My definition of development is, everything around you, from the very beginning that played a key role in shaping who you are, and what you are to become. My level of development is, I am no longer a child, I understand what it means to being an adult, and now I am coming to a place where I understand mistakes, and greatness are meaningless without a legacy to past information on to. I am a visual learner, who learns best by seeing, making mistakes, and fixing problems myself. The three factors that have influence my development style is my culture, religion, and my children.
Growing up in a Haitian household was very challenging especially when people around you were not Haitian. My parents raised me very strict, with the motto, “you …show more content…
My family grew up both Catholic and also practicing voodoo. My mother made us go to Catholic Church on Sunday and also visit the voodoo priest when we were sick or when she suspected someone had did harm to us. I was always being told harm had come upon me so I grew up very fearful. When I became an adult I found my own religion which was Christianity. I had to go through a lot of renewing of my mind and breaking the emotional scars that the religion of my childhood had inflicted. The ignorance that came from my childhood religion slowed down a lot of growth process for me. The good that came from finding my own religion is I gained a deeper walk with God. It also gave me a better understanding of the different religions of the world. My religious understanding is relevance because 50% of who I am is because of how it shaped and impacted my …show more content…
I understand what my parents tried to teach me when I had to experience the very same issues they went through when I was a child through my own children. I am a visual learner. I learn from experience and seeing. At times when my children do something silly I say, “I get it now, this is what my mom was trying to teach me.” I understand things so much better now that I am experiencing it from the side of being the parent. My husband walking out on my daughters and I caused some factors that have held me back, like financial restraints, or dealing with the emotional pain. Yet, in all the pain, the mistakes, the lessons of parenthood has been a good progress in my development. My learning style has changed a lot. In the beginning I took a back seat to learning but now I am an active learner who participate in the class call life.
In conclusion my development has been shaped by everything and is still being shaped. My culture is still shaping my development. My religious understanding has shaped my development. My children is still shapes my development daily. I have learned a lot, I have made a lot of mistakes, some for good some for bad. Yet, what I realize it means nothing if I do not continue to grow and help those around me to grow as a result of me developing and
Growing up in a Haitian household was very challenging especially when people around you were not Haitian. My parents raised me very strict, with the motto, “you …show more content…
My family grew up both Catholic and also practicing voodoo. My mother made us go to Catholic Church on Sunday and also visit the voodoo priest when we were sick or when she suspected someone had did harm to us. I was always being told harm had come upon me so I grew up very fearful. When I became an adult I found my own religion which was Christianity. I had to go through a lot of renewing of my mind and breaking the emotional scars that the religion of my childhood had inflicted. The ignorance that came from my childhood religion slowed down a lot of growth process for me. The good that came from finding my own religion is I gained a deeper walk with God. It also gave me a better understanding of the different religions of the world. My religious understanding is relevance because 50% of who I am is because of how it shaped and impacted my …show more content…
I understand what my parents tried to teach me when I had to experience the very same issues they went through when I was a child through my own children. I am a visual learner. I learn from experience and seeing. At times when my children do something silly I say, “I get it now, this is what my mom was trying to teach me.” I understand things so much better now that I am experiencing it from the side of being the parent. My husband walking out on my daughters and I caused some factors that have held me back, like financial restraints, or dealing with the emotional pain. Yet, in all the pain, the mistakes, the lessons of parenthood has been a good progress in my development. My learning style has changed a lot. In the beginning I took a back seat to learning but now I am an active learner who participate in the class call life.
In conclusion my development has been shaped by everything and is still being shaped. My culture is still shaping my development. My religious understanding has shaped my development. My children is still shapes my development daily. I have learned a lot, I have made a lot of mistakes, some for good some for bad. Yet, what I realize it means nothing if I do not continue to grow and help those around me to grow as a result of me developing and