1.
Fill in the Story:-
Find and print
pictures of scenes from plays, movies or tv shows in which there are several
characters pictured together in the middle of the story (not posing for the
camera and smiling). Each participant chooses a picture and writes the
following:
Names and ages for
everyone in the picture.
Name of the main
character
Main character'
greatest wish, greatest fear, best quality and worst quality
Setting of the scene
Background to the
scene: what has happened before the moment pictured?
Write the conclusion
of the story and draw, color, or paint the final scene of the story.
2.
Ants and Tigers:-
Discussion: What are
the qualities of ants? (i.e. small, teamwork, defined roles,
coordination) What are the qualities of tigers? (i.e. solitary, acts on
its own impulse, big and powerful) Are there times it is better to be
like an ant? A tiger? Are there times it is worse to be like an
ant? A tiger? Divide your paper in half, and label one side
"Ants" and one side "Tiger." On the ant side, draw
yourself as an ant in a situation in which you remember that you behaved like
an ant. On the tiger side, draw yourself as a tiger in a situation in
which you remember that you behaved like a tiger. (Few people feel
confident in their ability to draw tigers. Encourage participants to take
risks, use their erasers, and be nonjudgmental of their work.)
3.
Four Elements Of You:-
Discussion: Passion
gives us the will to live and gives shape to our lives.
Fold your paper into
four sections. Label each section, The Earth of Me, The Air of Me, The
Fire of Me, and The Water of Me. Use image and color to express your
passion in life as symbolized by the four elements.
4.
Tank of Gas:-
Discussion: Even
with great talents, someone with low self-esteem can't get very far. It
would be like having a nice car without any gas. On the other hand, some
people who have physical limitations have achieved great things due to their
self-confidence.
Make two columns on
a piece of paper. On one column, list the areas of your life that you
feel confident about, and on the other column, list the areas of life that you
feel insecure about; i.e. academics, work, appearance, creativity, making friends,
etc. Count the number of items listed in each column and write the total
at the bottom of each list. Subtract the Insecure total from the
Confident total: that is how much gas you have left in your tank. On
another piece of paper, make a visual affirmation of your ability to improve
your confidence and self-acceptance in areas of your life that you are
currently insecure about.
5.
God Grant Me the Serenity:-
Discuss the quote,
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change, the courage to
change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Make two lists,
"The things I can change" and "The things I can't
change." On each side, list the things you can and can't change in
your life. On another sheet of paper, draw how your life would look after
you successfuly changed the things on your list, "The things I can
change."
6.
Gratitude and Wishes:-
Draw, paint, or
color a tree, including its roots and branches, by creating intricate patterns
that become more complex as they get farther from the tree's trunk. Add
words or glue pieces of paper shaped like rocks in the soil at the roots to
represent things you are grateful for in your life. Add words or glue
pieces of paper shaped like leaves in the branches to represent things you wish
for in life. Discussion: Why is gratitude at our roots and our wishes in
our branches?
7.
Holistic Health:-
Discussion: What is
a healthy mind? A healthy heart? A healthy body? A healthy spirit?
Divide your paper
diagonally into four triangles. Fill each triangle with color, words, and
images that represent what a healthy mind, heart, body, and spirit is for
you.
8.
How Does This Serve Me?:-
Write down a common
emotional difficulty you have in life, such as depression or anger. Make
a list of ways that feeling is serving you in your life. For example
"Depression serves to express my grief, protect me from failure, gets me
attention, and makes people leave me alone." "Anger allows me
to feel powerful and in control." Make another list of some
alternative ways of getting those needs met.
Fold a large paper
into three sections. Using magazine images, make a collage for each
section, entitled, "My feeling," "How it serves me," and
"Alternatives."
9.
Daily Schedule:-
Make a schedule of
your daily routine. Add into your schedule one activity to improve each
of the following: mental health, emotional health, physical health, and
spiritual health. For example, "On my walk to school, I will try to
think positive about my day." "I will spend a few moments in prayer
or meditation before I go to sleep." "I will do some yoga while
I watch tv at night." Decorate your schedule with markers, designs,
and glitter so it looks attractive to you. Take it home and tape it
someplace you will see it daily.
10.
Spirit:-
Identify a spiritual
power that you believe in, and write it in the middle of your paper using
special lettering, i.e. God, Spirit, Nature, Love, etc. Using color and
image, depict six qualities of the spiritual power in a circle around the word,
such as "All-knowing," "Healing," or "Unconditional
Love." Add a border and background color to tie the images together.
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