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To build our knowledge around strategies we can use to check-in with students  around their emotional well-being.

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The Blobs are simple. They deal with deep issues using the primary languages we learn from infancy – feelings and body language. This is why they are used with children as young as 4, all the way through to the elderly.

Blobs are the best of us and the worst of us. They don’t tell us what we ought to do, or what we mustn’t do…they merely show us how a variety of people feel.

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I made some Emotions wheels. One with just words and one with some cute clipart for younger pupils. Great for learning synonyms of emotions. I started with the 6 basic emotions and worked from there. Pupils can also colour and make their own emotion wheels from the blank copies included in the pack.

Download: Emotion wheels

A wonderful story about emotions:

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Just a simple About me A to Z for pupils to fill in all about them. Great for finding out about your pupils and also for pupils to compare with others to find common interests.

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Another idea for using the Mandalas that I have hand drawn. This is Mandala Wishes. The child draws their picture in the centre and then writes a wish or a dream in each of the petals. They can then colour in the mandala. There are 2 different coloured backgrounds and a black and white version. Suitable for all children, even KS3 and KS4

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The pursuit of happiness is one that humans have been working toward since the beginning of time.

Yet the concept of "happiness" is often hard to accurately define.

Living the good life, flourishing, self-actualization, joy, and purpose are words that come to mind with happiness. Is it possible to experience any of these in the middle of a chaotic world and negative circumstances? Can we learn to grow or find skills that lead to this "good life?"

Positive psychology takes you through the countryside of pleasure and gratification, up into the high country of strength and virtue, and finally to the peaks of lasting fulfillment, meaning and purpose.

Seligman, 2002

This article will outline the PERMA+ model and the theory of wellbeing, and provide practical ways to apply its components in your private practice or personal life.

Before you continue, we thought you might like to download our three Happiness & Subjective Wellbeing Exercises for free. These detailed, science-based exercises will help you or your clients identify sources of authentic happiness and strategies to boost wellbeing.

What Is Seligman's PERMA+ Model?

Abraham Maslow (1962) was one of the first in the field of psychology to describe "wellbeing," with his characteristics of a self-actualized person. The description of self-actualization is a foreshadowing of the PERMA model, which outlines the characteristics of a flourishing individual and Wellbeing Theory (WBT).

In 1998, Dr. Martin Seligman used his inaugural address as the incoming president of the American Psychological Association to shift the focus from mental illness and pathology to studying what is good and positive in life. From this point in time, theories and research examined positive psychology interventions that help make life worth living and how to define, quantify, and create wellbeing (Rusk & Waters, 2015).

In developing a theory to address this, Seligman (2012) selected five components that people pursue because they are intrinsically motivating and they contribute to wellbeing. These elements are pursued for their own sake and are defined and measured independently of each other (Seligman, 2012).

Additionally, the five components include both eudaimonic and hedonic components, setting WBT apart from other theories of wellbeing.

These five elements or components (PERMA; Seligman, 2012) are

Positive emotion

Engagement

Relationships

Meaning

Accomplishments

The PERMA model makes up WBT, where each dimension works in concert to give rise to a higher order construct that predicts the flourishing of groups, communities, organizations, and nations (Forgeard, Jayawickreme, Kern, & Seligman, 2011).

Research has shown significant positive associations between each of the PERMA components and physical health, vitality, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and commitment within organizations (Kern, Waters, Alder, & White, 2014).

PERMA is also a better predictor of psychological distress than previous reports of distress (Forgeard et al., 2011). This means that proactively working on the components of PERMA not only increases aspects of wellbeing, but also decreases psychological distress.

Watch this video where Seligman discusses the PERMA model.

P - Positive Emotion

Positive emotion is much more than mere ' happiness.'

Positive emotions include hope, interest, joy, love, compassion, pride, amusement, and gratitude.

Positive emotions are a prime indicator of flourishing, and they can be cultivated or learned to improve wellbeing (Fredrickson, 2001).

When individuals can explore, savor, and integrate positive emotions into daily life (and visualizations of future life), it improves habitual thinking and acting. Positive emotions can undo the harmful effects of negative emotions and promote resilience (Tugade & Fredrickson, 2004).

Increasing positive emotions helps individuals build physical, intellectual, psychological, and social resources that lead to this resilience and overall wellbeing.

Ways to build positive emotion may include:

Spend time with people you care about (Kok et al., 2013).

Do hobbies and creative activities that you enjoy (Conner et al., 2018).

Listen to uplifting or inspirational music (Juslin & Sakka, 2019).

Reflect on things you are grateful for and what is going well in your life (Emmons & McCullough, 2003).

E - Engagement

According to Seligman (2012), engagement is "being one with the music." It is in line with Csikszentmihalyi's (1989) concept of "flow." Flow includes the loss of self-consciousness and complete absorption in an activity. In other words, it is living in the present moment and focusing entirely on the task at hand.

Flow, or this concept of engagement, occurs when the perfect combination of challenge and skill/strength is found (Csikszentmihalyi & LeFevre, 1989).

People are more likely to experience flow when they use their top character strengths. Research on engagement has found that individuals who try to use their strengths in new ways each day for a week were happier and less depressed after six months (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005).

The concept of engagement is something much more powerful than simply "being happy," but happiness is one of the many byproducts of engagement.

Ways to increase engagement:

Participate in activities that you really love, where you lose track of time when you do them (Bonaiuto et al., 2016).

Practice living in the moment, even during daily activities or mundane tasks (Belitz & Lundstrom, 1998).

Spend time in nature, watching, listening, and observing what happens around you (Petersen et al., 2021).

Identify and learn about your character strengths, and do things that you excel at (Lai et al., 2018).

R - Positive Relationships

Relationships encompass all the various interactions individuals have with partners, friends, family members, colleagues, bosses/mentors/supervisors, and their community at large.

Relationships in the PERMA model refer to feeling supported, loved, and valued by others. Relationships are included in the model based on the idea that humans are inherently social creatures (Seligman, 2012). There is evidence of this everywhere, but social connections become particularly important as we age.

The social environment has been found to play a critical role in preventing cognitive decline, and strong social networks contribute to better physical health among older adults (Siedlecki et al., 2014).

Many people have a goal of improving relationships with those they are closest to. Research has demonstrated that sharing good news or celebrating success fosters strong bonds and better relationships (Siedlecki et al., 2014). Additionally, responding enthusiastically to others, particularly in close or intimate relationships, increases intimacy, wellbeing, and satisfaction.

How to build relationships:

Join a class or group that interests you.

Ask questions of the people you don't know well to find out more about them.

Create friendships with people you are acquainted with.

Get in touch with people you have not spoken to or connected with in a while.

M - Meaning

Another intrinsic human quality is the search for meaning and the need to have a sense of value and worth. Seligman (2012) discussed meaning as belonging and/or serving something greater than ourselves. Having a purpose in life helps individuals focus on what is really important in the face of significant challenge or adversity.

Having meaning or purpose in life is different for everyone. Meaning may be pursued through a profession, a social or political cause, a creative endeavor, or a religious/spiritual belief. It may be found in a career or through extracurricular, volunteer, or community activities.

A sense of meaning is guided by personal values, and people who report having purpose in life live longer and have greater life satisfaction and fewer health problems (Kashdan et al., 2009).

Ways to build meaning:

Get involved in a cause or organization that matters to you (Tang et al., 2022).

Try new, creative activities to find things you connect with.

Think about how you can use your passions to help others.

Spend quality time with people you care about.

A - Accomplishments/Achievements

Accomplishment in PERMA is also known as achievement, mastery, or competence.

A sense of accomplishment is a result of working toward and reaching goals, mastering an endeavor, and having self-motivation to finish what you set out to do. This contributes to wellbeing because individuals can look at their lives with a sense of pride (Seligman, 2012).

Accomplishment includes the concepts of perseverance and having a passion to attain goals. But flourishing and wellbeing come when accomplishment is tied to striving toward things with an internal motivation or working toward something just for the sake of the pursuit and improvement (Quinn, 2018).

Achieving intrinsic goals (such as growth and connection) leads to larger gains in wellbeing than external goals such as money or fame (Seligman, 2013).

Ways to build accomplishment:

Set goals that are SMART - specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time bound (Falecki et al., 2018).

Reflect on past successes.

Look for creative ways to celebrate your achievements.

The Plus (+) in PERMA

Yet happiness goes beyond just these five elements, and the + can include other important areas we well, such as optimism, nutrition, physical activity and sleep. These are areas equally important to mental wellbeing.

Optimism

Optimism is a positive emotion critical to building resilience and wellbeing. Optimism is the belief that life will have more good outcomes than bad. People who are optimistic are more likely to be resilient to stressful life events (Carver, Scheier, & Segerstrom, 2010).

Optimistic people tend to live longer, have better postoperative outcomes and lower levels of depression, and adjust better to college life (Carver et al., 2010).

Encouraging youth to become more resilient would build help in establishing a more optimistic outlook on life. Our article, How to Build Resilience in Children, as well as Teaching Resilience in Schools, are great starting points to have youth who are optimistic, resilient, and can handle life's stressful events better.

Physical activity

Physical activity has been linked to wellbeing in numerous ways. Negative emotions are associated with an increased risk of physical disease and poor health habits, and people with mental illness are more likely to be physically inactive (Hyde, Maher, & Elavsky, 2013).

There are obvious physical benefits to being active, but increasing movement or activity also decreases symptoms of depression, anxiety, and loneliness and improves mental focus and clarity (Hyde et al., 2013).

Read our article on Cognitive Health, to understand the connection between exercise and mental wellbeing.

Nutrition

Poor nutrition leads to physical health problems such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer, but there is significant research demonstrating a relationship between diet and mental health (Stranges, Samaraweera, Taggart, Kandala, & Stewart-Brown, 2014).

Eating a balanced diet rich in vegetables and nutrients (and limiting processed or sugary foods) has been associated with wellbeing. High levels of wellbeing were reported by individuals who ate more fruits and vegetables (Stranges et al., 2014). A review of research on children and adolescents found that a poor diet (high levels of saturated fat, refined carbohydrates, and processed foods) was linked to poorer mental health (O'Neil et al., 2014).

So what should we eat? There are many "super foods" found in nature, such as berries, cruciferous vegetables, avocados, nuts, and seeds. A Mediterranean diet that is high in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, beans, cereals, grains, fish, and unsaturated fats has been shown to reduce depression symptoms and provides an array of physical health benefits (Parletta et al., 2017).

Sleep

Neuroimaging and neurochemistry research suggests that good sleep hygiene fosters mental and emotional resilience, and sleep deprivation leads to negative thinking and emotional vulnerability (Harvard Medical School, 2019). Further, sleep problems are more likely to affect people with psychiatric disorders and may increase the risk of developing mental illness.

Particularly, insomnia increases the risk of developing depression.

