After reflecting over my lifetime, I have decided that I am not the same person today, that I was one, five, or ten years ago. I have not made radical changes and most of me is still the same, but there have been changes that are noticeable. One year ago I struggled with my need to please people. I had a fear of disappointing the people I care about and it was a constant stressor for me. I have worked to counteract this part of myself. Finally, I feel free of that burden and don’t have to worry about what other people think about me. I am still the same from a year ago in that my goals, personal life, and work are pretty consistent. I still have the same expectations and determination to reach them. My personal life hasn’t changed and the people
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They have been around me enough to tell that I’ve matured and my attitude on some things has changed. Since I have changed, their perception of me had to change. They then started to treat me differently because of their changed perception. (page 44) The person who treated me the most differently would be my mother. I went from being a child to an adult. I changed and so she had to change her perception of me. She now saw me as mature and not needing the same level of provision that I used to. I now had more responsibility and life experience and that showed her that she could trust my judgment. My mother knew it was necessary to step back and let me make decisions for myself even if she didn’t really …show more content…
My first impression of him was not a good one. I just did not like this man. I didn’t really have a solid motive for not liking him but I felt that way regardless. After a couple of months, I had decided that my first perception of him was right and I really did not like him.
The things that he said and did bothered me and my perception of him got worse. It went from a negative perception to a more negative perception. My perception altered because at first I had no real reason to dislike this man. After being around him and listening to him, I realized that I really did not like him and did not have the same views as him.
This summer, I met a man on my mission trip. My first impression of him was that he was very loud and obnoxious. I couldn’t stand how loud he was and how he talked just irritated me. I just knew that we would not get along and that I would spend my whole trip trying to avoid him. The first three hours of the bus ride I just sat and thought about how much I did not like this man. After a while he asked me what my name was and started up a conversation. After talking to him and being with him on the trip, I realized that my perception of him was wrong. I had misjudged him on being intolerable. He ended up being a really nice man who is passionate about what he believes in. I just had to put aside my judgment and my original perception of him and then I could clearly see how he really was.
They have been around me enough to tell that I’ve matured and my attitude on some things has changed. Since I have changed, their perception of me had to change. They then started to treat me differently because of their changed perception. (page 44) The person who treated me the most differently would be my mother. I went from being a child to an adult. I changed and so she had to change her perception of me. She now saw me as mature and not needing the same level of provision that I used to. I now had more responsibility and life experience and that showed her that she could trust my judgment. My mother knew it was necessary to step back and let me make decisions for myself even if she didn’t really …show more content…
My first impression of him was not a good one. I just did not like this man. I didn’t really have a solid motive for not liking him but I felt that way regardless. After a couple of months, I had decided that my first perception of him was right and I really did not like him.
The things that he said and did bothered me and my perception of him got worse. It went from a negative perception to a more negative perception. My perception altered because at first I had no real reason to dislike this man. After being around him and listening to him, I realized that I really did not like him and did not have the same views as him.
This summer, I met a man on my mission trip. My first impression of him was that he was very loud and obnoxious. I couldn’t stand how loud he was and how he talked just irritated me. I just knew that we would not get along and that I would spend my whole trip trying to avoid him. The first three hours of the bus ride I just sat and thought about how much I did not like this man. After a while he asked me what my name was and started up a conversation. After talking to him and being with him on the trip, I realized that my perception of him was wrong. I had misjudged him on being intolerable. He ended up being a really nice man who is passionate about what he believes in. I just had to put aside my judgment and my original perception of him and then I could clearly see how he really was.