Answers to Both Questions are at the Bottom of the Doc The Focus Question for this session is: "In what ways may courage, vulnerability, and belonging be a part of my search?" 1) Review the Moreau FYE Fall 2021 syllabus. Which of the focus questions or objectives stated in the document stand out to you as particularly relevant to your life? 2) Drawing from Dr. Brown’s commentary, submit a QQC Reflection to prepare for in-class discussion. View the “QQC Reflections” section of the syllabus for detailed guidance. How to write a QQC Reflection: The QQC Reflection ought to consist of one question, one quote, and one comment. When combined, your writing (not including citations or quotes from the content) should meet a minimum of 200 words. Question: Compose a relevant question regarding one (or more) of the content materials. This question ought to be an open-ended query about what you hope to discuss in class or what you don’t yet fully understand. Quote: Select a meaningful quote from one (or more) of the content materials and offer an explanation of why you’ve selected this quote as an example of a particularly meaningful insight, perspective, or truth. This explanation ought to be ~100 words. Comment: Compose an original analysis integrating or connecting the content materials. Your commentary ought to simultaneously draw from all pieces of the required content and your life. This commentary ought to be ~100 words. Example QQC Reflection: Question: How would Fr. Hesburgh adapt to today's society with social media and the new ease of communication? Quote: "I said Mr. President, we may have had our disagreements but at the end of the day we were all fishermen." This quote represents how really impressive it is that, even through all the times of turmoil and disagreement, Fr. Hesburgh was able to remain a force for good and stood by his beliefs no matter what. I think that our society today is in need of someone like that, someone who can find commonality and humanity and be the mediator between all sides. It feels like our country is more divided than ever right now and I think Fr. Hesburgh would've helped us out a lot right now if he were here. Comment: To my surprise, I loved the film and was deeply moved by the amazing story it portrayed. I can see clearly now why Father Hesburgh is still such a beloved man here on campus. By watching this movie, I was reminded why I came to Notre Dame. With all the regulations, distrust, and lack of unity created by civil unrest, ever-present injustice, and the pandemic, it has been challenging to see clearly what the right thing to do is or how to best define a life well-lived, especially in specific situations. However, after watching the movie, I was reminded that we’re at ND to figure those things out. Fr. John’s “Wesley Theological Seminary 2012 Commencement Address” simultaneously calls us to address the role of hatred in building community and doing the right thing. Both Fr. Ted and Fr .John describe a community of incredible people who fight to make the world a better place, who fight to leave Notre Dame a better place than they found it, and who care so much for their fellow man. 1. I believe that objective #3 which states “discern possible ways of living life” stands out as the most relevant objective to my own personal life. I believe this is the most relevant objective to my life because there are many possible ways of living life that I have yet to explore. I feel as though I have been carved into a certain life due to my privilege and because of that, I haven’t discovered alternative ways to live life. I want a life of more challenge which is why I chose the University of Notre Dame. Hopefully this class will teach me some things about discovering different ways to live my life. 2. Question: How does shame relate to vulnerability? Quote: When Addressing the topic of shame, Brown states that “No one wants to talk about it, and the less you talk about it the more you have.” This quote is fascinating to me. As soon as I really reflected on what Brown was saying I paused the video and immediately wrote this quote down on a sheet of paper. What this quote is essentially stating is that those who address the shame that they possess usually overcome that shame and as a result have less shame in their lives. Those who ignore their shame have no strategies to overcome their shame and the cumulation of shame over time builds up as a result of this. Also those who acknowledge and process their shame have more maturity than those who block their shame out. Acknowledging and processing your shame will help in dealing/eliminating the shame that you possess. Comment: This quote answers the question regarding whether or not shame has a connection to vulnerability. If one has the maturity to address and speak about their shame then they are being vulnerable. This allows the individual to grow as a human which ties back to Brown’s overall message about the power of vulnerability. This clearly takes a level of maturity. Those who do not address their shame struggle with vulnerability, personal growth and even develop into more of a shameless person than someone who handles shame by taking the more vulnerable route. As it goes for me, I think I acknowledge my shame decently well. However, I know I can improve on this matter which made this quote striking to me. What made this quote even more striking to me was that I know many people who are scared to be vulnerable and address the shame that they possess. I can see through how they act (more shameful than others) that Brown is accurate in stating that, “No one wants to talk about it, and the less you talk about it the more you have.” If you really think about it, how do you handle shame in your own life? How does this impact the person that you are? Lots of discussion can arise from this thought.