Getting seven to nine hours of quality sleep during the same hours every night is recommended (Harvard Medical School, 2019). Lifestyle changes such as avoiding caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol; getting physical activity; decreasing screen time; and using the bedroom only for sleep and sex can improve sleep quality.

Relaxation techniques and cognitive behavioral techniques to reduce stress and anxiety can also be effective ways to improve sleep and overall wellbeing.

Training in PERMA+: 3 Options

Positive psychology and the science of wellbeing has become a popular area of research and practice.

Training in PERMA can be helpful for improving performance, building resilience, and increasing success and life satisfaction. Here are three options for obtaining training in PERMA.

The Penn Resilience Program and PERMA workshops

The Penn Resilience Program and PERMA workshops are evidence-based training options that strive to build resilience, wellbeing, and optimism. The workshops are designed to offer practical skills for individuals, teams, and organizations that reduce mental health issues and improve quality of life.

The SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre

The Wellbeing and Resilience Centre aims to decrease mental illness by improving mental health and wellbeing. With the understanding that wellbeing is multi-dimensional, PERMA+ is the foundation used to train leaders how to deliver skills and interventions to the community.

The Science of Happiness Course

Offered through UC Berkeley, the Science of Happiness Course, with an optional certificate, focuses on all aspects of PERMA without actually focusing on the acronym.

The course discusses research on happiness (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievements) and provides practical activities to improve and measure individual happiness and wellbeing.

3 PERMA+ Activities & Interventions

PERMA activities and interventions are applicable to individuals suffering from mental health disorders as well as those who simply want to improve levels of flourishing. The following interventions can be implemented during any point in a treatment program or as standalone activities to increase wellbeing.

1. Your character strengths

Find your character strengths using the VIA Survey. Much of the research on PERMA uses the assessment of these 24 character strengths.

Learning your unique character strengths can help guide you into meaningful activities (engagement) and work (accomplishment).

2. Track and measure success

This worksheet helps clients set goals and track progress. Often, we take the first step in setting goals but do not take the time to reflect on the emotions elicited when we have achieved them.

3. Gratitude journal

One of the most common activities mentioned throughout research on flourishing and wellbeing is the impact of gratitude. This article about creating a Gratitude Journal provides comprehensive background information and specific details and activities to implement a gratitude journal or routine into daily life.

4 Helpful Questionnaires and Questions to Ask

Questionnaires and assessments are useful tools in positive psychology.

Not only do they provide a way to measure wellbeing, but they are another way to track the effectiveness of interventions and therapeutic techniques.

The following assessments can also offer ideas for specific or individual questions that help clients gain insight and self-awareness.

1. PERMA Profiler

The PERMA Profiler is an extensive questionnaire from the University of Pennsylvania that assesses each of Seligman's (2012) components of wellbeing or flourishing.

This can be an excellent resource to assess clients as they progress through therapy, coaching, or interventions in positive psychology or counseling.

2. The Workplace PERMA Profile

The Workplace PERMA Profile is created by the same authors as the individual PERMA Profiler, but it is designed to assess groups and organizations.

Leaders can use this to assess workers or teams and improve wellbeing in the environment, which will lead to better performance.

3. PURPOSE+ PERMA Profiler

This PURPOSE+ PERMA Profiler is a quick online assessment that asks relevant questions related to each component of PERMA.

It is a fast and efficient way to assess and compare levels of wellbeing. It will email the results directly to you and compares your PERMA scores with other people in the same demographic. The questions asked in the short survey also provide a great starting point for therapy, coaching, or consulting.

4. The Flourishing Scale

The Flourishing Scale asks participants to rate themselves on specific areas of wellbeing. Flourishing is one of the most important components of resilience and wellbeing.

This scale can be used as a tool for motivational interviewing to inspire ideas for self-improvement, or it can be used as an assessment to track progress. The full description of the scale, with scoring, can be accessed in the Positive Psychology Toolkit©.

PositivePsychology.com's Relevant Resources

Our Positive Psychology Toolkit© provides a wealth of resources that cover the full range of components from Wellbeing Theory and PERMA. The assessments, exercises, and activities can be implemented and integrated into any stage of therapy or as standalone activities.

1. Strengths for Altruism

The Strengths for Altruism worksheet, available in the Toolkit, is helpful once an individual has identified their strengths. We all have strengths and have a choice of what we do with them. Using strengths in an altruistic way can promote engagement, relationship, and meaning.

2. Gratitude Letter

Creating a Gratitude Letter is one of the most effective exercises used in the PERMA model. Just like the gratitude journal mentioned earlier, fostering gratitude can significantly improve all aspects of PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment). To make the letter specific to Wellbeing Theory, gratitude can be targeted to each of the five areas.

3. Build an Emotions Portfolio

This free Emotions Portfolio tool is a great resource to help clients build a database or toolbox of positive emotions. Hope, gratitude, awe, joy, and inspiration are positive emotions that have been linked to wellbeing and are explored here.

4. 17 Happiness Exercises

If you're looking for more science-based ways to help others develop strategies to boost their wellbeing, this collection contains 17 validated happiness and wellbeing exercises. Use them to help others pursue authentic happiness and work toward a life filled with purpose and meaning.

A Take-Home Message

We all want to experience a higher level of wellbeing and "flourish" in life. The PERMA+ model is an evidence-based approach to improve "happiness" and decrease anxiety, depression, and stress.

Many activities can be used to systematically increase positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement (PERMA). The good thing is that the areas of PERMA can be mutually exclusive, but in most ways, they are not. For example, by using mindfulness exercises to increase engagement, one will probably also experience more positive emotion and meaning in life.

We hope you enjoyed reading this article. Don't forget to download our three Happiness Exercises for free.

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Citations of new research have been added where appropriate.]

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A Guide to Living an Extraordinary Life

If you could only get past feelings of embarrassment, fear, self-criticism, and self-doubt, how would your life be different? You might take more chances and make more mistakes, but you'd also be able to live more freely and confidently than ever before.

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens is a workbook that provides you with essential skills for coping with the difficult and sometimes overwhelming emotions that stress you out and cause you pain. The emotions aren't going anywhere, but you can find out how to deal with them. Once you do, you will become a mindful warrior-a strong person who handles tough emotions with grace and dignity-and gain many more friends and accomplishments along the way.

Based in proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this book will arm you with powerful skills to help you use the power of mindfulness in everyday situations, stop finding faults in yourself and start solving your problems, how to be kinder to yourself so you feel confident and have a greater sense of self-worth, and how to identify the values that will help you create the life of your dreams.

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"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. " - Thich Nhat Hanh

How often have you found yourself thinking, or even saying aloud, that you're simply too busy to slow down and take care of yourself? After all, there are so many things that need to get done... and, the sooner the better! When we fall into this unmindful attitude of rushing from one task to the next, a slave to our to-do lists and external obligations, it's easy to lose sight of our own well-being. These are the times when it's most important to pause and take stock of your current self-care practices, and perhaps even add a few new self-care strategies to your burgeoning self-care toolkit.

Self-Care for the Mind

Pay attention to a daily activity that you usually do on automatic pilot, like brushing your teeth. Take the time to slow down and really notice the sensations of this simple routine.

Set a timer for one minute. Use this brief amount of time to pay attention to your breath, observing the sensations as you breathe in... and out.

Read an uplifting or inspiring article, book, or collection of quotations.

Set a timer for 10 minutes, and use that time to organize or clean up a messy area of your home or work space. Notice how much better you feel after decluttering.

Self-Care for the Body

Take a walk outside while practicing mindfulness... really notice the sensations of your feet as they touch the ground, the smells you notice in the air, and the feeling of the sun on your skin.

Engage in 30 minutes of light to moderate exercise that you enjoy... perhaps you are replenished by yoga, or maybe going for a run is more your thing. Do an activity that gets your heart pumping while reaping the many benefits of exercise.

Set aside some quiet time to take a long, hot bubble bath, perhaps accompanied by candlelight and some relaxing music. This can serve as an excellent way for you to unwind and get ready for a relaxing night of peaceful sleep.

Make sure your diet is balanced and filled with fresh, healthy foods that leave you feeling nourished. Practice mindfulness while enjoying your meals to increase enjoyment and savoring.

Self-Care for the Soul

Keep a gratitude journal. Choose a time of day that you plan to write down at least three things for which you feel grateful. Research indicates a strong association between a regular gratitude journal practice and overall well-being.

Engage in a spiritual, religious, or secular mindfulness practice that resonates with your personal set of values and belief system. Use this connection to something greater than yourself to stay centered and grounded.

Meet with your counselor, therapist, or other mental health professional for ongoing support with maintaining your self-care regimen.

Set aside time to engage in a mindfulness meditation practice... and keep it up!

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Having a self-care kit, which is like your own little arsenal of go-to tools for self-care, has really helped me to easily integrate self-care into my life as a consistent.

In this article I'm going to share my favorite items that I keep in my diy self-care kit. A self-care toolkit is simply a collection of tools that help ground, recharge and inspire you.

What is a self-care kit?

A self-care kit is essentially a collection of established items and tools that help to soothe you. They might not all fit into an actual physical kit or basket, but they are familiar, everyday go-to's that help to make self-care consistent.

For me it depends on the time of day (morning versus evening) and what kind of mood I'm in. If I'm feeling really good, the things I pull out of my self-care kit are going to be different than if I'm feeling frustrated, burnt out, or some other low-vibe energy.

What should I put in a self-care kit?

The easiest way to know what to put in your kit is to ask yourself "what really helps to bring me back in balance?" For some people it's keeping a journal on hand, for another it's a certain book or some kind of aromatherapy.

Start there, and as you get better and better at noticing what soothes you, you'll begin to build your own diy self-care kit that's tailored to YOUR soul.

Here's everything I keep in my personal self-care kit.

Aromatherapy

No matter what time of day or mood I'm in, one thing that's super relaxing and calming to me is scent. I love anything from incense to lightly scented candles. This incense brand and particular scent is my absolute favorite because it's so subtle and doesn't bother anyone in the house.

It's all called aroma therapy for a reason. Scents can de-stress us and make our spaces feel more relaxed. It's such a small thing that makes a big difference.

During my morning self-care routine, I usually always light some incense and I do the same in the evenings for my nightly self-care routine.

Anytime is a good time for a space that smells cozy or relaxed. It instantly transforms the feel of a space.

Clothes that make me feel good

Some people might not realize how this could relate to self-care, but wearing clothes that feel good on the body and that also make you feel good are so important!

For a long time, I didn't spend much thought on pajamas or "house clothes" because no one saw me in them. When I had a baby, I was wearing worn out yoga pants and old tops because they were just going to be spit up on anyway and no one saw us all day, but I didn't realize how bad it was making me feel.

I love having a simple wardrobe of my favorite types of clothes, but speaking specifically about what's in my self-care kit, I definitely consider pretty, soft "at home" clothes a must-have.

They make me feel good physically and they enhance my mood more than I ever realized was possible.

