Personal Growth and Maturity

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PERSONAL GROWTH AND MATURITY

A.Attaining psychological and social maturity.

B.

C.

D.

Being confident of accepting ones sexuality.

Discovering ones attraction to persons of the opposite sex.

Learning to develop true friendship and genuine love for a

particular someone.


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It is with maturity that the personsufficiently develops powers of the

body and mind to understand the

implications of what he or she wants.

In doing so, one calls to mind the

important and serious steps in life inorder to make necessary decisions.



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It is also nice to know beforehandthe practicability and value of the

processes of finding ones significantotherand the requirements andarrangements for the wedding and

the beginning of married life.



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For Christians, a man and woman is notjust two persons relating to and loving

each other but become a Christian man

and woman loving each other like the loveof Christ for the church and the way Jesus

Christ loves them. Thus, becoming

Christian husband and wife and to-be

Christian parents.



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FACTORS AFFECTING MATURITY:

What we are going to be like will be the

result of what we know about ourselves,what we want to change and not change in us

and what can be and cant be altered.

Heredity


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We are conditioned by the people around us.

Environment


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It provides opportunity to be inculcated with

the right knowledge and influence thatcontribute to the correct development of

personality.

Education


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A transformation to become a better

person.

The Gift of Grace


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DIMENSIONS OF MATURE PERSON:

CHURCH

Physical

Emotional

IntellectualSocial

Spiritual

Financial


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Pituitary gland:functions to signal the significant changes in body of a male & female inthe process of its maturity.

Physical Maturity


FEMALE SEX ORGAN: An indicator that a girl has turned into a woman when she is

already capable of bearing a child, i.e., when her ovaries start producing and egg/ovum

(this happens once a month).

MALE SEX ORGAN: An indicator that a boy has already turned into a man is when he is

capable of becoming a father. This happens when his sex organ can already produce asperm cell to fertilize an egg coming from the woman.


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Ability to control feelings

Emotional Maturity


Acceptance of oneself

Ability to face difficult situations calmly

Ability to settle differences amicably


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Being dependable

Intellectual Maturity


Being orderly

Being able to undergo present difficulty to

achieve future goals


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Being able to resist group presurres when

you believe you are right

Social Maturity


Being able to admit you were wrong andcan manage to say sorry

Being able to keep promises


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Being willing to work to improve what you

can change

Spiritual Maturity


Being unselfish

Taking time regularly to think about the

meaning of life

Setting goals that put faith in a greater

power than yourself


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?How to help yourself mature


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Emotionally

Learn to accept criticisms

graciously

Learn to express anger and

frustrations constructively

Intellectually

Appreciate your good qualities

Set realistic goals & work

towards them gradually

Be positive, think of yourself as

successful

Learn from your mistakes and

enjoy your success

Failure is just learning

experiences

Learn to view problems

objectively


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Socially

Be willing to help others

Develop friendship where yourinterest can be shared

Spiritually

Pray constantly

Attend the Holy Mass orreligious services regularly

Seek out friend who have

strong moral values

Set yourself high ideals to work

for

Learn to express appreciation

for others

Value the sanctifying grace you

receive from the sacraments


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THINGS TO REMEMBER!!!

EVERY ONE HAS A ROOM FOR

IMPROVEMENT. MA NY OF US ST ILL HAVE

A LONNG WAY TO GO TOWARDSCHRISTIAN MATURITY. WE CANNOT HOPE

TO ATTAIN P ERFECTION, BUT W E CAN

BECOME A L IT TLE LESS IMPERFECT AND

YET A L IT TLE LESS PERFECT WORKINGSTEP BY STEP.

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