Catherine Prigov, Period 8, 5/3/21, Day C

 Catherine Prigov

Period 8

5/2/2021

Day C

Modern Mythology 2021

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

1. At the current moment, my biggest goal is to become more comfortable with my relationships both with myself and with others. As vague as that sounds, this is a goal I’ve been working on for the past year or so, in practically every sphere of my life. For starters, I’ve begun to actively work on my platonic relationships, mending broken broken hearts between friends and trying to approach new situations with a fresh perspective. Covid-19 ruined a lot, and I didn’t realize how much of my life depended on seeing people everyday. Only so much could be said when everyday is exactly the same, and I began to lose touch with people I thought I’d stay inseparable with at least until graduation. As these next couple months conclude an era of our lives, my short term goal would be to reconnect and work on the relationships that fizzled out, and either get closure or reignite them for the years to come. Secondly, my relationships with others romantically. This year I ended a relationship that could’ve been better for me mentally, but I simply didn’t know any better. I might not be looking for any sort of partner soon, but I guess I’m still instilling a long-term goal for myself: not to let others treat me in a way that shows they don’t respect me. My last goal is to continue working on the way I view myself. This goal isn’t short- or long-term, but rather one I’ve been working on through all of high school. Eighth grade was a low point in my life mentally that I hope I never have to get back to, and throughout the past four years, I’ve been doing everything to come to terms with everything about myself. As high school comes to a close, I look back on the goals I set for myself four years ago, and I evolve those for the next four years. As simple as it sounds, my ultimate goal is to be and stay happy. I foresee obstacles in my path, but what’s hopeful is the fact that they’re merely obstacles, and not complete barriers standing in front of the road in front of me. 

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

1. One of the most important things my mom has taught me was to stay true to myself and to my opinions. In my opinion, the best thing she’s taught me has been to prioritize myself in most situations, while still staying kind and selfless in others. The balance between the two has been my biggest obstacle in achieving goals of any kind. I’ve been too adamant on prioritizing myself when it came to friends, while I remained too selfless when it came to boyfriends. Throughout these past couple of months, seeing few friends and being single, I began to analyze this fine line and how to function with it being so prevalent. 

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

1. The world around me vaguely affects my goal because of how personal it is to me. Revolving around ideologies I’ve been raised on and goals I set years ago, the main basis of it has stayed the same no matter what has been going on around me—through different schools, different friend groups, and different relationships with myself. However, I must admit that some world events haven’t made my goals any easier. For instance, Covid caused many faults in my relationships with others purely out of the lack of seeing others. As I continue to work on my goals, I hope that the outside world will do little to negatively impact the way I address issues and hopes that I have, but rather aids me in both the mental and physical adventure I have laid out in front of me for at least the next couple of years.