Instead of going crazy with a whole wardrobe overall, I'm simply pick up an item here and there when I'm at the store. Before you know it, you have a lot of cute options to choose from.

So simple but such a mood-changer.

My morning self-care trio

My current morning self-care routine consists of these three items.

I wake up, start the coffee, light some incense and then sit down with a self-care morning worksheet, a journal, and the Simple Abundance daybook.

I have two sons, 4 and 6, whom I homeschool, so this isn't all peaceful and quiet by any means, but while they're occupied with something else I take time for self-care.

Self-care worksheets have really transformed my level of self-care because they are quick to fill out but so powerful.

What I love most about them is that they are easy to incorporate into a routine even when you don't have a lot of time, and they hit on all points to help ground and inspire you before the day starts.

If you'd like one, just browse through any bundle in my shop, pick the topic you're most interested in, and included in the bundle will be a morning worksheet. There's one for moms, entrepreneurs, moon self-care, law of attraction based, and a beautiful one that's spiritual in nature but found in the chakra bundle.

The one pictured above is from the moon self-care bundle.

Journaling is a way to release your worries and racing thoughts. It's also a way to cement your goals and desires because when something is written down, the subconscious mind seems to really pick it up.

Journaling is so powerful that it's used as a form of divination. Again, I really believe there's something about the written word that allows the deep parts of your mind to surface and provide you with guidance.

I love this daily book because it's just a page of reading that's always inspiring and uplifting. It's a really great way to start your day with some higher perspective.

My passion

My passion; hobby, creative outlet, purpose, calling, mine ...the thing that lights me up.

We all have it, even if we haven't really given it much thought to know what it is...but it's there.

I consider this blog a form of self-care for me because it allows me to express myself and to be creative.

I know it will be continually evolving as I evolve and grow, but it's the place where I can come to write, share and have something that's just mine, separate from my other roles in life.

Self-care is taking care of yourself. It's allowing yourself to be authentic and following the bliss of your heart.

Doing things that light you up and get you excited should definitely be apart of your self-care toolkit.

Healing & Inspiring Books

This is my most current list of books!

I think that inside every self-care kit should be books that heal and inspire you. They can be such a phenomenal way to re-adjust your mindset and bring you out of fear or anxiety.

I love to highlight my favorite passages the first time I read a book and then go back over those passages at other times. Sometimes we don't have time to read, but we can scan over a few powerful passages from books we've already read.

This is an excellent way to remember the magic that you've found in previous books and parts of your life.

You can also check out my posts for my all-time favorite books-I have one for my favorite self-care books and one for my favorite inspirational books.

Self-Care/Mindset Worksheets

I mentioning self-care worksheets again because I use them so often. The reason I love worksheets so much is because they ground and re-balance me in such a short amount of time.

On days where I don't have much time for self-care, I will at the very least do my morning or nightly re-centering worksheet. They touch on everything important needed to help me reset and feel clear.

I've made so many worksheets that touch on a variety of topics, such as needing to hit the reset button or to simply breathe through anxiety. I generally print them out, double sided, and put them in a special section of my moon self-care binder so that they're easily accessible.

Inspirational notes + quotes

When I was first learning about the law of attraction and self-care a few years ago, my mind was blown. I took a lot of notes from books I was reading and podcasts I was listening to. I was in a really difficult place in my life so there was a bunch of fear and uncertainty that was present in my reality.

I've kept these papers for the last several years because every time I read them, they remind me of how powerful I am and how magical our universe is.

Take notes when you're reading a book you love or listening to a podcast where others are talking about inspiring, magical things, and then read over these notes anytime you're feeling scared, discouraged, or frustrated.

I don't read over these notes all the time, but like I said, when I'm feeling like life is happening to me, I re-read these notes before I go to sleep at night. I also keep these in the back of my moon self-care binder.

This kind of binder is amazing because it's portable and easy to keep anywhere around your house. Instant self-care!

Pinterest // Vision Board

One thing I do for a very easy pick-me-up before going to sleep some nights is going through a vision board I've created on Pinterest. I LOVE Pinterest for all of the beautiful, amazing quotes and images.

I create a board and fill it up with anything that I'm currently desiring, or with quotes and affirmations that powerfully speak to me.

Sometimes I'll scroll through new content and just pin it to my board and other nights I'll simply scroll through my vision board.

This is a great self-care tool for those nights when you're just too beat to be any kind of intentional.

When I was in that scary place a few years ago and was at rock-bottom, I would go through my quotes on Pinterest most nights to get me out of that bad feeling place.

So simple and yet so powerful.

Guided Meditations

I wrote an entire post about my favorite guided meditations. My favorite is the one above, the 6 Phase Guided Meditation. It touches on everything needed to manifest a beautiful, peaceful life. It's also free and on YouTube!

Meditation will seriously transform your life in so many ways. It has helped me to have more inner peace, more manifestations and a higher perspective. I try to listen to a guided meditation every night.

Most are under 20 minutes long so again, they don't take up much time.

A peaceful, sacred space

I wanted to quickly share that I believe creating a sacred space is part of my self-care kit. This goes along with #1 and how scent transforms a space; little-to-no clutter and soft lighting are really helpful for me.

I purchased a few sets of LED string lights off of Amazon and can't recommend them enough. I have them around my bed and lamp bases and they create the softest, most beautiful glow.

It's also good to keep your space decluttered and simplistic. Energy can move and flow better when there isn't clutter.

You feel like you can just breathe better, as well as do everything else better within that space.

Two other things I use daily to make my space more peaceful is a free app called Relax Melodies, which I use for nature sounds and the binaural beats to relax or fall asleep, and a relaxing playlist.

What do you keep in your self-care kit? I'd love to know in the comments below.

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Lots of love,

Jessica
Jessica Dimas is the creator of Self-Care for Your Chakras. Connect with her on Facebook and Instagram for more inspiration and updates.

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What I Keep in My Self-Care Kit - Dwell in Magic Holistic Self-Care

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Having a self-care kit, which is like your own little arsenal of go-to tools for self-care, has really helped me to easily integrate self-care into my life as a consistent. In this article I'm going to share my favorite items that I keep in my diy self-care kit.

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When you live with a health condition like a mental or chronic illness, self-care is a must. F ighting symptoms of these conditions can be exhausting, and it can be helpful to have a self-care kit on hand.

While many choose to carry a self-care kit with them in a purse or backpack, others may prefer to have a box at home - or even just have a few calming objects stashed in their car.

If this sounds like a cool idea to you, but you don't know where to start, look no further. We asked our Mighty community to share one item they keep in their own self-care kit. We compiled their answers below - and added a few suggestions of our own.
Here's what they had to say:
1. Journal and Pens

"My bullet journal is a must-have for my self-care kit. I have a safety plan for when I'm feeling suicidal, and I have a page on which I track my triggers for my anxiety and depression. Plus, it's great for when I need to write out my thoughts and feelings when I'm going through something difficult." - Jessyca C.

"My journal. It helps to put down all those negative thoughts on paper. Because sometimes you may doubt the validity of what you're going through. But having a visual to quantify and give your emotions existence helps with coping. Since you no longer feel like you're alone with your thoughts." - Donald W.

2. Stuffed Animal

"I always carry a small stuffed animal. When I'm super up and down or my anxiety skyrockets, I get fidgety and can't focus, cope or work well... If I don't have something to keep my hands occupied then I end up rubbing my legs, tapping my feet, talking excessively/way too fast or I clam up and shut down completely. I am a huge textile person and fabrics are soothing/comforting. Currently I take with me a small elephant that is made with alpaca wool. Some spots are soft others coarse so I can fixate on that instead of feeling like I'm drowning." - Bailey L.

3. Headphones

"I carry my noise-cancelling headphones in my purse which has made a huge difference in staving off panic attacks in public." - Caitlin L.

"Headphones to plug into my phone. I need music to distract me from anxiety!" - Sabrina H.

Our picks: Noise-Cancelling Headphones ($70) and Earbuds ($10)
4. Acupressure Ring

"My favorite item in my kit is an acupressure massage ring. I can put it on any time throughout the day, it looks like a normal piece of jewelry and it helps calm me down." - Stephanie Q.

5. Favorite DVDs

"A set of "iCarly" DVDs all episodes and "Girl Meets World" [and] "Boy Meets World" DVDs, every episode ever." - Donna W.

6. Essential Oils

"Lavender spray I found it in the health aisle at the grocery store. I spray it on my sheets and my pillow and use lavender in my car. The scent helps me relax and keep calm." - Martha F.

"I'd put lavender and orange essential oils in it. The orange is uplifting and the lavender is calming. I found them helpful with depression and anxiety." - Aqeel H.

" Always my essential oils. I take them with me everywhere and use them daily. They calm me right down." - Helena B.

"Yoga mat. [For me] 15 minutes a day keeps the blues away." - Laural B.

"My yoga mat. It always helps me when I'm struggling with intense anxiety." - Rachel C.

8. Weighted Blanket

"A heavy blanket (heavy, warm things help when i'm really panicking, and I can't get into a hot shower)." - Allie M.

"Blanket because I need the extra weight and warmth... and I can wrap up in it for comfort." - Donna H.

9. Nail Care Items

"Nail polish. When I'm down or stressed out, I will always repaint my nails, no matter how fresh or amazing they looked. The small yet precise strokes help me keep grounded. It got to a point where my best friend would notice my ever-changing nail colors and just hug me." - Lexi W.

"Nail clippers. When I'm manic and feel like there are bugs crawling all over me, I scratch. I've dug deep before because I didn't cut my nails." - Ami J.

10. Calming Jar

"A jar of pinto beans. The sensation is really soothing and dropping a handful back in slowly sounds like rain. Perfect when I'm feeling emotionally raw and off-center. A previous therapist introduced me to the idea. I have a big tub at home and a smaller jar that I can still fit my hand in for travel." - Caitlin L.

11. Pictures

"A picture of my daughter to remember I have a purpose, a passion and someone who I love and to love me back, unconditionally who would be devestated if something ever happened to me. My daughter, who's 2, means more to me than anything in this world. And I mean the world to her. Her picture alone can bring me through any rough time in my life." - Mike M.

12. Fidget Toys or Grounding Objects

"I have a mini Rubik's cube, fidget cube [and] small toys to play with to keep my hands busy. I carry it around in my bag for wherever I am." - Ash W.

"Elastic bands for wrists! " - Kathryn B.

"I like having a smooth rock I can fiddle with and rub my fingers over. It doesn't need to have tension to squeeze and I can pass it between my hands." - Tatauq H.

13. Silly Putty

"Silly putty.. It's small enough to mold in one hand, but big enough to split for each hand. It gives me something to do with my hands which can be destructive and it helps calm me and get rid of anxious and hyper energy. It's also sticky unlike play doh, so if I need it while driving or working I can stick it on whatever and grab it when I have a free hand in traffic or I'm done typing." - Adah J.

"Definitely like a putty or slime or something so I can squish it or try to angrily rip it." - Kay C.

