Philippine Christian University

Sampaloc 1, Dasmariñas City, Cavite 4114

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
S.Y. 2022-2023

ACTIVITY SHEET IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (GRADE 11 & 12)

QUARTER 1 - WEEK 6 (OCTOBER 17-21, 2022)

Test Yourself

Direction: Answer the following questions based from the situations given below.
Situations
a. A boy/girl who is being criticized by the way she dress.
b. A student who receives failing grades.
c. A child whose parent is leaving for a job abroad.
d. A teenager who is invited by friends to drink alcoholic beverages.
e. An adolescent who has weight problems.

Processing Questions:
1. Which of the situations have you experienced?
A. A boy/girl who is being criticized by the way she dress.

2. How did you overcome those challenges you encountered as an adolescent?

I stopped caring about what other people would say because I knew that no matter what I
do they will always have something to say so I might as well do the things that I love and
makes me feel comfortable. I only live once and I want to live it to the fullest. Exerting too
much concern to people’s opinion is not healthy for you and it will only hinder you from
being happy.

Disclaimer: This module is adapted and modified from the source materials listed in the references list. This is an
exclusive property of Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas SHS and is provided only to enrolled students for
their academic use. This module is provided for free by the school through softcopy and/or printed media.
Reproduction of this module without official permission is prohibited.
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Week 6

Name: Strand and Section:

Date: Score:

Reading: BEING HAPPY

You may have defects, be anxious and sometimes live irritated, but do not forget that your life is the
greatest enterprise in the world. Only you can prevent it from going into decadence. There are many
that need you, admire you and love you. I would like to remind you that being happy is not having a
sky without storms, or roads without accidents, or work without fatigue, or relationships without
disappointments. Being happy is finding strength in forgiveness, hope in one’s battles, security at the
stage of fear, love in disagreements. Being happy is not only to treasure the smile, but that you also
reflect on the sadness. It is not just commemorating the event, but also learning lessons in failures.
It is not just having joy with the applause, but also having joy in anonymity. Being happy is to
recognize that it is worthwhile to live, despite all the challenges, misunderstandings and times of
crises. Being happy is not inevitable fate, but a victory for those who can travel towards it with your
own being. Being happy is to stop being a victim of problems but become an actor in history itself. It is
not only to cross the deserts outside of ourselves, but still more, to be able to find an oasis in the
recesses of our soul. It is to thank God every morning for the miracle of life. Being happy is not being
afraid of one's feelings. It is to know how to talk about ourselves. It is to bear with courage when
hearing a "no". It is to have the security to receive criticism, even if is unfair. It is to kiss the children,
pamper the parents, and have poetic moments with friends, even if they hurt us. Being happy means
allowing the free, happy and simple child inside each of us to live; having the maturity to say, "I was
wrong"; having the audacity to say, "forgive me". It is to have sensitivity in expressing, "I need
you"; to have the ability of saying, "I love you." So that your life becomes a garden full of
opportunities for being happy...In your spring-time, may you become a lover of joy? In your winter,
may you become a friend of wisdom? And when you go wrong along the way, you start all over
again. Thus you will be more passionate about life. And you will find that happiness is not about
having a perfect life but about using tears to water tolerance, losses to refine patience, failures to
carve serenity, pain to lapidate pleasure, obstacles to open the windows of intelligence. Never give up
... Never give up on the people you love. Never give up from being happy because life is an incredible
show. And you are a special human being!

Activity : Slogan or Personal Declaration on Being Happy

1. Read the essay on “Being Happy”.

2. Choose a phrase, sentence, or paragraph that strikes you.
3. Make a slogan or personal declaration on how you can be committed to your self-development.
4. Explain your thoughts and feelings about it. Include specific ways in which you will develop yourself
further.

Disclaimer: This module is adapted and modified from the source materials listed in the references list. This is an
exclusive property of Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas SHS and is provided only to enrolled students for
their academic use. This module is provided for free by the school through softcopy and/or printed media.
Reproduction of this module without official permission is prohibited.
 “Being happy is not being afraid of one's feelings. It is to know how to talk about ourselves. It is to
bear with courage when hearing a "no". It is to have the security to receive criticism, even if is
unfair.”

Disclaimer: This module is adapted and modified from the source materials listed in the references list. This is an
exclusive property of Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas SHS and is provided only to enrolled students for
their academic use. This module is provided for free by the school through softcopy and/or printed media.
Reproduction of this module without official permission is prohibited.