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Piano and Rain; Mission and Longing

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Mission Statement:

     Accompanied by the meditative rhythm of rain and piano music, I wrote a few lines for my mission statement:

  • Empower awareness of everyone’s essence by connecting with my own core.
  • See others around me for who they truly are by valuing all the way I appear naturally in the world
  • Model self-belief by fulfilling the potential this life brings with courage.
  • Bring tranquility to those around me by staying calm in times of great pain and anxiety. 
  • Create positivity wherever I am by believing in the beauty of humanity
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Empowering Asian American Women

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Awareness of Our Social Location

When I read and study psychology constantly,  I am not just learning about the inner workings of emotions, our body, and the brain, but also I am learning about external influences that nurture us into who we are.  I become highly aware of the ways my identity as an Asian-American woman, or Chinese American to be more specific, impacts the trajectory in life I have taken.   We are all theoretically aware of the fact that we are a product of our environment.  However, it is by seeing the numerous aspects the genderization and race seep into our lives and careers, I become more acutely aware of how much potential is robbed from me and many others.

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How to handle emotional triggers

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Emotional Trigger Defined

        The word trigger implies a change or an action is about to take place as a result of a stimulus. It could be the physical trigger on a weapon, or a mechanism that creates the momentum for another action, or the memory and experience of something bring about a dramatic response. The following is a brief example, and an exercise in fiction writing for me.

“Hey, looks like you are Jack’s new neighbor?”

She didn’t hear him through the headphones. She was still strained by the physical exertion from her 10-mile run. As she turned off the music, she tried to make out what the guy was saying. He was standing in the open doorway across from her apartment extending his right hand.

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