14. Favorite Book

"A book. Books are what got me through high school." - Amy R.

"My Harry Potter books/ movies. 'Harry Potter' has always been my favorite escape when I need it. #HogwartsIsMyHome" - Shannon M.

" Herbal teas. They're so relaxing for me because they're warm and the herbs (I typically drink teas with chamomile or lavender at night) calm my anxious brain down so I can possibly fall asleep." - Madelyn D.

" Tea. It always helps me relax. It can even be helped to ground myself cause I can focus on trying to pick out the elements of the tea." - Stephanie G.

16. Favorite Snack

"A can of Dr. Pepper would be a must-have. It sounds horrible, but five minutes alone and a Dr. Pepper make everything seem just a little easier." - Devra R.

"Chocolate, Pepsi, potato chips [and] a small pillow I love to hold when I curl up and sleep for days." - Jane W.

17. Coloring Book

"My adult coloring book and colored pencils. Coloring makes me focus, and keep my thoughts on coloring rather than what is affecting me in the world." - Samantha H.

"Two things: A blanket to burrito myself away in and tissues. Because honestly, if I'm at the point of needing my kit, I'm already crying and need to mop up tears." - Deanna V.

Our picks: Tissue Box Pack ($9) and Travel Kleenex Pack ($7)
"An eye mask I can put in the freezer or microwave. I get frequent migraines and they're especially painful after a panic attack, so I use the mask to help ease the pain behind my eyes." - Lauren H.

20. Fuzzy Socks

"A fuzzy blanket and a pair of fuzzy socks. Both will keep me warm and help me feel safe." - Stephanie H.

Our picks: 3-Pack Fuzzy Animal Non-Slip Socks ($15) and 5-Pack Vintage Style Winter Socks ($10)
"A tub of Lush Sleepy and a scented candle." - Liv W.

"Lotion. Especially if it's your favorite scent. It's soothing to be able to smell and is an easy way to give yourself something nice." - Mira K.

" I have a kit. The one thing I have in my kit is a container of bubbles I received at my friend's funeral. Her nickname was 'Bubbles' and while having a conversation about my anxiety and depression, she asked me if I had ever tried blowing bubbles because you can practice breathing without feeling like it and it's very hard to be mad while you are blowing bubbles." - Rachel M.

"Sometimes, self-care is boring. In one kit I made for my 'boring self care,' I put a soft washcloth and some face soap in a scent I liked, some dry shampoo and Panera gift card to remind myself to eat even when it's hard." - Madison B.

"I would have to say my phone, so I could talk to my best friend. My best friend's name is Levi. He has been my rock." - Lynn M.

25. Positive Notes From Yourself or Others

" Positive notes I've written for myself. Every time I'm feeling good about myself, I write myself a positive note and save it. Then when I'm feeling depressed or stressed, I go back and read those notes to remind myself these negative feeing will pass and I love myself." - Erin G.

"Screenshots of loving things my family friends and boyfriend have sent me over the years, things that remind me of how it felt to be cared about, to remind me I can forever reach out." - Felix V.
What's in your self-care kit?

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You're overwhelmed at work. You have a ton of projects piling up at home, and your calendar is packed with overdue tasks. To make room for all of this stuff, you skip lunch, stop going to the gym, and forget about your social life entirely. When we're stressed, self care is usually the first thing to go. And that only makes things worse.

As fluffy and indulgent as the phrase "self care" may sound, it's just a few basic habits that are crucial to your functioning. Most of us grew up believing that the more you sacrifice, the bigger the reward. In high school, for example, I once signed up for a debate tournament and forced myself to stay up all night preparing. I figured pushing myself to the point of exhaustion had to pay off. Of course, the next day, I was so exhausted I could barely form coherent sentences, and I tanked.

The point is, it's easy to take the "hard work pays off" adage too far, to the point that it becomes counterproductive. Your abilities are worn. Your skills aren't as sharp. You lose focus. You might think you're working hard, and maybe you are in some ways, but you're not working efficiently.

Self Care Isn't Just Important, It's Crucial

It's easy to neglect taking care of ourselves because when we're busy and overwhelmed, even a small reprieve feels like a luxury. So actually taking time to eat lunch, exercise, and hang out with friends? That just feels like slacking.

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That mindset backfires, though. Self care actually helps you make progress faster for a few reasons:

Sometimes I treat self care as a reward. I'm so hungry I can barely think, but I'll force myself to finish a batch of work before I eat lunch. What I'm really doing is making my job more difficult by allowing myself to run on fumes.

In other words, self care is not a reward. It's part of the process. Sometimes we get so used to "rewarding ourselves" with lunch or even a trip to the bathroom, though, that we forget exactly what it means to take care of ourselves.

Make Time to Eat Well and Exercise, Even If You're Busy

It's easy to neglect exercise when you're overextended because, well, exercise requires time, energy, and often a change of clothes or trip to the shower. It's daunting, messy, and uncomfortable.

It's important, though, so you want to make time for it in your daily routine. Consider teaming up with a workout buddy or a group to hold yourself accountable. If you're busy, try an app like . It suggests specific exercises and routines based on how much time you have, even if it's only five minutes. Or, find a gym that's close to work, or better yet, along your commute. This way, you get a workout and you beat traffic. Of course, no matter how busy or unmotivated you are, sometimes you just have to get up and do it.

Everyone wants to eat well and find food that's good for them, but it's hard to cook or plan meals when you're busy. When I have three deadlines on my tail, I'm much more likely to reach for leftover pizza rather than make myself a salad.

It's also hard enough to eat healthy in a world filled with processed food, though. Start small, as our own Beth Swarecki suggests. Do you want to eat less sugar? Control your carb intake? Focus on one area at a time rather than trying to overhaul your entire diet at once.

Also, sometimes eating junk feels like self care. I often "treat" myself with a handful of Oreos. Nothing wrong with the occasional indulgence, but in contrast, I think of healthy food as the enemy, so I don't eat it as much of it as I should. This really involves changing the way you think about eating well entirely, but you can start by experimenting with healthy foods you might actually like, and not trying to force yourself to eat stuff you hate just because it's healthy.

Practice Good Emotional Hygiene

The physical aspect is obviously important, but when a lot of people talk about self care, they're talking about emotional health: dealing with stress, anxiety, sadness, depression. And that's probably because we tend to ignore it more. As psychologist Guy Winch asks, "We brush and floss but what daily activity do we do to maintain our psychological health?"

When you're feeling any kind of intense emotion-stress or anger, for instance-it helps to take a quick break to process it. What exactly are you feeling, and why? It might help to run down a list of feeling words to help better pinpoint your emotion.

For a long time, when I'd feel anxious or stressed, I'd work right through it, frustrated the entire time. For example, if my boss asked me to fix something I worked hard on, I'd get upset and stressed out, rush through it, all the while beating myself up for being a failure. I was hurt and frenetic-not the best conditions for getting stuff done.

Instead, I now try to set aside a minute to acknowledge my feelings, even if it's just admitting to myself that I feel rejected. I simply stop what I'm doing, walk away for a second, and pinpoint my feeling. Acknowledging it serves a practical purpose. For one, it forces me to slow down and think more rationally. It's like taking a break. It also keeps my emotions from taking over even more. My boss tells me to fix something and I feel rejected, but now I know that. So when I start to tell myself I'm a failure, it's a lot easier to remind myself, "you're not a failure, you're just feeling rejected about this project right now."

Keeping a journal is a good idea, too. It's cathartic. And in a study from the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment researchers found that journaling for 15-20 minutes helped study participants cope with traumatic, stressful, or emotional events.

It sounds very touchy-feely, I know, but that's sort of the point of emotional hygiene. You want to take time to deal with your feelings so you can control them and get back to work. Controlling them means acknowledging and understanding them.

If your emotional pain is especially difficult to manage, you might consider finding a good therapist or counselor. If you can't really afford one, try dialing 211, the FCC's line that connects you to local community services.

Protect Your Schedule

A few years ago, I was consistently working 50-60 hours a week, and predictably, I was stressed, irritable, and unfocused. This is common, according to research from John Pencavel of Stanford University (PDF). He found that after about 50 hours of work, employee productivity and output plummets.

Protecting your schedule often means learning to say no to things, which can be tough. Wharton professor Adam Grant suggests:

The Deferral: "I'm swamped right now, but feel free to follow up"

The Referral: "I'm not qualified to do what you're asking, but here's something else"

The Introduction: "This isn't in my wheelhouse, but I know someone who might be helpful"

Of course, sometimes you just have a boss or manager that asks for too much. In that case, you may need to schedule time to discuss your workload and your responsibilities. It's easier said than done, and not all bosses will understand the need for self care, unfortunately. However, it's a better option than simply continuing to say yes.

Maybe you're the one squeezing too much in your schedule, though. One way to combat this is to add empty events in your schedule. This way, if a task takes longer than expected or something else comes up, you've budgeted the extra time for it.

Finally, squeeze some time in your schedule for yourself. Create some down time in your schedule to devote to activities you enjoy: reading, catching up on game highlights, looking at the clouds. Block that time in your calendar, too. Then, do everything you can to defend that time.

Spend Your Time (and Money) on What Matters

Sometimes being busy feels good. When I was working 50-60 hours a week, I felt successful just because I was constantly working. I wasn't necessarily getting anywhere, though. It was the illusion of progress. In fact, I put off a lot of goals I wanted to accomplish in exchange for the satisfaction I got from crossing stuff off my to-do list. Sometimes, real progress means being unproductive. It can be hard to put tasks and obligations on hold, but sometimes that's exactly what you have to do in the spirit of self care.

Focus on the "one big thing" each day that will make you feel accomplished, as business coach Mark McGuinness suggests. This way, you're aware of what really matters to you, which makes it easier to prioritize your time accordingly.

And your money is a lot like your time. We all spend it wastefully every now and then, and that's to be expected, but ultimately, you want to spend it on what matters to you. When we're stressed, it's common to spend mindlessly. That usually makes things worse, because money is a huge source of stress for a lot of us.

Learning to manage it is another way to embrace self care, and you can start by creating a budget with a purpose. Even if the purpose is getting out of debt, it helps to declare why getting out of debt is important to your bottom line. Maybe you want to travel. Maybe you want to feel secure. Either way, make the goal about you, and not only will you feel better about it, you'll also be more apt to stick to it, and therefore less stressed.

Taking care of your basic physical and emotional needs should really be the backbone for getting stuff done, but ironically, self care is usually the first thing to go. If it's gotten to the point that you've perhaps even forgotten what it means to take care of yourself, these points should help you recover.
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Typographical innovation - the sheer ubiquity of words making true innovation an even greater achievement - comes in the form of designers such as Alan Kitching, Erik Spiekermann and Cornel Windlin; while Anthony Burrill, Tony Brook, Philippe Apeloig, Simon Esterson and Jonathan Barnbrook lead the more abstract, editorial and pictorial vanguard" writes Wallpaper magazine on the pioneering creatives that don't just revert to type. Graphic artist, print-maker and designer Anthony Burrill couldn't be more nonchalant.

