Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom

Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning

Daily Reflections By: Nyola Marsh

10/2/12 Tech Prep Tuesdays with Morrie Journal

Do now: List ten things that are most valuable to you in order, 1 being the most and 10 being the least. 1. God 2. My family 3. School 4. Food 5. Housing 6. My boyfriend 7. Art 8. Job 9. Friends 10.Money

10/3/12 How do you feel about death? Im scared to die. No one knows how they are going to die in life. I want to die in peace; I want to be at peace with my life and with my relationships. Death is a scary thing to think about. I want to live my life to the fullest and accomplish my goals in life.

What has influenced your views?

The greatest influence in my life was seeing the closest people to me dying. The hardest thing to do is to let go of someone you didnt get to see a lot and didnt get to do and say the things you wanted to say to them.

10/4/12 Please respond to the following questions: have you found someone to share your heart with? Yes I have because my boyfriend and me have known each other for a many years and have always been very close. We have just hit it off. Are you giving to your community? Yes I have been doing community service at the public library. Are you at peace with yourself? At this moment no because I am still learning about myself because at night I regret some of the things I do in the day. I still have things I want to accomplish during my day that I havent. Are you trying to be as human as you can be? No because Im not really compassionate with people I dont like. I tend to keep my distance and be polite. But deep down I dont like them. 10/5/12 Identify 5 components of our culture today. What do you think this says about us? Our culture today revolves around technology. People dont go to see each other anymore in person, they chat online. Instead of sitting at the table with the family for dinner, families sit in different rooms in front of the television or a computer. Physical activity in the world is low there are more obese people and children in the world. Children dont go outside and play with friends they sit

inside and play video games and watch television. Salads cost more than a cheese burger so people go for the burger because its cheaper. 10/10/12 3 things you remember from yesterdays article? Three things that I remember are the article was on materialism, about the rich having depression form being so lonely, and that wanting materials is in human nature.

10/11/12

Ask yourself, what if today was my last day on earth? Are you being the person you want to be? Do you have regrets?

If today was my last day I would tell everyone I love how I feel about them and also have a living funeral before I leave. I would go home call all my loved ones and tell them how I feel and to have a party to celebrate my life. I am being the person I want to be, Im living my life to the fullest. I honestly dont think I have any regrets I believe everything happens for a reason.

10/15/12 Mitch asks Morrie for clarity on several topics (pg.66). Which one of these interests you the most and why?

A meaningful life interests me the most. A meaningful life is a life worth living. Without a meaningful life you will regret a lot of things in your life. I rather live my life the way I want to and do all the things I want to accomplish in life. Education is part of my meaningful life. 10/16/12 Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.- Morrie Schwartz Paraphrase this aphorism and state whether you agree or disagree. Once you have come close to dying you know how to cherish your life. I agree with this because you get another chance to change your ways and spend more time with the people you love. If I come close to dying Im going to change my ways and better my life and tell the people love how I feel about them.

10/18/12 Describe that one person that looks out for you? My mom, my older sister, and my aunt. I love them to death I can go to them for advice and help and I can be myself with them. I can express my emotions without being judged. They actually listen to me and try to help me out. They want to see me do well and help push me to thrive for the best.

10/22/12 Identify and describe an emotion that you hold on to? Sadness because not being happy doesnt help me have a good day. It brings my day down and makes my mood go down. When Im happy, things seem to go the way I would like it to. When Im happy I brighten other peoples days and put a smile on their face.

10/23/12 Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to you community around you and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning I think this quote relates to Morrie more because Morrie puts more energy into the people around him. Morrie devotes his time to Mitch to teach him about the things he knows. Mitch devotes his time to Morrie to learn and devotes his time to his work. I think it relates to me because I devote my time to my work and relationships.

10/24/12 Describe a time when you were speaking to someone and they werent paying attention to you. How did it make you feel? One day I was speaking to my mom about my school work and she acted like she was listening, but when I finished talking she said, Wait what did you say? That made me mad that I had to repeat myself all over again and that she wasnt paying attention to me at all.

10/25/12 Describe what you feel are the most important qualities of a good marriage. The most important qualities are communication, honesty, loyalty, and trust. Without communication a couple cannot function, tensions will build. Honesty ties into trust because if you are not honest with your partner they cannot trust you over time. Loyalty is like being faithful and not cheating and having values.

10/26/12 How relates to you. The real enemies are our disturbing emotions. This quote relates to me in many ways because my emotions get the best of me sometimes. I also show my emotions on my face. When Im angry, sad, or happy you can see it. The bad thing about it is that I cant control it and see what my face looks like when I react to things. I dont hold back when it comes to my emotions because when I hold it in it comes out later on in the worst way. My emotions are what make me who I am and Im not going to hold back who I am.

11/14/12 Describe your perfect day? My perfect day would be waking up, showering, getting dressed, making a big breakfast with the family. Next inviting all my family and friends and have a feast, like having Thanksgiving. We would have a lot of food and watch movies. Sit around talking watching movies and enjoying each others company. Afterwards I would go to the mall with my friends and have a shopping spree and go crazy with my friends. Finally I would go home watch a little bit of TV then go to bed. Now that would be a good ass day.