When it comes to understanding yourself and your personality on a deeper level than normally, you must take personal stories into perspective that have shaped your life while growing up. According to McAdams, “defining oneself through a personal story is an act of psychological and social responsibility” (Engler 2009). Psychological and social responsibility relate to how you act onto actions around you and how you tie society into your viewpoint of the world. In other words, explaining yourself through a story can show several things such as how your emotions played an affect, the type of response you displayed to something that happened, and as well as the lessons you learned through a personal but also social aspect. In addition, McAdams
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For example, one item I lost in the catastrophe was my trampoline. According to my memories, I would spend numerous hours playing games on the trampoline with my childhood friends: Ryan, Kenny, and Zack. When I had arrived back to my home after the hurricane had passed, the first thing I noticed was that my trampoline was gone. Even though I was gloomy for a period of time, I later realized I do not need to depend on materialistic things to be happy. After all, having an excellent family relationship brings me more happiness than any materialistic object ever …show more content…
I have learned when overcoming a tragedy it is important to be able to accept what has happened and being able to cope with it. Remaining optimistic and living each day as its own is also a great way to benefit overcoming the problem. In addition, thinking of the positives instead of the negatives can make a huge difference in the way one handles overcoming a tragedy. Personally, I think the situation not only shaped me into the person I am today but also allowed me to understand what it is like being knocked down and brought back up. A tragedy like Hurricane Katrina can shape a person a lot of different ways. Although the event brought adversity, I can definitely say my personality today has changed due to this personal
For example, one item I lost in the catastrophe was my trampoline. According to my memories, I would spend numerous hours playing games on the trampoline with my childhood friends: Ryan, Kenny, and Zack. When I had arrived back to my home after the hurricane had passed, the first thing I noticed was that my trampoline was gone. Even though I was gloomy for a period of time, I later realized I do not need to depend on materialistic things to be happy. After all, having an excellent family relationship brings me more happiness than any materialistic object ever …show more content…
I have learned when overcoming a tragedy it is important to be able to accept what has happened and being able to cope with it. Remaining optimistic and living each day as its own is also a great way to benefit overcoming the problem. In addition, thinking of the positives instead of the negatives can make a huge difference in the way one handles overcoming a tragedy. Personally, I think the situation not only shaped me into the person I am today but also allowed me to understand what it is like being knocked down and brought back up. A tragedy like Hurricane Katrina can shape a person a lot of different ways. Although the event brought adversity, I can definitely say my personality today has changed due to this personal