Known for his persuasive, up-beat style of communication this artist's work is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and has been exhibited in galleries around the world.

Graphic artist, print-maker and designer Anthony Burrill has developed a distinctive voice using words and language as an important part of his output and he is sought after not only by collectors but also by clients including Google, Hermés, the British Council, London Underground and the Design Museum. After all Burrilll's typographic, text-based composition "Work Hard and Be Nice to People" has become a mantra for the design community and beyond.

While Burrill's work is grounded in a serious devotion to his art, he has a lightness of touch and humor that, although often copied, is unique in the field of graphic communication. He frequently embarks on innovative collaborations with friends and fellow creatives. This is a selection of wisdom from a man that appreciates the message when it is loud, simple and clear.

"The very first time I used a phrase in my work was when I was a student at the Royal College of Art in the early nineties. I made a small zine called 'Negativity Stifles Creativity', it's funny looking back now, I felt a bit misunderstood by the tutors. The reality was the work I was producing wasn't very good and their criticism was valid. It was only after I left college that I began to understand what I was trying to say and how to say it successfully."

"My work is an extension of my character, I like to keep things simple and direct, in both my work and my approach to life. Visually the work has similar threads running through it that haven't altered much over the past twenty years. I like simple color palettes, a small range of typefaces, and easily accessible materials. The main thing for me is to make work that engages and amuses people."

"I find working with analogue techniques very satisfying, there's more soul in ink and paper than there is in a microprocessor... I embrace whatever comes along, whether that's ancient printing methods or digital technology. I love the connectivity we can all achieve now, it adds to the richness of life. I'm old enough to remember life and work before the digital age, it wasn't fun. There are aspects of the past that I remember with fondness, but they are far outweighed by the advantages and ease of communication we have now. The important thing is to appreciate the tools we have now, and to exploit the positive aspects of the non-stop stream of information we are exposed to every day."

"I like British designers such as Abraham Games, Tom Eckersley and Alan Fletcher. I love pop art and the blankness of seventies conceptualism. I'm still an art fan, I try and see as many exhibitions as I can and love the feeling of seeing a show that really connects."

"I encourage people to be honest, about themselves and their work. The better you understand yourself, the better your work becomes. It's important to be happy in your work, it is reflected in the work you produce. A lot of creatives who work solely in a commercial context miss the freedom expression you can achieve through personal work. I encourage people to start self authored projects, to get back to basics and remember what it is they find exciting and inspiring."

Simple, direct, honest and engaging, Burrill works with minimal means to produce work that engages and amuses. "I've always been fascinated by vernacular typography, hand-painted signs, scrawled messages - work that is simple and direct, but with a definite personality" he says. "I like to keep material choices simple, and that includes color. I specify pure color to print with, bright red, clear yellow and strong green, color straight out of the tin" he added.

"The work kind of reflects me as a person. It's the way I live my life. It's the way I'm happy and comfortable with-making work that's produced very simply... It kind of talks about, I suppose, my life philosophy and a different way of living that's not about amassing huge amounts of consumer goods. It's just this different way of doing things, being independent and positive in the way you live."

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Typographical innovation - the sheer ubiquity of words making true innovation an even greater achievement - comes in the form of designers such as Alan Kitching, Erik Spiekermann and Cornel Windlin; while Anthony Burrill, Tony Brook, Philippe Apeloig, Simon Esterson and Jonathan Barnbrook lead the more abstract, editorial and pictorial vanguard" writes Wallpaper magazine on the pioneering creatives that don't just revert to type.

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Last summer, Tim Lomas flew from London to Orlando to attend the fourth annual congress of the International Positive Psychology Association-held, naturally, at Walt Disney World. As Lomas wandered around the event, popping in and out of various sessions, he stumbled upon a presentation by Emilia Lahti, a doctoral student at Aalto University, in Helsinki. Lahti was giving a talk on sisu, a Finnish word for the psychological strength that allows a person to overcome extraordinary challenges. Sisu is similar to what an American might call perseverance, or the trendier concept of grit, but it has no real equivalent in English. It connotes both determination and bravery, a willingness to act even when the reward seems out of reach. Lomas had never heard the word before, and he listened with fascination as Lahti discussed it. "She suggested that this has been really valued and valorized by the Finns, and it was an important part of their culture," he told me. At the same time, Lomas said, Lahti framed as "a universal human capacity-it just so happened that the Finns had noticed it and coined a word for it." The conference ended the next day, but Lomas kept thinking about sisu. There must be other expressions like it, he thought-words in foreign languages that described positive traits, feelings, experiences, and states of being that had no direct counterparts in English. Wouldn't it be fascinating, he wondered, to gather all these in one place?

Soon after Lomas returned to the University of East London, where he is a lecturer in applied positive psychology, he launched the Positive Lexicography Project, an online glossary of untranslatable words. To assemble the first edition-two hundred and sixteen expressions from forty-nine languages, published in January-he scoured the Internet and asked his friends, colleagues, and students for suggestions. Lomas then used online dictionaries and academic papers to define each word and place it into one of three overarching categories, doing his best to capture its cultural nuances. The first group of words referred to feelings, such as Heimat (German, "deep-rooted fondness towards a place to which one has a strong feeling of belonging"). The second referred to relationships, and included mamihlapinatapei (Yagán, "a look between people that expresses unspoken but mutual desire"), queesting (Dutch, "to allow a lover access to one's bed for chitchat"), and dadirri (Australian Aboriginal, "a deep, spiritual act of reflective and respectful listening"). Finally, a third cluster of words described aspects of character. Sisu falls in this category, as do fēng yùn (Mandarin Chinese, "personal charm and graceful bearing") and ilunga (Tshiluba, "being ready to forgive a first time, tolerate a second time, but never a third time").

Since January, the glossary has grown to nearly four hundred entries from sixty-two languages, and visitors to the Web site have proposed new entries and refined definitions. It is a veritable catalogue of life's many joys, featuring terms like utepils (Norwegian, "a beer that is enjoyed outside . . . particularly on the first hot day of the year"), mbuki-mvuki (Swahili, "to shed clothes to dance uninhibited"), tarab (Arabic, "musically induced ecstasy or enchantment"), and gigil (Tagalog, "the irresistible urge to pinch/squeeze someone because they are loved or cherished"). In the course of compiling his lexicon, Lomas has noted several interesting patterns. A handful of Northern European languages, for instance, have terms that describe a sort of existential coziness. The words- koselig (Norwegian), mysa (Swedish), hygge (Danish), and gezellig (Dutch)-convey both physical and emotional comfort. "Does that relate to the fact that the climate is colder up there and you would value the sense of being warm and secure and cozy inside?" Lomas asked. "Perhaps you can start to link culture to geography to climate. In contrast, more Southern European cultures have some words about being outside and strolling around and savoring the atmosphere. And those words"-like the French flâner and the Greek volta -"might be more likely to emerge in those cultures."

The idea, Lomas acknowledged, is speculative. Linguists have long debated the links between language, culture, and cognition. The theory of linguistic relativity posits that language itself-the specific tongue that we happen to speak- shapes our thoughts and perceptions. "I think most people would accept that," Lomas said. "But where there is a debate in linguistics is between stronger and weaker versions of that hypothesis." Those who believe in linguistic determinism, the strictest version, might argue that a culture that lacks a term for a certain emotion-a particular shade of joy or flavor of love-cannot recognize or experience it at all. Lomas, like many modern linguists, rejects that idea, but believes that language affects thought in more modest ways. Studying a culture's emotional vocabulary, he said, may provide a window into how its people see the world-"things that they value, or their traditions, or their aesthetic ideals, or their ways of constructing happiness, or the things that they recognize as being important and worth noting." In this way, the Positive Lexicography Project might help the field of psychology, which is often criticized for focussing too much on Western experiences and ideas, develop a more cross-cultural view of well-being. To that end, Lomas-who is currently using untranslatable words to enumerate, classify, and analyze different types of love-hopes that other psychologists treat his glossary as a jumping-off point for further research. "You could have a paper or even a Ph.D. on most of these concepts," he said.

Lomas, who speaks some French and Mandarin, acknowledges that it can be tricky to isolate words from their cultural context. But he noted that a few of the entries in his lexicon, such as nirvāna (Sanskrit) and bon vivant (French), are already commonly used by English speakers. Perhaps some of the rest will eventually be adopted, too, filling the gaps in our vocabularies and helping us give names to newly felt emotions, or to those that are familiar but difficult to articulate. "If you just put them out there and people are aware of them, then-almost like linguistic natural selection-people will find ones that appeal to them, and they might start using them," Lomas said. If he succeeds, we may stroll through these waning days of spring more aware of aware -the Japanese noun for "the bittersweetness of a brief, fading moment of transcendent beauty."

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Create (or import) your project

On launching GarageBand you'll see the option to Create Document. The name might seem a little odd, but in this case document means project.

Tap on this and you'll be able to get going.

On the left hand side you'll also see several locations listed from where you can import your existing GarageBand projects.

Smart Drums

On the Smart Drum screen you'll see a large grid, flanked by various parts of a drum kit. On the left an icon tells you what kit is currently selected; tap this to see what else is available.

To create patterns simply tap and drag any of the kit icons on to the grid in either the Loud, Complex, Simple or Quiet sections. Experiment with moving these around.

For a random selection you can also tap the Dice icon in the bottom-left corner.

Set the beat

Once you've settled on a pattern (you can always change it later), it's time to lay down the first track.

Tap the red Record button at the top of the screen and you'll hear a four-click intro, then the drums begin to record (press Record again to stop). You can adjust the beat in real time by moving the icons on the grid.

Lay down the track

When you're happy with the groove it's time to lay down the track.

Again, simply press the Record button, wait for the four-click intro, then play along to the drums. If you make a mistake, stop the track, hit Rewind, then start again.

Jotting down the chord sequence will aid you when adding more instruments.

Build on the structure of the track

With the basic structure of the song in place you can now experiment with adding lead lines and melodies.

Select a new instrument, in this case we'll use an electric guitar as it suits the style of our song, but you can use a piano, synth, strings, or even an Erthu is you prefer.

Make sure the selector is switched to Notes and you can now play anything that takes your fancy.

Many of the solo instruments allow you to bend the strings, or slide up and down them to create glissando effects. You're also able to play more than one at a time, which is perfect for giving riffs and melodies a bigger, richer feel.

Work out your lines, them tap record and lay them down.

Balance track volumes

With a number of tracks now in your project you'll want to balance their volumes.

In the Project page drag out the instrument column on the left. You'll now see volume sliders for each; adjust these until you're happy with the balance.

That's it. You've created a song in GarageBand. If you want to go deeper and add a bit of polish then be sure to also read our How to edit in GarageBand feature.

