Intergeration 1 Moreau


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Root Belief: I believe that I am only able to grow if I truly am vulnerable which is the first
step in loving yourself

I believe it is truly tough to be vulnerable because people are not content with themselves. In
today’s day and age, it is hard to be vulnerable because you put that wall up.  It truly is difficult
to love yourself with social media. Social media allows for people to see a certain perssona
online and if someone is not on par with that it leaves many insecurities and is makes it
impossible to fully love themselves.   This makes the wall even bigger and creates a nation of
people not content with their true selves. In the (“The Power of Vulnerability” by Brené Brown -
Moreau FYE Week One) Brown talks about the courage to be imperfect allows for folks to be
their most authentic self. Since they are okay without being perfect they can truly love
themselves. These people who are so content with themselves can completely drop their mask
“aka fake persona” can truly make deep connections and be compassionate. The direct reason
why people can make connections and show compassion is that they are authentic. Self-love is
such a powerful and overlooked thing. It changes the mindset an individual can have which is all
that it takes to transcend life.

Root Belief: I believe that I am constantly searching for the truest form of myself.

In life we are constantly controlled by fear and given certain standards on how we should live.
We are constantly maturing and growing up. As adolescents, we truly don’t care and act freely
but the older you get the harder it is to be you. The older you get the more you care about what
other people think about you. People change how they act to “fit in” and care more about how
others perceive them than being true to themselves. High school is the place a lot of this happens
and kids are walking on eggshells so they can be illustrated as cool. (“Should You Live for Your
Resume or Your Eulogy?” by David Brooks - Moreau FYE Week Two) the video shines a light
on how society works. In today's day and age people get so hung up on earthly things, that they
lose sight of what is truly important. We put too much emphasis on this life and forgot how small
a percentage this life is in the grand scheme of things. Our true goal should be to live forever in
eternal heaven. Adam 1 lives for worldly desires a l and be good for wrong intentions. Adam II
wants us to embody certain moral qualities not only to do good but to a good cause, we want to
not cause we have to. To conclude, the most important thing in life should be to be a good moral
person and to do so with the right intentions. The final goal has always been when we are judged
to live with God forever and that is all.

Root Belief: I believe that is important to pursue faith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Qm9cGRub0&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlLWTeApqIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlLWTeApqIM


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I believe this because my whole life I have blindly gone to Catholic school because that is what
my parents told me to do. I always knew I wanted to go to Catholic School but never truly why. I
went on Kairos, a strong religious retreat and thought that was enough to fully ignite my love for
God. In the end, I was wrong and it didn’t ignite the flame I was looking for. I still went to mass
and God was in my life but I wasn’t super excited about it all the time. When I got into the
Gateway program associated with Notre Dame I was excited to be enwrapped in Catholic
Community.  I had my fingers crossed this was the shove I needed to be excited about God.  I
needed to Notre Dame’s Catholic values and sense of community to truly allow me to see how
exciting it truly can be. I can say without a doubt the environment here and the harmonious love
for God have given me that extra shove.  In (“The Role of Faith in Our Story” by Fr. Pete
McCormick - Moreau FYE Week 3), the video talks about how important the journey of
self-discovery is. Life is an accumulation of events and experiencing influencing who you truly
are. How many high schoolers have felt like life is pointless just because they haven't found out
who they truly are.   Self-discovery is tough and it’s supposed to be that way but God has a plan
for us. All life is a bunch of lows and highs that are checkpoints in the grand scheme of things.
Every checkpoint is just one more step closer to what God intends us to be.

Root Belief: I belief that my community should address all forms of abuse

In all forms of life abuse is present. There are so many types, physical, verbal, manipulation.
Some forms like verbal and manipulation truly aren't talked about as much as they should be. I
believe this because I have seen it actually happen in real life. Kids being told they aren’t good
enough in a sport or school, spouses yelling at each other, people manipulating others and
evidently making that person's life worse. I think communities need to stress that obviously
physical abuse is very evident and the other types need more time in the spotlight. This truly
could help a lot of people because they think their life are normal and they are miserable just
because.  (“5 Signs You’re in a Toxic Friendship”by Oliver Taylor - Moreau FYE Week Fourth)
a part of the article talked about fake friends and red flags to see if your friend is fake. The major
one that stuck out to me was you notice your friend is taking more than giving. In biology,
relationships can either be commensalism or parasitic. This is what I think of is both parties
benefiting from each other or is one party just taking. You can really see this when a friend is
never there for you but if you need them they are just aren’t existent. I have seen this happen
with other people; having toxic friends is terrible and can beat a person down. Overall a toxic
friend can be abusive in life. We need to know when to get out. It is so paramount to understand
the difference between a real and fake friend.

I believe that it is important to take any opportunity that you may be interested in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcZMeqWWOIs
https://grottonetwork.com/navigate-life/relationships/signs-of-toxic-friendships/


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Saying yes to an unfamiliar opportunity is something that I have always found to be challenging
in that sense that failure seems so likely. I think the reason for this is because I have, for much of
my life, looked at failure in an entirely negative light. Failure to me meant that I had come up
short, that I was not good enough. But failure shouldn’t be looked at in this way, instead, failure
should be a learning experience. Carla Harris said, “Failure always brings you a gift. And that
gift is called experience. Now you know how to do it better. Now you know how to do it
differently. Now you know how to do it successfully.” (“Notre Dame Commencement 2021:
Laetare Medalist Address” by Carla Harris - Moreau FYE Week 5) Now that I am in college, I
want to embrace new opportunities, and more importantly, I want to embrace the failure that may
come with these experiences. I have no reason to fear failure, I only have knowledge to gain.

I believe that it is important to look back on your youth and let yourself grow

When writing my “Where From Poem. I really touched on how big family was but also the
hardships in my life. I have seen the bad I have done and the good. It scares me to notice how
close I am to being a full adult and to be done growing. That poem truly scared me in the fact of
my anxiety has not really got any better. It also shined a light on the good in my life and how
lucky I am. I really am happy I did that assignment. Hopeful next time I could make it rhyme.

Root Belief: I believe that I pursue the truth by looking for the whole truth in life and not
the single story

This belief truly challenges my actions with thinking. I really have thought about how many
times has information been corrupted before getting to me. My thought process now truly tries to
take all information I hear with a grain of salt. I give everything in my lifetime before I truly
make a judgment on it and that is what I am most happy about. ("Danger of a Single Story" by
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Moreau FYE Week Seven) the ideology that I saw came out of the
video most was generalizations and stereotypes. In the world today there are so many
preconceived notions about people and places that just aren’t fully true. It makes you think about
how much information in life does not circulate the full truth. The main thing this video did for
me was give me a new perspective; allowing me to try to find the whole story before assuming
anything. This allows you to see the world in a new viewpoint seeing less hate. A lot of times in
the news in third world countries you hear about all the bad but there actually is good. I’m so
thankful for this video. It has given me the wisdom to truly shine a light on the whole truth and
not just one side of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjSwjn-SyB4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjSwjn-SyB4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story