Soliloquy

 

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Hasta kaugalingon imo ilaron? It is often disorienting to hear people cover-up their mistakes even if they are already glaringly obvious. One can then proceed to wondering what is the status of the person’s self-actualization.

The attainment of self-actualization involves one’s full involvement in life and the realization of that which one is capable of accomplishing.

There is a need to understand your own motivations. Why are you driven to attain those things you hunger for? The problem is when the individual fail to realize the “drives” he or she have. This is the main reason why developmental psychologists underscore the importance of reflections and introspection. In your journals, you can infer the things you lack and why your desires are directed to some stimuli.

Generally, the state of self-actualization is viewed as obtainable only after one’s fundamental needs for survival, safety, love and self-esteem are met (Maslow, 1943, 1954).

But then, we hear people tell lies on their actions and why they falter on their responsibilities. They sugarcoat their faults and look for scapegoats. That is where failure comes in. When we fail to realize that there are fundamental needs that we still have to meet.

Carl Rogers described self-actualization as the continuous lifelong process whereby an individual’s self-concept is maintained and enhanced via reflection and the reinterpretation of various experiences which enable the individual to recover, change and develop (Rogers, 1951).

There is a need to do hands-on improvement of the self. That is our individual responsibility. Our contribution to the world depends on how we manage our selves for the common good.