Stacey Cajita, PD8, 9/23/20, Day C

Stacey Cajita
09/21/20
Period 8
Modern Mythology 21



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

I feel like the pandemic has made me rethink what my goals really were - when before I lived more-or-less carefree, with very long-term goals that I wouldn’t have to work forwards for until college, now I feel as if the world is reminding me that sometimes we won’t have the opportunity to live without worries. My specific goals for myself have humbled, at least short-term-wise - I’m focusing more on bettering myself and fixing my perception on myself and others around me, as well as sorting out what long-term priorities would be most important to me. In addition, I’m focusing on honing in on my specific hobbies and abilities that would come in useful in the future due to my career path.


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

It’s very hard to try to work on yourself when none of your support group is around you because they’re all self isolated. I feel like the best thing I can do as of now is to try to be kinder to myself and hold a more forgiving mental attitude, and take quarantine day by day. Additionally, when it comes to my hobbies, I tend to avoid listening to non-constructive criticism from the people that surround me, and focus on learning more about how to do better on my own.


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

The pandemic and general chaos of the current world has made me realize that I need to prioritize certain goals now, and cannot wait any longer to work towards them. I’ve realized that life is too short and unpredictable to spend your time dreaming about what you could do and how you could better yourself instead of actually doing those things and working towards those goals. Self-isolation has forced many of us to self-reflect about ourselves, our surroundings, and the world, and for me it’s taught me I need to work harder.