My Ethical Challenge Response

In reading Deni Elliot's Ethical Challenges: Building an Ethics Toolkit, I started to get a greater understanding on what ethics really is all about. Just like breathing "we arrive with the potential to take into consideration how our actions impact people and world around us" (Elliot 1). From a young age we learn morals and/or ethics, how we should act.

In Activities #1 and #2 I had to explore values and what is important to me and how I want others to treat me everyday. Right away I started thinking about things about myself that I normally don't. I realized that I don't always treat others the way I want to be treated. It was good to have a friendly reminder that I should always treat others the way they want to be treated.

Activity #6 and #7 really helped me relieve some current stress. I always feel overwhelmed trying to balance all the things I choose to do and the things I have to do. I join clubs and organizations because I love being involved  Each organization adds a new role to my life, a new responsibility. I was able to list my main roles in order of importance as:

1. Student
2. Daughter
3. Girlfriend
4. Social Chair of Polo
5. Sister

 "...it comes down to the fact that we all have ethical responsibility to do what our roles require. Few people have taken the time to figure out just what their roles are, and what the corresponding responsibilities might be." (Elliot 11) While creating this list was fairly easy, ranking them was not. I can see why several people have a hard time ranking them and figuring out the responsibilities each role carries. Completing this activity and writing about the conflicts I have meeting my responsibilities not only helped relieve some stress for now but the activities also helped me realize that I am growing up and as an adult I need to learn how to balance all my roles and prioritize the most important. 


Like the girl in the picture I find myself juggling all my roles trying to keep from dropping them. This activity was great to do at the beginning of the semester and hopefully I can keep my roles and responsibilities in the air!

xoxo,


Elliott, Deni. Ethical Challenges: Building an Ethics Toolkit. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2008. Print.