1) The document discusses how the author can use their positive characteristics to help others.
2) The author lists their top 5 characteristics as empathetic, trustworthy, dependable, respectful, and patient.
3) For each characteristic, the author provides an example of how they can demonstrate it to specific people like friends, siblings, and schoolmates through actions like listening, encouragement, and treating others with kindness.
4) The author acknowledges that consistently demonstrating these actions could be challenging but rewarding in strengthening relationships and character.
1) The document discusses how the author can use their positive characteristics to help others.
2) The author lists their top 5 characteristics as empathetic, trustworthy, dependable, respectful, and patient.
3) For each characteristic, the author provides an example of how they can demonstrate it to specific people like friends, siblings, and schoolmates through actions like listening, encouragement, and treating others with kindness.
4) The author acknowledges that consistently demonstrating these actions could be challenging but rewarding in strengthening relationships and character.
1) The document discusses how the author can use their positive characteristics to help others.
2) The author lists their top 5 characteristics as empathetic, trustworthy, dependable, respectful, and patient.
3) For each characteristic, the author provides an example of how they can demonstrate it to specific people like friends, siblings, and schoolmates through actions like listening, encouragement, and treating others with kindness.
4) The author acknowledges that consistently demonstrating these actions could be challenging but rewarding in strengthening relationships and character.
Read the questions below and write your answers in the corresponding columns in the table below.
1. What five positive characteristics (strengths) do you possess that need
“incarnating” to become good news to others? (Column 1) 2. How are you going to show them to others? (Column 2) 3. Who are the specific people who will be receiving these actions? (Column 3) 4 Positive Specific Actions that Can Show My Recipient/s Characteristics I Positive Characteristics and Help (5 points) Possess (5 points) Others (5 points)
I can practice showing empathy to my
schoolmates by showing care and concern whenever they have Schoolmates, academic or personal problems and siblings need someone to lean on for emotional or academic support. I can also 1) Empathetic practice empathy at home by becoming a reliable eldest sister and showing emotional support to my younger siblings whenever they feel down. I can do this by encouraging them and assuring them that no matter what happens, I have their back.
I can demonstrate my trustworthiness by
Friends being a good friend, treating my friends 2) Trustworthy honestly, and telling them only the truth to build a friendship with trust.
I can show my friends and siblings that I
3) Dependable am dependable by being able to listen Friends, siblings to problems or personal issues that they are facing, and I can assure them that I would not judge them for their circumstances.
I can show respect to others by treating
them how I would like to be treated and Family, friends, treating them with kindness. For and schoolmates instance, I can listen to them and be 4) Respectful present whenever they are speaking, giving them the courtesy of listening. I can also show respect by seeking to understand them, their culture, beliefs, and perspectives.
I can practice my patience with others
Friends by facing conflicts I have with other 5) Patient people in a calm and collective manner. I
4. What are the challenges and joys in doing the actions you mentioned? (5 points)
The challenges in the actions I mentioned would probably be consistency
since I think it would be hard for me to do them continuously, especially at the start. Conversely, I think the joy in doing these actions would be that I can foster my relationship with others through these actions, and it would also be an excellent way to strengthen my positive characteristics.
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