no one deserves to be treated that way.
Porn addiction is another issue that we talked about in beginnings. Porn is not something that I struggle with but I do know a couple of people who have, and they struggle almost everyday with it. I feel that porn is a little demeaning to women, because I feel that it portrays women as objects. However; when I here that someone was addicted to porn and they are trying to work on getting away from that addiction, i don't judge them. I feel that no one has room to judge someone else. I feel that I topics this week in beginnings are all real issues that people need to talk about and I am really happy we discussed the topics in beginnings and in our alpha groups.
My view on body image is that it is a real thing that both men and women struggle with. I think that there is so much pressure in our world today to be thin and to look like a supermodel. I have never gone to such lengths as not eating or throwing up after I eat, but i am not going to say that the thought has never crossed my mind.
I think that sexual assault is another issue that everyone needs to discuss at one point or another. I classify sexual assault as exactly what the definition in beginnings said. I it that it is really sad how many women who are assaulted and I believe that no one deserves to be treated that way.
Porn addiction is another issue that we talked about in beginnings. Porn is not something that I struggle with but I do know a couple of people who have, and they struggle almost everyday with it. I feel that porn is a little demeaning to women, because I feel that it portrays women as objects. However; when I here that someone was addicted to porn and they are trying to work on getting away from that addiction, i don't judge them. I feel that no one has room to judge someone else. I feel that I topics this week in beginnings are all real issues that people need to talk about and I am really happy we discussed the topics in beginnings and in our alpha groups.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Alcoholism
This weeks blog topic is more serious, and something that I think that everyone should talk about at one point or another. (I really hope that I do not offend anyone with what I am writing in this blog either.) This weeks topic is Alcoholism. My grandfather, who I never got to meet, died from being an alcoholic, and there is not a day that goes by that I wish I would have gotten to meet Him, even if ti was just for one day.
My take on alcohol and the reasons why people drink are these: people drink either to be social or to fit in, to forget the pain of something that has happened, or just because they feel they need to drink and that it is a part of who they are. I can see the reasons why people drink and the reasons why people don't drink. I believe that some of the reasons why people don't drink are: religious beliefs, they have seem the pain that drinking has caused, or they just don't have any drive or need to drink.
For me and how I deal with alcohol is that I have no desire to drink when I turn 21. I have seen people drunk before and I can't stand it. I hate what alcohol does to people and how it makes them act when they are drunk. I really have no desire to drink. I however do not see anything wrong with drinking if you are over the age limit, as long as the person drinking is not using it to get drunk. I believe that it is okay to have one drink every now and again as along as they are not over doing it. I am not one to judge and I hope I have not offended anyone, all that I am saying is that alcohol has no appeal to me personally.
My take on alcohol and the reasons why people drink are these: people drink either to be social or to fit in, to forget the pain of something that has happened, or just because they feel they need to drink and that it is a part of who they are. I can see the reasons why people drink and the reasons why people don't drink. I believe that some of the reasons why people don't drink are: religious beliefs, they have seem the pain that drinking has caused, or they just don't have any drive or need to drink.
For me and how I deal with alcohol is that I have no desire to drink when I turn 21. I have seen people drunk before and I can't stand it. I hate what alcohol does to people and how it makes them act when they are drunk. I really have no desire to drink. I however do not see anything wrong with drinking if you are over the age limit, as long as the person drinking is not using it to get drunk. I believe that it is okay to have one drink every now and again as along as they are not over doing it. I am not one to judge and I hope I have not offended anyone, all that I am saying is that alcohol has no appeal to me personally.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Developing My Strengths
Hello again, in this blog I am going to talk about how my strengths can hinder me and also how I plan to build on my strengths while I am at APU.
My first strength is context. This strength is about looking to the past to figure out about the future. This strength can hinder me in the way that I can tend to dwell on the past and not move forward. I get stuck in the what ifs. I can develop this strength more while I am at APU by looking at past academic choices and using them to help me in future choices while I am at APU, while remembering not to dwell on the past.
My second strength is harmony. This strength is about treating people with kindness and also avoiding conflict. I believe that this strength can be harmful in the way that I don't like conflict and therefore will not stand up for things and be some what aggressive when I need to be and remember that you can't make everyone happy and there will be some conflict in life. I think that I can build on this strength by remembering to stand up for things and nit to worry about people getting angry.
My third strength is discipline. This strength means that I like structure and routines. I think that this strength can hinder me in the way that because I really like structure and I follow routines, I can get stuck in certain routines and stay there and not but myself out there because I am comfortable. I can expand on this strength while I am at APU by trying to get out of my everyday routines, but while still keeping the discipline that I have towards academics.
My fourth strength is consistency. This strength means that I like fairness and believe that everything should be fair, and also follow the rules. I think that this strength can hinder me in the way that since I believe that everything should be fair, I sometimes forget that the world isn't always fair. I think that I can build on this strength by remembering that life isn't always fair and just doing my best while I am here and remembering that my hard work will be recognized somewhere down the line and not to give up.
