Capstone: Day 17

       So my mentor and I have not met for the past two weeks because of our conflicting schedules. Last Saturday, we took the time to meet for approximately three hours. Please take note that days 17-19 are all blog posts based on the same day. This post will talk about the first hour out of three. In the beginning we went over our schedules. We tried to figure out how I will be able to finish all my hours by the due date. After that, we picked off from where we left off from the previous session. He had given me an assignment that would raise awareness. For the assignment, I had to slowly eat either the first or the last bite of a meal. The purpose for this was to demonstrate how perspective can be changed by heightening your awareness. He also helped me connect this to my paper. If someone who is abusive improves their awareness, they will better be able to catch themselves when they feel as if they are going to do something abusive. We also talked about how awareness can alter negative thinking into positive thinking. This proves to be very helpful for those going through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This was all very interesting. Not only did I gain a new perspective on awareness, I was able to connect it to my life. I have seen that the more I am aware of something, the higher chance I have of not being so closed minded about the situation. For me this made a lot of sense. It also connects with other people, too. It may sound cheesy, but we always have to be aware of other people's feelings. We don't know what they've gone through and their stories, and we need to be considerate of that.