Put Into Practice #2 - Perceptual Process

A couple months ago I needed to talk to a costumer services agent at the office, and I remember that day I was on a rush so when I got to the office I asked this person on a desk to show me who should I talk to, but this person would ignore me and just look at the screen of the computer so I asked again and he would not give me an answer. I got really mad that the person would just avoid me, so when I finally found the person I was looking for, I claimed about how they have a really bad service and how that person was really rude, then she told me that his name was Jose and he was deaf, also he has a sign on his desk saying that he is deaf, but of course I did not read it.

Sensation: When Jose did not give me an answer of what I was asking, I thought he was just rude and did not care about anyone, and because I was in a rush I did not pay attention to the sign that said he was deaf. I felt angry and I did not believe there was an explanation for it.

Organization: I never thought about other option than judging him because of the way I thought I was being treated, I was just thinking about myself and what I wanted at that moment

Interpretation: When the lady explained to me that Jose was deaf and he was not just avoiding me, I realize that I need to look around first before

Evaluation: My evaluation of Jose, was not right, I thought the worst about him and I thought there was not an explanation for it, I should not come to a conclusion before I know the whole story.

Put into practice Post #1 - The Authentic Self

How can self disclosure lead one to a better understanding of their authentic self? I think we discover ourselves everyday  in different situations.I was born and raised in Ecuador by my mom and my grandparents. Throughout my 18 years they taught me to be faithful, greatful, humble, happy and love God before anything, so that's how I consider myself.
 The situation in my country wasn't the greatest so when I was 15, my mom and I decided to move to  Florida to look for my dad whom I've never met until about 3 years ago. It was the hardest thing to leave my family and friends and to start all over again. I was trying to make myself believe that I was strong enough to start all over again and to try new things, to just be positive and believe that everything was going to be okay. I didn't want to be vulnerable, I was scared to admit that I was scared of new things, And scared of being alone. I missed my friends and my family. 2 years passed and I moved to New York, and one more time I had to re do my life.. I think that when we are facing hard situations is when we discover ourselves the most, in my case I needed to be away from my culture to know that there's more out there and the best thing we can do is explore new places. All of these changes in my life have made me fearless and more out going, I can make friends easily, I can find my way around anywhere I go and it have made me more curious about things I haven't experienced yet. I will always put in practice all the values that my parents have thought me, because I know that's what is going to take me to a better understanding of my authentic self. Every day I change my mind and I find something new on how I am, or how I react to different situations, so I think that's also how I build my self understanding.