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How to use this site

"To all who come to this happy place, welcome!"

Welcome to The Sounds of the Disneyland Resort! This site was created to share my love of the music that can be heard at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure. This site can be used on a computer, tablet or mobile device.

The albums and tracks listed are a compilation of works officially released by Disney and private recordings and includes current sounds and some no longer heard today (Condor Flats, Main Street 1992, etc). This was put together with a lot of love, time and effort. The tracks provided are not a complete or comprehensive listing of all Disneyland Resort music; there are still many tracks to sort through and edit. Therefore, this site will continuously be updated and enhanced.

How to navigate the site

Click on one of the park pictures

Disneyland Resort is a combination of the Disneyland and California Adventure parks.

Select an album from the Park listing.

This will open up a track listing for that album.

Clicking on a single track will add it to end of the current playlist.

Clicking the icon will clear the current playlist and start playing that album.

Clicking the icon will add the entire album to the current playlist.

Clicking the icon will bring up a link that opens the selected track on loading the screen. Useful for saving a bookmark of your favorite track, or sharing that track with someone.

Under the current playlist click the hamburger menu to see the Parks again.

Control Panel

The control panel contains the current playing title and artist, along with various other controls including...

Volume Control (available on the desktop version only)

Previous, Play/Pause, Next

Repeat All, Shuffle, Hide/Show Now Playing

There is also a drop down menu which can be accessed by clicking the icon.

It will show 4 icons.

Collections

Pre-created playlists to organize music by a few types for easy access.

Soundscapes

- All the soundscapes.

Area loops

- All the area loops found in DLR.

Queue loops

- All the loops you hear while standing in line for rides.

Ride soundtracks

- All the ride tracks.

Shows

- All full shows in DLR

Disneyland

- All tracks associated with the Disneyland Park.

Disney's California Adventure

- All tracks associated with Disney's California Adventure.

Complete Disneyland Resort

- All tracks found on this site.

Lands

Precreated playlists, one for each land in the Disneyland Resort.

Information

Opens the help menu.

Clear

Clears the entire "Now Playing" list, whether or not you are listening to a collection.

Definitions:

DL:

Disneyland

DCA:

Disney's California Adventure

DLR:

Disneyland Resort (Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure and the Disneyland Hotel)

Soundscape:

A recreation of the ambient audio of a particular area in the parks, meant to simulate the auditory experience of a given location. These include ambient noises and audio loops that one might hear at these locations. Example: Main Gate - Entrance Tunnel. Contains sounds from the Disneyland Railroad, Main Street Area Loop and the Main Street Vehicles.

Queue Loop:

Music/sounds you hear while standing in line for a ride.

Area Loop:

Music/sounds you hear in the different lands of the parks. Not tied specifically to a ride or attraction.

Ride (or Ride Through):

A recording of the music and sound effects heard on a ride.

Ride Score:

A recording of the music only heard on a ride.

Comments or questions email info@soundsofdisneyland.com

© 2016 soundsofdisneyland.com

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New Features

View > Zoom > Show Thumbnail to show a preview of the image at a small size, great for pixel art. Make fine, precise edits, while keeping it all in perspective.

Pinch zooming: If you have a touch screen, use two fingers to zoom in and out, and pan the view.

Alt+Mousewheel to zoom in and out quickly on desktop. Unlike the Magnifier tool, this allows you to zoom while making (or moving) a selection, for added precision.

Added View > Fullscreen to toggle fullscreen mode. This is nice for using JS Paint on your phone.

The Text tool now automatically expands the textbox as you type. When resizing, there's now a minimum size based on the text in the textbox. It previews exactly what size it will end up with when resizing.

Docking: If you drag the Colors box or Tools box out into a window, you can now dock it back when dragging the titlebar. Previously to dock it you had to double click the titlebar, or drag it by the edge of the window.

Menus are now fully keyboard (and screen reader) accessible. In particular, you can hold Alt and press the access key of a menu button to open the menu, and then (without Alt) press the access key of a menu item to select it. The access key of an item is the underlined letter, or the first letter of the item's text if there's no underline.

Error details are now hidden by default in error dialogs. The details may be more overwhelming than useful in a lot of cases, but if you need them, you can expand the details.

File > Exit now exits to the official web desktop, 98.js.org, a re-creation of Windows 98, full of games and applications.

This project spun out of JS Paint, and I have implemented now Sound Recorder, Notepad, Calculator, and even Windows Explorer, to a high level of detail.

It also includes projects from other people, other recreations of old programs, like Webamp, a meticulous recreation of Winamp, and JS Solitaire, a Solitaire clone (I tweaked it for accuracy, adding the card back images, etc.)

Pixel Perfect

All interface elements are now thematically styled, powered by OS-GUI.js and 98.css.

The whole interface is now pixel perfect accurate to Windows 98. (Okay, there's a few things that are a pixel off or so, but seriously, I lined up a screenshot and got it essentially perfect.)

Improved layout of View > Zoom > Custom Zoom window, matching the design in MS Paint.

Added padding to all dialogs so they don't feel cramped anymore.

Message boxes now include warning or error icons, and play a sound when they appear.

Improved View > View Bitmap: it now uses the theme's wallpaper background color, if the image is smaller than the window. It now closes with a click or key press, and doesn't let you edit the image (which was weird).

The Help window can now be minimized to the bottom of the screen, even though there's no taskbar. It works like how Windows 98 does if the process managing the taskbar crashes.

Fixes

Menu buttons are easier to open on a touch screen. Sometimes you had to tap twice before the menu opened.

Fixed large square brush continuity (it left gaps before, due to a half-implemented optimization).

The selection and textboxes no longer "blow up" if you resize them to a minimal size. They are now limited when you drag an edge past the opposite edge.

Fixed a bug where vertically thin selections were difficult or impossible to drag (despite showing a drag cursor). (The draggable region was offset outside of the selection box.) Fixed a similar bug where tool previews would get offset if the canvas's height was very small.

Resize handles no longer get smaller when the object to resize is very small. The draggable region for handles no longer gets smaller either, except in dimensions where it must. It's now considerably smarter than Windows 10 about where it lets you drag handles from.

In Image > Flip/Rotate, you can now click the custom degrees input field before selecting the "Rotate by angle" option.

The magnifier preview and other tool previews are now hidden while dragging the Colors box or Tools box. It looked confusing when the magnifier preview was shown at the same time as the preview outline for dragging/docking a tool window.

For languages that read right-to-left, the History view ( Edit > History) now uses a right-to-left layout, and the color box and tool box no longer flip their layout when dragging them into a window or docking them back to a side of the application.

The history view and error messages use more localized text.

Fixed cut off icons in buttons in the help window toolbar in the Modern theme.

All windows now have a default-focused control, and the last focused control in the window is remembered for when you refocus the window.

File > New and File > Open now create a new autosave session, instead of using the current session.

Winter Theme

Updated the Winter theme with advent calendar-style tool buttons, that reveal (improved) holiday pixel art for each tool when you select them.

This means that the Winter theme is more usable, since it doesn't obscure the functions of all the tools with pixel art.

Also, if it doesn't feel quite enough like an advent calendar for you, you can hold Shift to select multiple tools at once.

Perhaps you could make a drawing using only one tool for the 16 days leading up to Christmas, with exceptions for the Pick Color and Magnifier tools, of course.

Snowflakes in the menus indicate what letter you can press to select that item.

To disable the Winter theme, click the Grinch at the bottom of the screen, who will then smile a nasty smile and steal Christmas from you. You can get it back with Extras > Theme > Winter.

A good place to start is coloring line art using just the Fill tool ( ):

Winter Theme

A new UI skin is available, under Extras > Themes > Winter, featuring winter and holiday icons, festive fonts, and a palette with seasonal colors and peppermint patterns.

Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah!

Better History
New: Jump to any point in the document's history, forwards or backwards, with Edit > History or Ctrl+Shift+Y.

Click on Text in the history view to go back to text editing.

You can return to when a selection existed.

Note: these states are skipped over with normal Undo and Redo, so you need to use the History window.

Branching history: if you undo, and then make changes, you can get back to everything. Future states are preserved.

Warning: History is not saved with the autosave. Document history will be lost if you refresh the page, or close the tab, or if the tab crashes, or if you close or restart your browser, or likely if you're just on a phone and the mobile browser loses focus.
Improved Mobile Support

New: Use two fingers to pan the view.

I recently made it easier to grab handles for resizing things. With that, combined with multitouch panning, JS Paint is much more useable on a phone.

Caveat: It's slow on some devices, and parts of the interface are still too small for touch.

Handles are now way easier to drag, with extended click targets, similar to Paint from Windows 7. It's not unreasonable to use with a touch screen now! This applies to selections, textboxes, and the main canvas handles.

Resizing things while zoomed in is finally fixed!

The Text tool now perfectly previews the pixels that will be placed on the canvas. What you see is what you get! Also it retains all browser editing behavior, like spellcheck, using a convoluted, yet elegant overlaying strategy. (I prototyped this here and here if you're interested.)

With the fill-only option selected, the Polygon tool now previews with inverted lines, like MS Paint does. (When you finish the polygon, the boundary of the shape matches the preview exactly, because it actually does draw a stroke, just the same color as the fill.)

New: The Magnifier now lets you zoom to a specific location, showing a preview of the new viewport.

Also, when zooming out with the Magnifier, or changing the zoom from the toolbar or menus, the top left corner of the viewport is now kept anchored.

Also, pasting a selection will now go to the top left of the viewport, instead of the entire document.

New: The Grid. Zoom to 4x+ and use View > Zoom > Show Grid or Ctrl+G to enable. This works with browser zoom as well to provide crisp gridlines even if you zoom in with your browser.

New: View > Zoom > Custom Zoom, including an actually-custom numerical zoom option, unlike MS Paint.

New: Dynamic cursors for brush and eraser, so you now have a preview of exactly where the tool will draw.

Also, in the event that your browser clears canvases to free up memory, you should be more likely to be able to undo to get back to a useful state.

JS Paint now lets you copy real image data to the Clipboard, both with keyboard shortcuts and from the Edit menu. This feature is available in Chrome 76+. Other browsers don't support it yet, as of Sep 2019.

Also: paste the URL of an image, and JS Paint will load and paste the image. (This is an alternative to File > Load from URL, which replaces the document.)

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If you're looking for home learning ideas and activities, explore our enormous list of challenges! They cover a wide range of subjects and can all be tried without much preparation or equipment.

English

Think of some questions that you could use in an interview with a family member. What would you like to ask them? Write down their answers or (with their permission) record them using a mobile device.

Write a letter to a friend or family member. What would you like to tell them about?

Read your favourite book to your toys. Make sure they're listening nicely!

Write a postcard to your favourite author.

Practise your phonics skills by playing 'I Spy'.

Make up a story with other people. Each person is only allowed to say one sentence before moving on to the next person.

Create a menu for today's meal.

Choose a toy, a household object or something in your food cupboard and make an advert to encourage people to buy it!

