GRATITUDE ART

• Activity: Create a collage or drawing that represents things you are grateful for.

• Prompt: Write a gratitude list and describe how practicing gratitude impacts your mental wellness.

Mandala Creation:

Mandalas are intricate, symmetrical designs can be a meditative practice, helping to focus the mind and encourage a state of tranquility. You can use colored pencils, markers, or even sand to craft these beautiful, intricate patterns. As you draw or arrange your mandala, focus on your intentions, feelings, and the process of growth

A visual timeline

A great creative art activity to use for reflection on one's past is creating a visual timeline. This activity can be done using a variety of materials such as paper, canvas, or even digital tools.

To create a visual timeline, start by dividing your chosen material into sections representing different periods of your life. You can use colours, shapes, or symbols to represent each time period. Next, add key events, memories, and milestones to each section of the timeline. This could include things like significant life changes, achievements, or important relationships.

As you work on your visual timeline, take the time to reflect on each event and how it has impacted your life. Consider how different events may have influenced each other, and how they have contributed to your personal growth and development.

This activity can be a great way to gain a deeper understanding of your…

Say what you need to say

Saying how you feel depends on knowing how you feel. Emotions or feelings announces themselves through bodily reactions or sensations.

Strong emotions are so intimately a part of you that expressing them can leave you feeling exposed and vulnerable. So, most people keep it to themselves hoping that it goes away. The problem with this is that you start developing a habit of nurturing concealment and convince yourself that others will find your feelings unacceptable. Learning to say what you feel has beneficial effects such as releasing negative emotions can diffuse them

Become emotionally aware and regain your power to direct your emotional state, start:

- Noticing you're experiencing an emotional state

- Identify what it is