Renia

There are three very important aspects that play a major rule in my life. They can be categorized as intellectual, social, and spiritual. My intellectual self is interesting because I am mainly right-brained which means that I tend to use my creativity more than my mathematical skills, also making me a visual learner. My social self consists of friends, family, and my surroundings. I spend most of my time at home with my family. Whenever I am with my friends, I observe their behaviors and listen to their opinions. I am more of an independent type of person. Being with different people has influenced me into appreciating different cultures and beliefs. I have learned things that have now been incorporated into my own set of beliefs and values. I greatly value freedom of thought, friends and family and with everything that is happening, I appreciate freedom even more. The spiritual self is all about my beliefs, values, religion and my life philosophies. By satisfying the needs of all three characters, the result can be very rewarding towards my wellness, which is the ability to feel good about others and myself.

Intellectual self deals with memory, learning, problem solving, decision making and creativity. I am a visual learner, which means that I learn best by seeing the information. Whenever I have a problem to solve, I usually draw a picture of the problem and draw a few possible solutions. This helps me to see and organize the problem more clearly. I make my decisions in a similar way. I list my possible choices, then write down the good points, bad points, and consequences to each choice. For as long as I can remember, I've been keeping summer journals to remind me of my summer memories. To illustrate my entries, I use my creativity. Since a young age, I've always liked drawing. In general, my short-term memory is better than my long-term memory. I find that I can only recall long-term memories if they are important to me, or if they are dramatic experiences. A few examples of my childhood memories are my mother reading to me, my grandfather playing his guitar, and my dad relentlessly teaching me how to ice skate, no matter how many times I fell.

The people who affect my social life the most are my family and friends. I have an extremely close family that has played a major role in my life. They are whom I spend most of my spare time with. My family usually gathers every weekend for dinner. I am also very open to different religions, cultures, and practices because I know many people with different backgrounds and beliefs. Since I've been influenced by various people, I've learned at a very young age to never judge people by how they look, dress, feel, or act. I am very fortunate to have learned these lessons, because many people still do not understand the importance of accepting differences. In a group, I prefer to listen to what others have to say, and then contribute to the discussion. I try to listen so I am able to compare them to my own thoughts. I enjoy working in a group, because it gives everyone an opportunity to incorporate their own ideas. My social self is most greatly influenced by my family and friends.

I believe that my spiritual self is the most important out of the three. Although I have a certain religion that I belong to and practice, I believe in a bit of everything. I believe that after death, the soul goes somewhere and waits for a new life or purpose. Life follows a predetermined course and the purpose of life are to live, love, learn, and die. All of life's obstacles and experiences occur for a reason, which is for you to learn from them. Basically, everyone is destined to live life a certain way and everything that happens is supposed to happen for your own good even if they don't seem positive or meaningful at the time. I believe that all people are equal and should treated equally no matter their height, weight, color, race, religion, or anything else. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinions and nobody has the right to judge another by their differences. I live by many philosophies, but two of my favorites are "We are all angels with one wing, who can only fly when holding onto each other", and "It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice". Both of these seem to explain one thing, and that is the importance of being supportive of each other, and accepting the person for who they are.

To achieve my goals, I must fulfill the basic needs of each of the three aspects.

I believe that my spiritual self is my strongest point. One reason for this is because there can always be expectations of the intellectual self and social self, but there are no limits or expectations for the spiritual self. The spiritual self is mostly a feeling that doesn't need to be learned. To continue to improve my other two aspects, I will try to get more sleep to clear my head so I can organize my wants, needs, and priorities. If my thoughts are less hectic, I will be able to think more clearly. In conclusion, my intellectual, social and spiritual self are being used each and everyday to allow me to achieve complete success.