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Personal Growth and Change

To Live Our Life Fully

1. SELF-INVESTMENT
a. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it cannot bear
fruit and have a life.
b. Parable of the Barren Fig Tree 3 years without bearing fruit.
c. Some people choose a lonely and desperate life by staying within the
comforts of a shell.
Stories to exemplify how some invested their lives
1. A teacher, who for so many years, drags herself miserably to
school everyday and made her pupils her GARBAGE DUMP
OF Unwanted Emotions. Every single day she would shout at
and scold the poor innocent kids.
2. Because Im poor, Ill just stay here
Pobre man gud Reys story
3. Hectors Self-Investment Life itself
4. Briefing through the pages of my life the courage to invest
myself in lifes opportunities which eventually brought me out
of my shell and recreated me I never remained the same
person.
2. SELF-INVESTMENT is a key to Growth
a. Life offers us many forms of Self Investment
1. The chance to meet new acquaintances and develop deeper
friendships among SOME.
2. Opportunity of honing our skills and potentials by takin on new
responsibility i.e. Accepting the position offered me despite
some apprehensions.
3. The chance to speak out thoughts and feelings.
4. The possibility of experimenting on new behaviors, such as
testing out new fashions in hairstyle and clothing, breaking out
shyness and inhibitions by joining social gatherings, or doing
something never conceived to be possible (ex: Buklod Botang
for fiesta)
5. Getting involved in some Social Issues via movements and
organizations.
6. The triumph of making personal decisions in life and making a
difference.

3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE RISKS.


a. Risks may scare us but it is a companion to GROWTH
b. NO GUTS, NO GLORY. A winner never surrender.
c. If we enumerate constantly the WHAT IFs of every action we take,
most likely well never make the 1st step

Example:
My wife wants to learn how to drive a bicycle but the what
ifs of my Lolo prevented her.
Some hesitate to meet and make new acquaintances
because they preempt the possibility of experiencing
rejection and getting hurt Emotional Growth is given-up.
Relationships are Essential because your alternatives are
LONELINESS; ISOLATION; and EGO LOSS.
d. THE CHOICE is ours
If risks are inevitable to self-investment, then risks must be
taken. But we must learn to distinguish between Realistic Risk
and the Unrealistic Risk.
What to Consider:
Is the risk I am taking in line with my vision of
myself?
Is it worth the trouble?
Am I prepared to live with the consequences of
such risks?
e. David Viscolt said:
The risk you take depend on your vision of yourself. If you go through
life with NO IDEAL, then anything you risk will not bring you lasting joy
and will never enhance your personal growth and change. The risks
worth taking are those that lead you to create the best life possible for
yourself Somewhere behind every risk should be a life worth risking
for
f.

Fear is the greatest enemy of Risking


1. Fear hold us back from fully experiencing life and love.
2. Fear will constantly immobilize us.
3. Gerald Jampolsky summarizes in his book on Inner Peace:
Reflect on the many opportunities for growth which we
have deprived ourselves because of FEAR. Imagine how
much our lives would have changed if fear had not stood
in the way.

g. How to
1.
2.
3.

Conquer Fear
TRUST in ourselves
TRUST in others
FAITH in God
If we only cultivate a DEED sense of KNOWING in our
hearts that our inner being is rooted in GOODNESS that it
is affirmed in every person we meet that we are moved
by a common spirit from above then all fear will
banish.

4. TAKE A TIME OUT: to look at each of our experiences and reflect on how they
are shaping the person that we are.
a. Travelling in Hi-speed vs Variety of Speed
b. Years of Unnecessary Pain (The Mother with 4 kids)
Respond or React?
c. Analogy of Toothaches

5. Whether our Experiences are Positive or Negatives, we must confront and


learn from them. We must periodically look at each of these experiences and
reflect how they are shaping the person that we are we must guard
ourselves against blindness from truth We must continue to search our
hearts.

6. Check Regularly --- Am I becoming a BETTER person or a BITTER person?

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