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Reflections Each student will build their own page for the purposes of Reflection. This is because when two students are using the same page at the same time the page will not save properly.

Each week for 10 weeks you will need to make a reflection about your experiences. Each reflection is expected to at least 200 words in length.

The topic or questions you are asked to reflect on at listed below. Copy these questions to your individual reflection page.

Week 1
//__ What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? __// I have received a lot of advice, in many different forms. But some of the best advice that I’ve ever been given, was just a few weeks ago, from a friend of mine. "Don't worry about making decisions, because, no matter, which road you choose to go down, you're still going to end up in the same place. you can go left or right, but you'll still end up in the same place, because you're life is already planned out." When it comes to school work or colour schemes, i can make decisions, but when it comes to making choices in my life, I can't do it. When it comes to dating, friends or a path to take, I freak out. I'm terrible at decision making and the other week I was asking my friend for advice and this was what he told me, Now when I’m freaking out over decision making, I just think of this advice that my friend gave me and it makes me feel a lot better. 1/3/11

Week 2
//__ What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did? __// Throwing on piece of rubbish on the ground may seem like no big deal. You may think that it's just one little thing, it can't make a difference. But that's like saying that one person can't make a difference. Every little thing counts. The way that I like to see it is, for every piece of rubbish you pick made, you may have just saved a life, the life of a small animal, which may have mistaken it for food. Now think of it this way, imagine if everyone in your lunch group dropped a piece of rubbish on the ground... that's at least for pieces of rubbish on the ground. How many out of four can really be bothered going to pick it up? Seriously. When was the last time you saw a friend drop rubbish on the ground, then you went to pick it up for them? Now imagine if the 22, 593, 108 people in the world all dropped a piece of rubbish on the floor, every day. What kind of environment would we be living in? It would be disgusting and unhygienic. The environmental wouldn't be able to handle that filth and animals would die. Pollution would increase by enormous amounts. it would be a complete mess. Next time that you're about to drop rubbish on the floor, stop and think, don't become a single hand murder. 19/3/11

Week 3
// __ What would you do if you saw a friend cheating - report it, confront the friend or nothing - and why? What do you think courage means? What do you think makes a good friend? __ // If I saw a friend of mine cheating, the first thing I’d do in confront them, because if they are a good friend, they will listen to what I have to say. If that didn’t work, then I’d make my next decision depending on the extent of cheating. If it was very serious, I’d report it, however if it meant nothing I’d confront them again, and leave it. To me, courage means to have the strength to stand up for what you believe in. It’s about being strong within yourself and knowing that you can do anything that you want, if you believe in yourself. Courage is about having a goal and making it happen, while facing any fears that might stand in your way. To be a good friend you need to care and listen about others, a good friend is always there for you and a good friend puts others first. To be a good friend is more than just hanging around someone, it’s to actually care about someone and offer support to another person. 13/5/2011

Week 4
// __ What is your most indispensable possession and why? __ // Honestly? My initial answer would be ‘I don’t know’, but when I really think about it, this is my answer…  I can tell you of the things and people that mean a lot to me, but my life hasn’t been easy (like anyone) and I’ve learned that when something that ‘you can’t live without’ leaves you, or disappears, you need to adapt. So I don’t have an indispensable item or person, because I don’t become reliant on things anymore, I don’t trust things enough to become reliant on them, because people always leave, things always disappear. I don’t rely on things or people, I adapt. Some people say that’s having trust issues, I say it’s not being dumb enough to allow yourself to get hurt again, after you’re already wounded and hurt, at least not until you learn how to heal. 1/4/2011

