Journal #34

Today's blog is all about me.  I have to describe my Self, not myself. I know that sounds confusing but I have an explanation that goes along with it. In English, we are starting to read about Walt Whitman.  Throughout his life, he wanted to figure out who he was and what his purpose was in life.  This self-discovering and self-evaluation came out in his poetry.  The self can be broken down into three categories: soul (spiritual self), self (personality, self-perception), and real me (other's perception and reality).  My spiritual self consists of being Catholic.  I belong to a Catholic church but I attend a Christian church with my friends.  I go to both churches and it all depends on what my parents want me to do.  I believe in the Almighty God and He is the only God I believe in.  There is a diagram that can be made from one of Walt Whitman's poems.  It is a rectangle with Son, Father, Spirit and Satan on each of its side.  In the middle is Self.  This means that your Self is made up of all four of those things.  Each "character" affects you in some way.  Next up is my personality and self-perception.  I am an outgoing, caring, funny, loving, trustworthy person.  I love helping others and being able to lend a hand to someone in need. I enjoy meeting new people and one of my best friends is because I went up to her and we just clicked.  Lastly is other's perception of me.  I think that this is what really counts because people judge you on how you act because they cannot see what is inside of you.  People tell me that I am a very caring person because I am nice to everyone.  I am especially nice to those who do not have many friends.  I try to befriend the students who are made fun of sop that they know that I am there is they need help.