Critical and Reflective Thinking

I look for personal relationships that both confirm and challenges my beliefs, values and ideas. I think that if I have relationships with people that are all like me there is going to be no change in opinion and now view from a different one. If I have all relationships with people opposite of me then I don’t have someone to relate to and I’d be defending my opinions all the time. I think it’s good to have people that are like you and that aren’t like you so then you can see different points of view, but you can also have someone that agrees with you. So, I look for relationships with people that are both similar and not similar to me, I believe it helps me to grow a bigger mindset and have people to lean on.  

I can initiate actions that bring me joy and satisfaction by choosing what relationships I have and who I have them with. If I find a person who I really like hanging out with whether they are similar to my or not I am bringing myself joy by hanging out with them. If I find a person who I don’t like hanging out with or feel they aren’t a good person for me to be around then I am bringing myself joy by not hanging out with them. I recognize the role I play in my well-being because there is usually no one else to blame but myself. Other people can’t control whether I am happy or not so why should I blame them for my well-being.