Fear story Editing
Story editing: fear from my childhood:
if it’s one thing I remember fearing in my childhood, it was my house burning down to the ground due to a fire. As my school bus turned the corner into my neighborhood all I could see was this big black cloud covering my street. I walked inside to find my dad waiting for my sister and me, minutes later he said “let's walk down to the end of the street to see if anyone needs anything, the neighbor’s house is on fire” we walked down the street and sure enough there it was, the house up in flames surrounded by fire trucks and just about every neighbor on my street. We stood for 10 minutes, then 20, then eventually an hour went by and everything seemed to have calmed down. An hour passed as we had dinner, did homework and took our baths but all I could think about was this happening to my house and what I would do if it ever did. My 8-year-old self, lost sleep over this until my parents knew something was wrong and I finally told them I was terrified this could happen to us. How could something that didn’t even happen to me traumatize me so much?
Story edit:
if it’s one thing I remember fearing in my childhood, it was my house burning down to the ground due to a fire. As my school bus turned the corner into my neighborhood all I could see was this big black cloud covering my street. I walked inside to find my dad waiting for my sister and me, minutes later he said “let's walk down to the end of the street to see if anyone needs anything, the neighbor’s house is on fire” we walked down the street and sure enough there it was, the house up in flames surrounded by fire trucks and just about every neighbor on my street. We stood for 10 minutes, then 20, then eventually an hour went by and everything seemed to have calmed down. An hour passed as we had dinner, did homework and took our baths but all I could think about was this happening to my house and what I would do if it ever did. My 8-year-old self, lost sleep over this until my parents knew something was wrong and I finally told them I was terrified this could happen to us. How could something that didn’t even happen to me traumatize me so much? I never understood where the fear came from until I realized it is most likely rooted in something we have experienced. Something so negative can easily turn into a positive because after this event in my childhood I became very cautious asking questions like “hey dad did you remember to blow the candle out” or “mom, make sure to unplug your hair straightener!” which also led me to become educated on things they can cause house fires! Though I might have been fearful I was educated and prepared!
What we keep: challenge #1
Treasure object?
What is the story behind this object? Why is it treasured?
Baby blanket
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Every memory I have as a child, my blanket was with me
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Have had it since I was born
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My grandma had sewn patches on it every time it had a hole
Grandmas ring
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Got it sized down to my finger so I could wear it.
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got it and wore it when she was 20 years old
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She got it from my grandpa so it's passed down
Police badge necklace
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Very valuable
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Got it from my dad the day he retired
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Has my dad’s police badge number on it
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Resembles how hard my dad worked and his sacrifice
Why you should talk to strangers:
(3). big ideas:
1. We are very cautious and timid when it comes to strangers because when we don't know someone we automatically assume the worst of them, thinking they are dangerous or not a good person. Growing up learning "stranger danger" is actually very damaging to the way we view strangers in society.
2. when we speak to random strangers we really arent gaining any important knowledge of that specific person, we are only gaining social meaning because it's likely we won't see that person again.
3. We are more likely to learn more from a stranger than a person we are comfortable with.
(2). Takeaways:
1. Our social cues can tell us when to be comfortable with a stranger and when not to be. We should learn when to be and when not to be.
2. We should notice strangers, we can learn a thing or two from them, people we don't know can give us more insight than the people we are comfortable with.
(1). Interesting idea:
1. Talking to a stranger is very uncomfortable and awkward sometimes but one way to spark conversation is complimenting them or simply saying hello.
Be Your Own Detective: Challange #2
Explore thoughts:
If you could talk to a younger version of yourself, what would you say?
If I could talk to a younger version of myself, I would immediately say to take a deep breath, let things go that you have no control over and that everything happens for a reason. I have always been a very anxious and on the go person and needed everything to go the exact way I anticipated it too, as you know that is not always ideal. I wanted everything to go perfect and if it didn’t it was an automatic failure. Life is about trial and error and getting back up when you fall, hats what makes life count and that’s what keeps life interesting. I wish I spent so many of my days worrying less and looking at the glass half full.
What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?
The most important life lesson I have learned is what goes around comes around and good karma is a real thing. When we think of what goes around comes around and the overall idea of karma, we always seem to think of the negatives but it doesn’t have to be that way. When we put genuine good instincts into the world that is what we receive back. It is more than possible that the good you do won’t be recognized by other people which is more than okay, even better in my opinion. When you transpire to do good things, good things come your way
How would you like to be remembered?
I want to be remembered as a good person. It sounds cliché but when you look at this from a broader perspective, it means so much more. The cars we drive or the amount of money we make doesn’t reflect on us as the kind of person we are. Life counts so much more when you’re doing what makes you happy and being a good person to those around you. This world, especially lately has been full of hatred and violence, and being good to myself and those I am surrounded by is how I want people to remember me by, a noble individual.
Explore words:
Joy
When I think of "joy" I right off the bat envision myself and everyone I love sitting in a Livingroom talking amongst ourselves and enjoying each other’s company. Joy is such a simple world but holds strong meaning, I feel joy at the littlest moments and things in life which is what I think it’s all about. The feeling of joy comes and goes throughout our lifetime but in those moments, it is pure and genuine happiness that I want to share with the people I love and the things I enjoy doing.
Values
From a young age, the word value held a lot of meaning to me because having values and morals throughout life is so important, or at least what my family taught me. Having value in life allows me to have fundamental beliefs that determine what is important to me and steers me from what I feel is right or wrong.
Passion
Growing up I always heard my family say “oh she has such a passion for gymnastics, etc.” in anything I did. I quickly learned that when you have a passion for doing something, whatever it may be, it always was better. In my opinion, if you don’t have a passion for something there is no point in continuing to do so because the things you do should always be done to your full potential.
Explore talking to others:
(3). big ideas
1. We overlook the word joy because we assume it's a cliche word that doesn’t have a lot of learning when in reality it really is so simple, it’s the little things in life.
2. We often tines a society find joy in the same things but we don’t communicate that to one another but if we did there would be more joy going on in the world
3. We all start out as joyful person but the negativities in the world bring us back down. As we grow older, we hold ourselves back from that feeling or aesthetic of joy. Life could be so much more “colorful” if we included joy in all aspects of life.
(2). questions
1. why as a society do, we overlook the simple things in life? Not everything has to be complicated much how like joy isn’t.
2. What can we do daily to bring joy into everyday life? Into our future classrooms? Does society function better in a “joy” colored/filled space rather than not?
(1). brainstormed thought
1. I feel if we looked at everything we liked or admired and connected it to the joy we would have a broader perspective on the little and even big things in life.
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