** Week 5 **
// __ What do you think about people polluting the environment? __ // I think that majority of people are very unmindful of what’s going on in the world around them. People don’t consider the importance of pollution, and most people generally don’t care. I am not saying that people who don’t care are bad, but I am saying that we lead very busy lives and maybe pollution isn’t on our immediate line of thought. We have friends, family, finance, relationships, jobs, and some of us even have children to look after, so it’s not the expectation that pollution will be the number one thing on our minds, however if we don’t look after our home, the earth, we’ll have many more things to worry about. I think that mindfulness is very important in anyone’s life. And I think that some people aren’t mindful enough. How often to you clean your kitchen? Everyday? Every couple of days? How often do you pick up rubbish? It’s the same thing, but I just think that people aren’t mindful enough of this equality. 13/5/2011

Week ** 6 **
// __ How do you feel when you do something wrong? How do you feel when you do something that is very good? __ // As far as I’m concerned, doing wrong is something that you personally consider as wrong. If you do something wrong and you know that your doing the wrong thing, then it feels terrible, and you begin to justify to yourself why your doing it. However, if you’re doing something that some people justify as ‘wrong’ and it’s something that you think is ‘right’ then it doesn’t feel bad, because you are not intentionally hurting someone, you’re just making a stand. And being individual doesn’t hurt, much. When I do something great like help someone or receive an award or complete an assignment it feels good. It makes me happy, and you know you’ve done something right. The feeling of doing something right, not messing up is great because it boosts up your self esteem and makes you feel better about yourself. When it comes to doing things right and wrong you need to have the ability to acknowledge the action and let it pass you by. You cannot dwell on it, because eyou don’t want to me a sore winner, nor loser 13/5/2011

Week 7
// __ I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because... __ //  I think that there should be a fair chance law, a law that say’s it doesn’t matter what clothes you wear, it doesn’t matter who you hang out with, it doesn’t matter what music you listen to. There should be a law that states that the only thing we are judged on is our own personality. This law would be a brilliant law because there would be no outcasts, unless they deserve it or unless they choose to be one. This law would also be good because the quality of life would be improved, people would be happier, more people would get along and the world would be a more peaceful place. If there was a law that made people base their opinions on personality and individual qualities rather than looks, family, friends and interests then the world would be a much, much better place.

Week 8
// __ When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud? __ //  When I am angry, my face doesn’t make it clear. But my body language does, if someone tried to touch me ill throw my arms around and yell unnecessarily, unless I am willing to engage in the contact. I either walk a distance away, or I stand still and don’t move. I may roll my eyes or shake my head, so according to my body language, I’d say that I probably look quiet unpleasant. I am happiest when I am either doing something that I love, or I’m with people who mean a lot to me. When have I felt lonely? All of the time. Loneliness is a feeling that arises in me regularly. I hate feeling alone, but unfortunately, sometimes, even when you’re surrounded by people, you can still feel lonely. Moments I’ve felt proud are when I receive and award, or when Lukas says his alphabet, which I taught him. I feel proud when I either quietly receive recognition from myself, or when I clearly receive recognition aloud. 13/5/2011

Week 9
// __ Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why? __ // The quality that I dislike the most about myself is my big mouth. I am very upfront with people and honest, but sometimes I can be quiet harsh and most people don’t appreciate that. A lot of people really dislike that, and it makes things difficult. The other quality that I dislike about myself is that I am not good at making decisions, and that often gets me into trouble. When I have to make uninformed decisions, I tend to go with risky behaviour and use a ‘just go with it’ motive. The problem with this motive is that sometimes you might do things that you regret, do things too soon, or do things that are harmful or risky. I really dislike the way that I make decisions, because usually they get me into some kind of trouble. 13/5/2011

Week 10
// __ Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? __ //  There is a lot of prejudice in the world, I see in every day. I don’t know why there is so much of it, but what I do know is that people aren’t very accepting of others. There aren’t very many people who aren’t prejudice in one way or another, and at some point, everyone has been prejudice towards someone else. It shouldn’t be something that you aim to be, and you should be nice to everyone, unless you have a legitimate reason not to be. You should never make judgement about people, especially when you don’t know all of the facts. I don’t know why there’s so much prejudice in the world today, maybe it’s because of the media, maybe it’s because people aren’t accepting enough. But all I know for sure is that it’s not acceptable. 13/5/2011