My fifth strength is competition. This strength deals with me measuring my progress by others progress. I think that this strength can be harmful in the way that, I can be to competitive even to the point where I can hurt some one's feelings or puss people away. I can build on this strength by learning to be a little less competitive and notice that there is a time to be competitive and a time not to be.
My first strength is context. This strength is about looking to the past to figure out about the future. This strength can hinder me in the way that I can tend to dwell on the past and not move forward. I get stuck in the what ifs. I can develop this strength more while I am at APU by looking at past academic choices and using them to help me in future choices while I am at APU, while remembering not to dwell on the past.
My second strength is harmony. This strength is about treating people with kindness and also avoiding conflict. I believe that this strength can be harmful in the way that I don't like conflict and therefore will not stand up for things and be some what aggressive when I need to be and remember that you can't make everyone happy and there will be some conflict in life. I think that I can build on this strength by remembering to stand up for things and nit to worry about people getting angry.
My third strength is discipline. This strength means that I like structure and routines. I think that this strength can hinder me in the way that because I really like structure and I follow routines, I can get stuck in certain routines and stay there and not but myself out there because I am comfortable. I can expand on this strength while I am at APU by trying to get out of my everyday routines, but while still keeping the discipline that I have towards academics.
My fourth strength is consistency. This strength means that I like fairness and believe that everything should be fair, and also follow the rules. I think that this strength can hinder me in the way that since I believe that everything should be fair, I sometimes forget that the world isn't always fair. I think that I can build on this strength by remembering that life isn't always fair and just doing my best while I am here and remembering that my hard work will be recognized somewhere down the line and not to give up.
My fifth strength is competition. This strength deals with me measuring my progress by others progress. I think that this strength can be harmful in the way that, I can be to competitive even to the point where I can hurt some one's feelings or puss people away. I can build on this strength by learning to be a little less competitive and notice that there is a time to be competitive and a time not to be.
Monday, September 24, 2007
My Strenghts
Hello again this week in beginnings we learned what are strengths are. Here are my five strengths:
1. Context
2.Harmony
3.Discipline
4.Consistency
5.Competition
My first strength is context. This means that I look to the past to determine what I should do in the future. I think that this is really a strength of mine in the way that I tend to look at my past decisions to help me look at what kind of decision I should make in the future. I also love to study history which relates to this strength in the way that we should look at the past decisions to help us make decisions now. I how ever do not believe that it should be the first strength on my list.
My second strength is harmony. Harmony as a strength means that I try to avoid conflict and also help people to feel like equals. I can see this as one of my strengths in the way that I really try to include people in things that I do at school, I know what it feels like to be left out of things and I don't want anyone to feel that way. I also hate it when people fight and I know how hurtful words can be.
My third strength is Discipline. This means that I like structure and order as well as routines, and get things done in a timely manner. I think that this strength describes me very well I have a place for everything, I have routines that i go through each and everyday. In my high school locker all my books were arranged in order of class periods, and things like that. Also if any thing gets out of place I freak out a little bit (not to the effect of OCD though).
My fourth strength is Consistency. This means that I treat everyone with fairness and follow rules that are set. I think that this strength is very much me. I do believe everyone needs to be treated with the amount of fairness that they deserve and I am an avid rule follower I rarely do anything against the rules and if i do I feel bad about it two minutes later.
The final strength is competition. this strength means that I measure my progress against the progress of others. This strength is very much me. I am really competitive, I hate to lose at anything, especially board games against my sister. I am also competitive in school work. I really like to be the best at everything I do.
1. Context
2.Harmony
3.Discipline
4.Consistency
5.Competition
My first strength is context. This means that I look to the past to determine what I should do in the future. I think that this is really a strength of mine in the way that I tend to look at my past decisions to help me look at what kind of decision I should make in the future. I also love to study history which relates to this strength in the way that we should look at the past decisions to help us make decisions now. I how ever do not believe that it should be the first strength on my list.
My second strength is harmony. Harmony as a strength means that I try to avoid conflict and also help people to feel like equals. I can see this as one of my strengths in the way that I really try to include people in things that I do at school, I know what it feels like to be left out of things and I don't want anyone to feel that way. I also hate it when people fight and I know how hurtful words can be.
My third strength is Discipline. This means that I like structure and order as well as routines, and get things done in a timely manner. I think that this strength describes me very well I have a place for everything, I have routines that i go through each and everyday. In my high school locker all my books were arranged in order of class periods, and things like that. Also if any thing gets out of place I freak out a little bit (not to the effect of OCD though).
My fourth strength is Consistency. This means that I treat everyone with fairness and follow rules that are set. I think that this strength is very much me. I do believe everyone needs to be treated with the amount of fairness that they deserve and I am an avid rule follower I rarely do anything against the rules and if i do I feel bad about it two minutes later.
The final strength is competition. this strength means that I measure my progress against the progress of others. This strength is very much me. I am really competitive, I hate to lose at anything, especially board games against my sister. I am also competitive in school work. I really like to be the best at everything I do.
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