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Reflection Paper On Developmental Self

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Developmental Self-Reflection Paper “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthians 13:14, New International Version). Love, grace and fellowship are the essential ingredients that we are created to replicate as the image of God (Ham, 2015). As I journey through each of my developmental stages, you will see opportunities that the Trinity has bestowed on me that can only further my career as a counselor. Some may see my development as privileged, as never wanting for anything, living in an upper middle-class neighborhood, sheltered from a sister’s drug addiction life was not always so easy. The life I have lived cannot be change, but accept and honor the life events that made me who I am so that I can extend the grace, love and fellowship that was given to me to others through counseling.
Earliest Attachments
Love was an early experience as the youngest of four children being loved and surrounded by family and friends was a constant. My sisters remind me often that I was the baby loved by everyone. When you are constantly told you are loved and happy you happily love all. My parents were social and often had parties at our home. I was one month old when we moved into the home my father designed in a secluded neighborhood that comforted me in stability for almost 40 years. Only 60 homes could be built in this up and coming waterfront community and our family was lucky enough to move on a lot that faced the setting sun over the water. Many attachments were formed with our extended family of friends and neighbors. Encircled in love by secure attachments in my surroundings (Berger, 2016), I was a blissful baby. My extended family visited often, Grandparents who lived 6 states away managed to visit during the summer and winter breaks. I consider this happiness a blessing in my life and feel guilty not giving my children these same social experiences. Socially awareness (Berger, 2016) was immersed into my life, I recall a story of our old neighbor who was acting sad that he was bald and commented on my abundance of curly hair. Giving was shown at an early age, by proceeded to rip out my own hair so he could have some of my

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