Assignment Takeaway 4

I did 5 random good deeds during the last 3 weeks. First, I picked up a shift at a different time in order for a coworker to have off on her boyfriend’s birthday. I usually work night shift at the hospital but I picked up a day shift for her. This made me super nervous because day shift runs a little differently and I didn’t want to mess anything up. It was a little awkward because I didn’t know any of the nurses as well as I do on nights. The shift ended up going really well and I was really happy I did it. Next, I went to brunch with a friend I haven’t talked to in close to four years. She texted me and said she missed me and asked to go to lunch this weekend. I really didn’t have time, but I moved some things around and had lunch with her. It was amazing to catch up with her and to actually talk to her face to face. I was really nervous when I was getting ready to leave because it had been so long, but we connected like there hadn’t been any time in between us! Next, I helped my neighbor carry in her groceries. I live next to an old woman who is super independent. I had already had a tough day and when I went home, all I wanted to do was take a shower and relax, but I saw this neighbor with a huge load of groceries in her trunk. I stopped myself and turned around to help her. She was so happy because she had just pulled a muscle in her back. She couldn’t stop smiling from ear to ear! Next, I cleaned my boyfriend’s room. He works a lot of hours at his job. He kept mentioning that he wanted to clean his room up, but he never had the time to do it. He would come home from work really late, eat dinner, and shower, and then he would fall asleep. On a Saturday that he had to work and I did not, I decided to go ahead and help him out so he would not have to spend his only day off cleaning. He was so surprised and so happy that it was done. He felt bad that I did it, but he was so so happy. Lastly, I helped my friend move into her new home. She had so much stuff that needed to be packed up and all of those boxes had to be put into a U-Haul. It took us a few days, but she was so happy to have the help. We were so tired but it was really rewarding to see her so happy to be in her new place.

All of these tasks were super rewarding. It was so fun to do all of these things for people that I could see they needed help with. They never asked for the help, but I think that made it more rewarding. The face of surprise and complete joy is so amazing. I loved doing these things and I think I will continue to do things like this in the future. I think this will turn me into a better version of myself and it will strengthen the relationships around me.

Assignment Takeaway 3

This assignment was time consuming, but it was really interesting. I thought the questions were very obviously skewed to make the norm of people score in one direction, but I think it did that to push you for the specific category. There was one category that I scored very close to the norm so I am not sure what that means in terms of what kind of love that I have in that category. I had fun reading about all of the different styles of love in this assignment.

In the Eros style, I scored 1.57, which is lower than the norm of 2.3, meaning my style of love is high in this style of strong physical attraction and early onset of attraction. In Ludus, I scored 4.29, much higher than the norm of 3.6, meaning my style of love is lower in manipulation and deception that is acceptable. I scored a 3.14 in Storge, higher than the norm of 2.5, meaning my style of love is lower in the combination of love and friendship. I scored a 2.86 in Pragma, which is in line with the norm of 2.8. I am assuming that this means there is a neutral feeling in the style of in what is called love planning, or the rational calculation of with a focus on desired attributes. I scored a 2.57 in Mania, lower than the norm of 3.0, meaning that style for me is high, in uncertainty of self. And lastly, I scored a 1.86 in Agape, lower than the norm of 2.4, meaning my love style is high in all-giving, non-demanding love. These styles of love really told me somethings about myself that I had not considered and I really think the areas that are low could be shown some love and that might help me with my relationship in the future!

Assignment Takeaway 2

This assignment was really fun. I spent a little bit looking at pictures that I usually pay attention to the other people in, but this time I was looking at myself, trying to find six good pictures that showed the type of person that I am. It was really eye opening to see what maybe others see. For example, I put a picture in here of me and my sister laughing with Christmas bows on our head. I always look at the picture and smile because I see the huge, genuine smile on my sister’s face. After this assignment, I see that maybe my sister is looking at the same thing as me; as in, she is looking at my smile and smiling because of how we make each other feel.

I chose 6 pictures that I think define me as a person. The top left is a picture of me and my mom. We were ice skating and both took a break because of how bad we were doing. We were laughing and took this picture right after. This picture represents me as a daughter. The top middle picture is a picture of my dog. He curled up with me while we were watching TV and fell asleep with his head on my leg. I put this picture in here to show that I love animals. The top right picture is a picture of me before I leave for work. Work is a huge part of my life right now. I work at the hospital in hopes that it will give me experience in the next two years while I am in nursing school. Being a nurse is my dream job! The bottom left picture is of me in a Spider-man costume. Spider-man has been one of my favorite Marvel superheroes since I was very small. I wanted to use this picture because I am a nerd and I think it is really funny, but I also put it here because everyone I know that I show that too laughs, and I really like to make those around me laugh and smile. The middle bottom picture represents me as a friend. I love my best friend so much. We do so much together and she keeps me wild. I love spending time with her and I am so appreciative of her. The bottom right picture is the picture I was talking about in the first paragraph of this takeaway. This is me and my sister on Christmas Eve at my grandmother’s house. We no longer live together, but she is by far, one of my best friends. I chose this picture because it represents me as a sister.