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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

— Nelson Mandela

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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”

― Dalai Lama XIV

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Commitment

What I will try to improve, is to change my way of seeing things. I will try to be able to overcome a bad situation and use that experience as a way of growing and learning. I'll try to stop worrying so much about things I cannot change, since worrying won't do my any good and won't change the fact that what happened, happened. I will also try to stop looking at things so negatively and look at the bright side of things, since I can really be a pessimist at times.

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Reflection

This partial, the topic about happiness really made me realize how the term ''happiness'' can mean something completely different to one person than to another. Some people even have a bad definition of happiness and usually confuse it with pleasure or with temporary joy. For example, some people believe money brings happiness since you're able to buy anything and not worry about having financial problems, and maybe money contributes in some way to happiness, because we're not stressed or worrying about that specific part in our lives. But being happy means so much more than that. To be happy you really have to do what you love, and to be yourself under any circumstances. To feel complete, like nothing could go wrong anymore. You don't need a lot of money or even drugs to feel happy. Happiness doesn't just come to you, you don't just sit there complaining about your life, but do something to change it.

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Resilience. What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to overcome bad situations and to come back stronger than ever, and with a new perspective. It is the capability to cope with drama, tragedies, and stress. We are not born being resilient, to be resilient we must’ve first faced some difficult situations. We can all develop this trait.

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Freedom. Freedom is something we all have a right to. We have the right to express ourselves, to choose our religion, or the more personal stuff like the people we choose to be around of, etc. There are several types of freedom: Fundamental, Psychological, Mora, and Social-Political.

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Addictions. The are a lot of substances that we teenagers are exposed to every day. Some people even use them to escape their own problems, believing they will forget about everything bad that is happening to them.

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Theories of Happiness. Happiness is something that a lot of people are struggling to achieve. Some people are so desperate to feel happy or joyful that they would do anything to feel that way.

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Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.

— Jim Morrison

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Commitment

To improve my personal relationships I will try to have a better communication with people, specially with my parents, since sometimes the things I say end up coming out in a rude way even though I didn't mean it like that, which usually is the reason of our arguments. Also I will try and be more assertive since at times I can be a little passive, and if i continue like that, it won't lead to any good.

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Reflection

In this partial, the topic that meant the most to me is friendship. With this topic, I realized how important my friends are to me, and how grateful I am to have them, even if we have some rough times, I know they will always be there for me even if we're miles apart. One of my closest friends that I've known since I'm 3, moved to away 5 years ago, but we still talk almost every day and she always listens to me, and I am extremely grateful to have her because I honestly don't know what I'd do without her. I think friendship is essential to every human being since it's never good to be lonely, we need people to share our thoughts with, and people we can turn to for advice. Friends will always be there for you, understand you, and will never judge you. Without any friends, life would be no fun.

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Friendship. Friendship is one of the most valuable things a person can have. Friends are always needed and in my opinion, you can never have enough friends.

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Love. What is love exactly? When people see or hear the word ''love'' they immediately think about their boyfriend or girlfriend, or the person they like, apparently forgetting the fact that love can also be shared with friends and family. To love and to be in love are two different feelings that normally get confused.

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Conflict resolution. We face some kind of conflict almost every day, either with other people or ourselves.

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Leadership. A leader is someone who is there to guide others through a task to make sure everything is going as planned.

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Communication. Having good communication with someone is always important since the message we want the other person to receive could transform along the way, and by having a good communication this will not happen.

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