Write a set of instructions to teach people how to play a simple game.

Write a news report about something that has happened to you recently.

Write a book review of the book you are reading. What is it about? Who would you recommend it to?

Make some "top ten" lists. What are your top ten book characters, or books made into films, for example?

Make a stop motion animation that tells a story. We like Stop Motion Studio on the App Store, but others are available to download too.

Create a comic strip that shows what you did yesterday, or what you would love to do tomorrow.

Read the dictionary (or another book in your home) and make a note of some words that you have not seen before. What do they mean?

Write a letter to your teacher. What would you like to tell them?

Choose characters from different books and imagine that they came together in a new story. Imagine what they might do together.

Think of an alternative ending to one of your favourite books.

Maths

Look around your home for different shapes. Can you use tallies to count how many of each shape you can find?

Go on a pattern hunt. Can you find any patterns on your floor / walls or on objects around your home?

Choose some of your toys and measure them with a ruler or tape measure. Can you order them according to their size?

Choose some household objects or toys and make a shop. Add prices and invite a customer (or a cuddly toy) to buy items. How much will they spend? How much change will they receive?

Choose a multiplication table that you're not sure about and learn it off by heart. Practise, practise, practise!

Design a board game that uses a number track. You can make it as simple or as complex as you like!

Play 'noughts and crosses' (or 'tic tac toe'). Try adding more spaces to the board. How does that change the game?

Look at the TV guide and make up some problems using the information on it, e.g. What program is on channel 3 at 9.30 am? If Paw Patrol starts at 10.05 am and ends at 10.12 am, how long does it last for?

Start a number pattern (e.g. doubling, adding five) and continue it as long as possible. How far can you go?

Make a Maths quiz to test a member of your family. Don't forget to work out the answers so that you can check their work!

Science

Investigate which objects float in a bowl or sink filled with water. Check with an adult before you test the objects in the water!

Draw pictures of a healthy meal and an unhealthy meal.

Design an imaginary creature. Where does it live? What does it eat? How is it adapted to living in its environment? Could you make a food chain that includes your creature?

Use yoghurt pots and string to make a telephone.

Write a set of instructions to show people how to look after a plant.

Place ice cubes in bowls in different places (for example by a window, in the fridge, in a cupboard). Which one will melt the fastest?

Set up a simple Science experiment. Science Bob has some great suggestions.

Blow some bubbles. Can you blow small bubbles? Could you make a giant bubble?

Write some secret messages using invisible ink (you only need lemon juice for this activity).

Choose your favourite animal and find out more about them using books or information online. Can you present the information in different ways (e.g. a poster, a written report or a video)?

Geography

Make a poster to teach people about different things that they can do to protect the environment.

Draw a map showing a route from your home to a favourite place.

Draw a picture to show the weather outside. Repeat this activity each day to show how the weather changes.

Draw a bird's eye view of a building you know well. Make sure you include all the doors and windows!

Have a look at some of the items of food in your cupboard or clothes in your wardrobe. Check the labels and find out which countries they have come from. Which has travelled the furthest to get to you?

Make a map of your bedroom, showing where everything is.

Make a simple rain gauge by cutting the top off a plastic bottle, and marking the side in centimetres. Stand it outside and record how much rain it collects.

Hide a small toy in a secret place and create a 'treasure map' to help somebody else find it.

Travel around the world by going on a virtual field trip. This page has some great links to explore!

History

Create a timeline showing the main events in your life, from the day you were born to today.

Choose a famous person from the past and write a diary from their point of view.

Find some fascinating facts about your favourite period from history and make a poster to share them.

Think of some questions that you could ask a member of your family about their own life. What memories do they have? What are the key events in their life?

Art

Look in the mirror and draw a self-portrait.

Create a portrait of a different person or a pet. You can use a picture of them if they won't sit still for long enough.

Draw or paint a landscape picture (showing the view out of your window).

Produce a 'still life' picture that shows a bowl of fruit, a collection of your favourite toys or some other objects.

Think about your favourite book and design a new cover for it.

Design a superhero. What special powers will they have and how might they help people?

Create some pictures of animals using fingerprint painting!

Use objects from nature to create a picture. Could you take a photo of your work?

Find some rocks and paint them!

Play 'Pictionary'. Draw a picture that represents your favourite book or movie (without using any words) and ask somebody else to guess what you are drawing.

Draw a picture without taking your pencil off the page.

Draw a new illustration for a book. Will you keep it in the same style, or try something else?

Make a doodle drawing. Doodle a random shape onto a page, then turn it into an animal or object.

Make your own card game. This could be a simple game of 'Snap', 'Matching Pairs' or a 'Top Trumps' style game.

DT

Use construction materials to make a model of a famous building (e.g. the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum or an Egyptian pyramid.).

Use folded paper or card to make a bridge that spans a gap. How much weight will it be able to hold?

Use junk materials to build a car that could transport a small toy from one place to another.

Make some shadow puppets and use them to tell a story.

Use craft items or construction toys to make a vehicle that can travel along the floor or down a slope. Challenge a friend to a race!

Build a den and have a picnic or read a story inside it!

Design some clothes for your favourite toy. Could you sew together a costume for them?

Design a home for your favourite movie or book character.

Invent a machine that would improve your life in some way.

Music

Practise singing some nursery rhymes.

Learn the lyrics to your favourite song. Could you perform it to your family when you have learned them all?

Use household objects to make some musical instruments. Could you make a song using them?

Listen to a piece of classical music and draw whatever it makes you think of. What do you imagine while you listen to it?

Choose one of your favourite books and make up a simple melody that could be used as part of an animated version of the book.

PE

Create a simple exercise routine for younger children. Write, draw or perform the sequences of movements.

Learn the dance moves for different songs and then perform them. Some of our favourites are Superman (by Black Lace), Macarena (by Los del Río) and Baby Shark.

Try some yoga exercises using Cosmic Kids Yoga videos.

Make a training circuit around the house or garden. At each station, complete a different exercise for 30 seconds, for example; bunny hops, star jumps, lunges, stepping on and off a step. Then move on to the next.

Practise jumping from a standing start in a hallway or in the garden. Put something down to mark where you land. Can you jump past it next time?

More

Write thank you notes to people who help you. Surprise them by leaving the notes where they might be discovered.

Offer to help with some household chores.

Tell somebody why you love them.

Try learning a language. There are lots of free apps, Youtube videos and online resources (e.g. French-Games.net)

Make a poster that shows all of the people and things that make you smile.

Think of some jokes and perform a comedy routine to your family.

Help to make a meal. Remember to wash your hands first!

Play 'Charades'. Act like an animal, a book or a movie and ask people to guess what you are pretending to be.

Close your eyes and listen carefully. Think about the different sounds that you can hear.

Create a quiz about your favourite topic and test other people's knowledge of it!

Record a video that teaches people how to wash their hands properly.

Play the alphabet game. Choose a few categories (for example, an animal, a country, a fruit) and go through the alphabet, thinking of an example that begins with every letter. Some of the letters are quite tricky!

Play the yes/no game with someone else. Take it in turns to ask each other questions. The person being asked is out if they answer "yes" or "no". How creative can you make your answers?

Play "Would you rather?" Give each player a choice of two options (for example, "Would you rather go for a walk in the snow, or on the beach? ". They have to choose one and say why. The ideas can be as silly as you like!

What hopes and dreams do you have for the future? Draw a picture to show what you hope life will be like in 10, 20 or even 50 years!

Be bored! Sometimes, our best ideas come to us when we are feeling bored!

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The adult coloring craze isn't just a passing fad. Our love of filling in black-and-white line drawings goes back as far as the 18th century; it's only recently, however, that the adult coloring book trend was reinvigorated and seen as a way to unwind from our busy, connected lives. Bridging the gap between history and contemporary culture is the Color Our Collections campaign, in which libraries and museums from around the world invite you to reimagine their acquisitions in vibrant hues.

Organized by The New York Academy of Medicine Library, there are over 100 institutions that have compiled free adult coloring books as well as free coloring book pages for download. Each reflects the materials that they hold in their collections. The range of participating organizations and their available subject matter is impressive; from rare books to scientific diagrams to ornate Art Nouveau, there is truly something for everyone-and hours upon hours of relaxing entertainment.

If you're looking for somewhere to begin, check out one of our favorite coloring books by The Newberry Library. Its offerings include an illustration that appears in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Museums and libraries around the world participate in the Color Our Collections campaign. For it, they create free adult coloring books with free printable coloring pages, based on items from their collections.

Over 100 institutions participate in the creative campaign. Here are some of them:

And here's some of the types of pages to color. There's something for everyone, depending on your interests.

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Stress less, sleep soundly, and get happier. Headspace is everyday mindfulness and meditation, so you can make mindfulness a daily habit and be kind to your mind. Learn how to relax, manage stress, find your focus, and release tension in both the mind and body.

Get guided meditations, courses, and mindfulness exercises on subjects like stress, general anxiety, worry, building resilience, and more topics for any moment. Learn mindfulness and choose from hundreds of meditations led by world-class experts from all walks of life. From guided meditations to soothing breathwork, get personalized recommendations daily based on what you like and how you're feeling.

Build your practice and meditate your way - Headspace is meditation for every experience level and lifestyle. Try short, 3-minute mindful meditation sessions that fit seamlessly into a busy schedule, or choose longer meditations for any time of day. Meditate with friends, and join live group meditations with members from around the world. Listen to soothing stories, calming sounds, and sleep music to create the conditions for restful slumber. Release stress and Tune in to Focus music to help you stay in the zone, and discover tension-releasing, joyful movement exercises.

Meditate, practice mindfulness, relax and sleep well. Start your free trial to feel the difference.

DAILY MEDITATIONS
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- Practice daily meditation on a new topic each day
- Breathe easy with 3-minute mini meditations for a quick mental reset
- Track your progress and time spent meditating with Mindful Minutes on Apple Health
- Learn meditation skills and find answers to your mindfulness questions
- Start your day inspired with The Wake Up - a short, daily video series made to brighten your day

SLEEP SOUNDS & MEDITATIONS
- Relax and create the conditions for a restful sleep
- Switch off with sleepcasts: calming narration paired with relaxing sounds
- Soothing sleep sounds with ambient nature recordings
- Calm & tranquil sleep music to help you reach a deep slumber

STRESS RELIEF & COPING MEDITATIONS
- Anxiety relief - ease stress with "SOS" sessions for moments of anxiety
- Learn breathwork to help you relax & calm down
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- Meditations to help you cope with sadness, anger, and adapting to change

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- Improve focus with meditations for working from home
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- Choose from curated playlists to set the right mood for your day

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- Centered fitness courses: 28 days of mindful fitness and cardio
- Train with experts and Olympians Kim Glass & Leon Taylor

SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS

Headspace offers two auto-renewing subscription options:
$12.99 per month
$69.99 per year (that's less than $5.99 a month)

These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence.

