Life is forever a learning experience- which means there are always mistakes to be made, from which to learn. We did the coping skills bags and it dawned on me that this group, except a few, have no idea who I am. =:oO
Its a new group, mostly, but an old me and I just took for granted that they know. I'm laughing now- but at the time its a wonder they gave me the time of day. Thank Goodness they've at least seen me before, but you know they've gotta be wondering who the hell I am and what I do. So I'm gonna introduce art with heart and give the spill.
The coping skills bag project that Art with Heart helped fund was turned into the hands of the ladies. The bags had different items to choose from: word puzzles and soduko (sp?), rice bags to heat up and put around stressed necks, flower squishy balls to squeeze in hands when dealing with the likes of DMV (no offense DMV workers, its just the system :), art pencils, drawing tablets, decorate your own ink pens for the gratitude journal, paint your own yo-yo's, fun toys.
In times of stress, overlooking the necessary-ness of stress reducing activities is easy to do- sometimes the most healthy thing is to just get away from "it" mentally for 15 minutes, long enough to brig chemicals back into less toxic levels. Especially dealing with situations in which you are powerless~ court systems, ongoing illness, and other long standing stressors. Can't change it, but bringing some relief is possible.
I wonder what life the de-stress objects take on now? May they bring the richest blessings to the hands that touch them.
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