What is self expression?

Self expression is the expressing of one’s thoughts and feelings, and these expressions can be accomplished through words, choices, or actions.

Why is it important that we self-express? What would life be like if you were not allowed to?

It is important that we self-express because it can help us relate to others, be more open, form a personality, and be more true to ourselves. Life would be incredibly monotonous, dull, and insipid without self expression. The limitations on expressing ourselves would lead to a more isolated and non-evolving society that isn’t very welcoming to change and difference which can lead to a stunted and artificial likeliness in a person.

How do you self express?

Self expression can be shown in many ways. My way of portraying self expression is through my way of speaking, writing, and finding different ways to interpret meanings and symbols. My speech and tone helps me convey my meanings and messages in the way I need them too while also being directly from me and my ways and opinions. Writing helps me translate the world from my eyes and ears into words that others can understand, relate to, or form opinions on. Finding different meanings helps me relate to others and be able to see the world in all its different point of views.

The song that matches my mood right now is:
Isa lang by Arthur Nery

When you hear this song, what comes to mind?

For context, “isa lang” means only one, meaning that the song is about being in love and the artist goes on to state what he’s looking for in a relationship. When I hear this song, the first thing that comes to mind is the feeling of being in love and being able to call someone your only one and being incredibly infatuated with them.

How does this song make you feel?

This song makes me feel both nostalgic and very sentimental as memories of me being happy and in love goes through my brain. Additionally, it also makes me understand his want for a stable relationship and for his one and only to be faithful in their relationship.

Which part of the song is most important to you?

The part of the song that is most important to me is when he sings,

ikaw ang pahinga ko mahal

Lumiliwanag aking ngiti kapag kausap na kita pasensya lang kung

Babalik pa rin sa atin

Kahit ‘di mo ‘ko hanapin

This translates to “you’re my rest, my love, my smile brightens when I talk to you, excuse me if i’ll-, I’d still go back to us, you won’t even have to look for me” This is important to me as it’s the longing of the familiarity and the remaining love from that past relationship and wanting it back while being stuck on it that I relate to. It just makes me very nostalgic and reminds me of similar moments that he sang about.

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“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.”
-Noam Chomsky

Lab:11/13

We did a self-expression lab that encouraged us to show many different emotions on our face. As we explored the campus grounds, we would continuously take selfies that showcase our varying expressions.

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