Sandra Lu, Pd 5, 10/28/20, Day B

Sandra Lu

Period 5

10/28/20

Day B 

Modern Mythology 2021

                     

                                                    Goal Setting and Growth 

1.  At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why?

    Before this quarantine, I was part of the track team. For 4 years, I’ve been aiming to make it to states. I really enjoyed spending time with my teammates, who shared similar passions and struggles with me. In addition, I really enjoyed going to school and having small meaningful interactions with my peers and teachers. 

    At this current point in time, I want to improve both my mental and physical health because  I’ve been struggling to stay motivated and active. Even with only three hours of school each day, I seem to find myself procrastinating more than usual. When you are in a comfortable environment, it just seems foreign to be in a school mindset. With my main goal of overall bettering my health, I plan to have mini goals to help accomplish this. These mini goals would include fixing my sleep cycle, exercising more often and regulating my emotions. 

2. How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal?(or these goals)

    With more time in my hands, I sort of came to terms with the fact that I was struggling with my mental health. Now I receive support from the people around me and began practicing self-care methods. Practicing self-care sort of raised self-awareness for my not so good behaviors and things I do that causes more harm than good. One of these things, I later came to realize, was track. It was very hard to stop running without the fear of disappointing those around me because of this fear, I never ran for myself. In addition, it was very hard to give up something that I dedicated so much time to. When I eventually stopped running, I lost the courage to run. Now reflecting upon my goals, I realize that I gave up one goal to achieve another. I gave up running to try new hobbies that are less draining and much better for my health. These new hobbies can keep balance with my work and fun time, especially helping with my procrastination. As much as these hobbies are good distractions, I set up mini goals for each day in a small journal. 

3. How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal?(or these goals?)

    The world around me is also suffering from this pandemic, especially our mental health. Our mental health is not checked on nearly as much as our physical health. This gives me courage to seek help especially with the promotion of self-care all over the internet at this time. I sort of came to terms that my goals and passions are allowed to change, I don’t have to stick to goals that were harming me. As much as it was devastating to give them up, it has brought me peace. Losing valuable time with friends, has allowed me to reflect on myself more.