Hannah Bianca R.

Regullano Grade 12 STEM- B

Practice Task 3: Mindfulness with Reflection

Analyze each case How Mindfulness Am I? Answer the following questions:

1. Has someone ever asked you question that you really didn’t want to answer? How
did you respond?
Yes. When this kind of situation happens, I first acknowledge the value of the
question. Then I tell the truth and explain that I am going to need to look into
it more. They may not be satisfied with my answer, but this is a much better
response than saying to them that I do not know. There is no problem in
being direct for once in a while; it is better than faking interest in front of
others. By making it clear that I am committed to looking into it, I am showing
that I care and take their question seriously.

2. Have you ever gotten (or give) a “compliment” that really wasn’t a compliment? How
did you feel afterwards?
Yes, a compliment that was an insult. I think all people have already
experienced this kind of situation. The feeling that I have when this happened
to me is hate, anger and a bit awkward especially to those people who do not
personally know me. With this kind of insult even if they say that it is a
compliment, I know that they are just fake and not the true people whom I can
trust. But when it’s my friends that compliment me or also just an insult, I will
just accept it because I know that they were just teasing me and after that,
we’ll just laugh together and say that it was only a joke. With this kind of
situation, I find it very helpful to the point that if they do not know me,
whatever it is that they have said, says nothing about me, and it says
everything about them. They are usually cruel, socially inept, or ignorant. Just
hang out with people whom you are comfortable with and people who make
you feel good.

3. Did you ever do something to be helpful that turned out badly? What happened?
What do you wish had happened?
Helping others is a fundamental part of humanity, bonding together and
helping a fellow man or woman. But helping other people may not be good as
always. It has been a struggle for me to say 'no' to people who are in need of
help. I once had a classmate back then in elementary whom I shared my
homework with every time she couldn’t do it. There’s this time that our
teacher gave us a short quiz about a certain topic and I am bothered that time
because she said that she did not study well on that exam. I tried to help her
to get high score but I am not able to help her that much. I wish I could have
taught her more in getting answers for her to be able to pass the quiz.
 4. Have you ever caught someone cheating (either on attest or on a
boyfriend/girlfriend)? Did you say anything? Why or why not?
Yes, I caught someone cheating on an exam. No, I don’t say anything and I
don’t want to be a hypocrite. Cheating is a common situation in our schools
today. For a teacher, it can be a challenging situation to handle in the
classroom. However, if we keep a calm frame of mind, we can appropriately
handle the situation and even help the student move forward in a positive
way. But cheating is not good. They have to realize that there are
consequences for their actions so they will not continue to make mistakes
later, when the stakes are higher. Letting people get away with wrongdoing is
not truly helping them.

5. Have you ever gotten in trouble because someone caught you cheating (or thought
you were cheating)? What happened? What do you wish had happened?
No. I never got in trouble because of the thought that somebody caught me
cheating or thought that I was cheating on a test.

6. In what other situations have you seen someone T.H.I.N.K (or not) before speaking?
What happened?
Sometimes, my friends would be careful when uttering sentences to others,
while on other situations, they seem to say unhelpful statements to other
people. We need to think before speaking because we all need to know why
we are fighting or what we were fighting for us to know the real solution to our
problem. This THINK acronym helps us communicate more kindly with
others. Originally the THINK acronym was created to help reduce online
bullying but it's actually useful and can be applied for all our everyday
communications whether we are talking to colleagues, family, and friends.
This acronym gives the saying “Think before you speak”. Make “think” a
practice in our lives and our communications will be both kinder and more
effective.

Write a reflection.

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and
what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. While
mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it’s more readily available to us when we
practice on a daily basis. Mindfulness encompasses two key ingredients: awareness and
acceptance. Awareness is the knowledge and ability to focus attention on one’s inner processes
and experiences, such as the experience of the present moment. Acceptance is the ability to
observe and accept—rather than judge or avoid—those streams of thought. Whenever we bring
awareness to what we’re directly experiencing via our senses, or to our state of mind via our
thoughts and emotions, we’re being mindful. The practice of mindfulness—directing all of our
attention and awareness to the present—can bring many benefits to our emotional and physical
health, as well as to the relationships in our life. Among its many benefits, practicing everyday
mindfulness can pull us out of the negative downward spiral that can be caused by too much
daily stress, too many bad moods, or the habit of rumination. It helps us make fewer errors
when processing our experiences. It helps us put stressful events into perspective and build
resilience so we are less overwhelmed by them in the future. And while there are many
mindfulness exercises we can practice on a regular basis, learning how to be present in the
moment is also a way of life.

The goal of mindfulness is to cultivate perspective on one’s consciousness and identity

that can bring greater peace mentally and relationally. Mindfulness may also be used in
mindfulness-based therapies, to address stress, anxiety, or pain, and simply to become more
relaxed. Mindfulness takes practice and effort. No one is good at it when they first start. Our
mind is likely to wander repeatedly. But, with practice and patience, we'll get better and we can
learn to live a more mindful life that allows us to become more conscious of everything we are
doing. And eventually, we will recognize that we're living a more mindful life and we'll be free to
enjoy benefits, like decreased stress, better mental health, better relationships, and greater
overall happiness.