sacred purpose youth presentation
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SACRED PURPOSE:
RICARDO MEDINA, PH.D.
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL COMPADRES NETWORK
What do you think it will take to get the eagle to fly again?
Why didn’t the eagle fly?
How do you connect to this story?
How does this connect to purpose?
WHAT IS PURPOSE IN LIFE?Victor Frankl Psychological well
being, life satisfaction Pro-social, moral action,
generosity, altruismBoredom, depression,
disengagement, suicide
Holocaust survivor Purpose promotes psychological well being
Helping others is beneficial to finding one’s purpose in life
Lack of purpose is an important factor in producing feelings of boredom.
Logotherapy High levels of purpose = strong subjective well being
Higher purpose = greater involvement in social and political activities
A connection between sense of purpose and an individual’s level of depression.
Existentialism Having identified a purpose in life = greater life satisfaction in adolescence, emerging adulthood, and adulthood
High levels of purpose, more likely to be characterized as extrovert and enjoy social situations
Lack of purpose leads to greater usage of drugs; alcohol dependence; suicide
PURPOSE AND ADOLESCENTSStage of Adolescence Damon’s Path to
PurposeAdolescent Purpose Benefits of Adolescent
Purpose
Adolescents have a great expectation that something tremendous is supposed to happen in their lives around the age of 15 or 16; a greatness exist within them; an intense longing within them. (Pearce, J.C.)
1,200 young people surveyed about how today’s youth are finding – or not finding – purpose in their lives. Findings:20% Purposeful/ 25% Dabblers/ 31% Dreamers/25% Disengaged.
Adolescent purpose linked to psychological health, overall physical health and well being. More able to cope with developmental crises.
Committing to an inspiring purpose is an important component of healthy identity development. Purpose in life serves as a powerful source of long term motivation
Erickson’s 8 stages of psychosocial (1968) development suggest this is a time period where there is a conflict between identity and role diffusion; in search of an identity and purpose plays a key role in helping to resolve identity crisis
Discussion and Implications: Purpose can be facilitated and developed. Those with purpose are motivated, full of energy, optimistic, happy, compassionate, agents of change. Those who lack aimlessly drift with indecision, confusion, depression.
High ability youth are not more likely to commit to purpose compared to typical adolescents.
Strong academic abilities are NOT required or even preferred for the pursuit of purpose.
When students take on purpose and connect it to their daily lives, it serves as an important source of academic motivation.
SACRED PURPOSE: FROM OUR ANCESTORS
MAMA COBB
Keepers of the Fire
Tonatiuh
What holds you back from being a KEEPER OF THE FIRE?
Dignidad-You are SACRED just the way
you are..
Respeto - Honoring
Someone's sacredness
Confianza - Creating a
sacred place to grow, learn,
heal
Carino - Living your life with
love and value
In Ixtli In
Yolotl Teachings of Maestro JerryTello
WHICH OF THESE TEACHINGS ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FOR YOU? WHICH DO
YOU WANT TO IMPLEMENT TODAY?
SACRED PURPOSE
Teachings of MaestroRoberto Cintli Rodriguez
Yolqui Creation Resistance
Life as a ceremony
SACRED PURPOSE:
Calling of the Grandmas –Maestro Grace Sesma
Do you pay attention to your dreams?
Do you pay attention to the signs/messages/inner voices?
What happens when you ignore your sacred purposes?
WHAT MESSAGES, SIGNS, INNER VOICES, DREAMS HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED?
Synthesis of the
Teachings
SACRED PURPOSE:Relational and Interconnected
Responsibility
It’s within all of us
Listening to our inner lives
Consistency
Messy – Creation Resistance
Self Love
WHAT IS SACRED PURPOSE?We all have gifts, talents, skills, passions, and abilities. We all have a purpose for living. It is sacred when we realize that
our purpose is interconnected. It is sacred when we use our purpose to give back to
others.What are some of your gifts, talents, skills, passions, strengths?