1. How do you feel about yourself as you read about your learning/experiential history? I have mixed feelings reading about my learning and experiential history. Sometimes tears well up in my eyes as I travel down memory lane reading it, knowing the harrowing experiences I had at some points and how those experiences have helped shape my current status.
On the other hand, reading about my experiential learning/history, always elates me for the wealth of experience I have in my current line of work- working with people with developmental disabilities. Prior to this time, I had not considered taking stock of my experiences in my current line of work until enrolling this program, Professional Bachelor of Arts… Human Services. When I did, I found out that I am contributing immensely to the well-being of a group of people who would have, otherwise, not have a chance to express themselves in the manner they do, thanks to Disability support workers like me.
I continue to see myself as a bridge that links people from the society’s periphery to its center. For example, I support my clients on a daily basis in various social situations of their …show more content…
What aspects of your history surprise you? Overall, my life history has always, and will always be one such thing that motivates me to aim for higher heights in life. Looking back, I cannot find anything that I had set my heart to do that I did not succeed in. Although my critics may find some aspects of my life history, which in their opinion, may contradict my claims of success in all my endeavours, but if they can be patient and objective enough, they will find out that what they may claim to be failures in my history can actually be huge successes in disguise, if all my activities are stretched to their logical limits. My thoughts and entire life are shaped along this line- having a victor’s mentality irrespective of where I am, knowing that optimism has a way of opening doors as it helps maintain a healthy mental
On the other hand, reading about my experiential learning/history, always elates me for the wealth of experience I have in my current line of work- working with people with developmental disabilities. Prior to this time, I had not considered taking stock of my experiences in my current line of work until enrolling this program, Professional Bachelor of Arts… Human Services. When I did, I found out that I am contributing immensely to the well-being of a group of people who would have, otherwise, not have a chance to express themselves in the manner they do, thanks to Disability support workers like me.
I continue to see myself as a bridge that links people from the society’s periphery to its center. For example, I support my clients on a daily basis in various social situations of their …show more content…
What aspects of your history surprise you? Overall, my life history has always, and will always be one such thing that motivates me to aim for higher heights in life. Looking back, I cannot find anything that I had set my heart to do that I did not succeed in. Although my critics may find some aspects of my life history, which in their opinion, may contradict my claims of success in all my endeavours, but if they can be patient and objective enough, they will find out that what they may claim to be failures in my history can actually be huge successes in disguise, if all my activities are stretched to their logical limits. My thoughts and entire life are shaped along this line- having a victor’s mentality irrespective of where I am, knowing that optimism has a way of opening doors as it helps maintain a healthy mental