The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed.

Headspace saves your meditation sessions to your Apple Health app.

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Thanks for using Headspace! This update includes bug fixes and performance improvements.

As always, if you run into any troubles, let us know at help@headspace.com

Editors' Choice

If you're like us, you need all the help you can get turning rare quiet moments into true meditation. Headspace's rich, accessible lessons gently explore how to improve mindfulness. Oh, and we love how Headspace's Apple Watch app lets you hit a literal panic button when extra-stressful situations arise.

One of the best apps I have !!

I strongly recommend reading this review! This app is amazing!! It allows you to do all kinds of courses to help you with meditation! Not only this but it also had relaxing sound to help you sleep which are effective. This app even has a section for physical fitness to help you keep motivated! This outstanding app helps with stress and anxiety and make you feel happy and relaxed! You can subscribe to this app so that you can go online with others for meditation courses and get more options to choose from in the library! However, you do have to pay for the subscription. You may have to pay for some things but most of the things are free and very effective and in my opinion it is worth the money! If you live in a busy city and it is loud at night this app is great as you can put on headphones and block out the cars and people and listen to the soothing sounds of nature, from the beach to the Forrest. This is perfect for people who struggle to sleep well or have stress and anxiety, or even if you want to get motivated to exercise! I recommend this app to everyone and it is definitely worthy of 5 stars! I think this app if perfect for ages 12+ and you should consider downloading it! Hope everyone enjoys this app like me... thanks! 😁

Good Content, but Poorly Organised

At the student price it is wonderful, however I wouldn't be paying £50 a year for it. The meditations themselves are really quite good, and the sleepcasts are fantastic, but the app needs an overhaul to simplify using it. It is very difficult to find anything at all specific as the search engine is pretty poor and everything is either hidden behind cryptic folders or simply not accessible. I understand the theory of the home or "today" page, but in practice it is another factor making it more difficult to use. The favourited courses are hidden in the top right corner instead of being front and centre, and front and centre is the schedule for today, which I have rarely clicked on. The Wake Up seems to be a brilliant idea, but more often than not it focuses on productivity/work which isn't what I want to be thinking about whenever I'm trying to clear my head in the morning. The new community comments section is worrying too. I struggle to focus, so it was a nice reprieve to be able to just go on headspace without having to worry what people think. At least you can turn it off.

Until recently I was sure I would continue my subscription, but I have been getting pretty frustrated. If you could at least personalise your "Today" feed to fit your own preferences, the search engine was improved and The Wake Up episodes were archived and easy to find I would definitely consider keeping it.

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** Best of 2018 Award Winner ** - Apple

** 2017 App of the Year ** - Apple

** Happiest App in the World ** - Center for Humane Technology

Calm is the #1 app for Sleep, Meditation and Relaxation. Join the millions experiencing better sleep, lower stress, and less anxiety with our guided meditations, Sleep Stories, breathing programs, stretching exercises, and relaxing music. Calm is recommended by top psychologists, therapists, and mental health experts.

Calm is the perfect mindfulness app for beginners, but also includes hundreds of programs for intermediate and advanced users. Guided meditation sessions are available in lengths of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 minutes so you can choose the perfect length to fit with your schedule.

Sleep Stories are bedtime stories that are guaranteed to lull you into a deep and restful slumber. Calm has 100+ exclusive Sleep Stories for adults and children alike, featuring well-known talent such as Stephen Fry, Matthew McConaughey, Leona Lewis, and Jerome Flynn. Drift off to dreamland and wake up refreshed.

Sleep Stories include:
* Wonder - Join Matthew McConaughey on a dreamy story about the mysteries of the universe.
* Blue Gold - Let master storyteller Stephen Fry take you on a calming journey through the lavender fields and sleepy village of Provence
* The Nordland Night Train - Travel up the scenic coast of Norway aboard one of Europe's most breathtaking and remote railways.
* Happy Little Zzzs with Bob Ross - Drift off to the soothing brush strokes of beloved painter and TV host Bob Ross.
* And many more...

Mindfulness Topics include:
* Deep Sleep
* Calming Anxiety
* Managing Stress
* Focus and Concentration
* Relationships
* Breaking Habits
* Happiness
* Gratitude
* Self-Esteem
* Body Scan
* Loving-Kindness
* Forgiveness
* Non-judgement
* Mindfulness at Work
* Mindful Walking
* Calm Kids
* And so much more...

Also Featuring:
* An original Daily Calm every day: a 10-minute program added daily to help ease you into the day or unwind with before bed
* 7 and 21 day mindfulness programs for both beginner and advanced users
* Calm Masterclass: Life changing audio classes featuring world-renowned experts
* Calm Body: Mindful stretching and movement to relax your body during the day
* Music: Exclusive music engineered to help you focus, relax or sleep
* Soundscapes: Ocean waves, Heavy Rain, Camp Fire, Babbling Brook, and other sounds to help you sleep
* Breathing exercises to help you relax
* Unguided timed meditation
* 30+ soothing nature sounds and scenes to use during meditation, yoga or to help you sleep

Track your progress with:
* Daily Streaks
* Mindful Minutes

Calm saves your meditation and sleep sessions to your Apple Health app.

Subscription pricing and terms:
Calm offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $12.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $69.99/year to provide you with unlimited access to the Calm Collection while you maintain an active subscription. Calm also offers a Lifetime subscription for $399.99 which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment with unlimited access to the Calm Collection forever.

Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.

Read more about our terms and conditions here:
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Calm is the #1 app for sleep and meditation. Discover a happier, healthier you through our meditations, Sleep Stories, music, and more.

Calm is for anyone, whether you're brand new to meditation or a seasoned expert. It's also for anyone who needs a mental break, a soothing sound, or a peaceful night's rest. Our guided meditations are available in lengths of 3 to 25 minutes, so you can choose the perfect length to fit your schedule.

We offer a new 10-minute Daily Calm every day, Sleep Stories narrated by well-known voices like Matthew McConaughey, a music library with exclusive tracks from top artists like Keith Urban and Disney, short videos with mindful movement and gentle stretching for every body type, Masterclasses taught by world-renowned experts in the field of mindfulness, soundscapes and nature sounds to use during meditation or to help you sleep, breathing exercises to help you relax, and more.

With over 100 million users worldwide, we're having a positive effect on more and more people each day. Take a moment to prioritize yourself today, and enjoy the app.

Editors' Choice

Take a deep breath. That phrase greets you whenever you open Calm. It's both a call to action and a defining feature of the app's approach to meditation: You're going to get through this, and all you need to start is a moment. In the increasingly crowded field of apps for meditation and mindfulness, Calm stands out for its ease of use and attention to (soothing) detail.

Thankyou

Thank you for the Calm experience. I treated myself a year ago to 12 months subscription for a birthday present and told myself let's see what happens. I've wained on and off throughout this time with it but the last few months as my health got even worse and insomnia, anxiety, pain and depression took its toll I decided to just make a daily habit of the ten minute meditation every morning if nothing else. I have to say it's helped me tremendously, it's helped me to keep a habit that's not overwhelming and do able no matter how bed ridden I am, the familiar loving voice of Tamara every morning with some gentle advice sets me up for the day. The bedtime stories are total bliss when I can't get to sleep and when I struggle through the day I hit play on one of the songs or use the breathing bubble. Even have to mention that Harry Styles reading a story is pretty amazing.
Thanks for creating a world of calm, we all need it, even when we think we don't........oh and my yearly subscription was up this week, did I think it was worth it to do it again? Of course, Happy Birthday to me, I've got another 12 months of easy to navigate, easy on the ears and gentle loving calmness for the soul. 🧘‍♀️🍂❤️

Thank you

Having lived with depression on and off for decades, I am finally and hopefully making the daily changes needed for a calmer and more content life. One of these changes has been using the Calm app 2 or 3 times a day. After only 2 weeks, I am feeling a difference in my way of viewing and getting a wider perspective on the world around me. I am reacting, or not, to external events, in more considered and calm way. I am able to recognize when I am starting to feel over-whelmed and use some of the strategies learned through using this app, to bring me back into the NOW rather than my imagination taking over with the negative 'what if....' thoughts and images. Being a complete novice to meditation and mindfulness, I am finding that Jeff Warren's 'Mindfulness for Beginners' sessions, to be invaluable. The real lightbulb moment for me was in session 12 - Sanity Day! Now whenever my mind is running away with itself, or I feel a panic attack coming on, I use the 'see', 'hear' method to send these negativities away and bring myself back to the present using deep breaths and a simple phrase, 'Now.... I am home.' Thank you Jeff and the team for being part of the light at the end of this tunnel xx

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Don't let your mood affect your life. Take control over it!

Meet Moodnotes - a super easy mood tracker & journaling app to capture your mood and help you improve your thinking habits. Moodnotes empowers you to track your mood over time, avoid common thinking traps, and develop perspectives associated with increased happiness and well-being.

Created by design experts and clinical psychologists (creators of MoodKit), Moodnotes is grounded in the scientifically-supported content of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and positive psychology. Includes Apple Watch app and iCloud sync/backup.

KEY FEATURES:

Moodnotes helps you to:
- Track your mood and identify what triggers it
- Develop healthier thinking habits
- Learn about "traps" in your thinking and how to avoid them
- Reduce anxiety and enhance your sense of well-being
- Bring new, helpful perspectives to situations
- Increase your self-awareness

Exclusively featured by Apple in the App Store Today tab story "All The Feels".

One of Tech Insider's "100 World's Greatest Apps" and exclusively featured in Wired, The Guardian, Business Insider, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Lifehacker, Mindful, Mashable, Vogue, and more. Fast Company's 2016 Innovation By Design Awards finalist.

MOODNOTES PREMIUM

Become a Premium member to unlock the following features:

- Make unlimited entries per day
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- Get access to "Notable insights" section to learn more about your mood

* Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase.
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Interesting but forget I don't like to remember the things that upset me

It's a good way to find trends in my estimations based on when I feel low and stuff. I've suffered from depression, anxiety, manic periods and a mixture of all 3 at the same time since I was 11 so it's good to have a record of triggers and other external factors to my moods.
My only issue is that I don't like to look back on my feelings and struggle to keep records of my thought processes so seeing my comments are a trigger in themselves. I think I would have preferred to just see a tally chart for my emotions at various times of the day and then have the option of seeing more details only if I choose to.
I think it would be a good tool for people with unexplained anxiety etc but not for someone like me who struggles with constant emotional difficulties.
I kind of regret purchasing this app and advise you to think carefully about whether a detailed account of your emotions would actually be beneficial before you spend £4 on it

Can't rate highly enough

I've struggled with anxiety and depression for many years. When I've tried to create a mood diary in the past it has always been forgotten and ignored as it's a pain to do during a busy day (work, family life etc). I'm honestly able to do this when I make a cup of tea, pop to the loo, or even whilst walking around as it's on my phone and watch. Now that I've been doing it a few weeks, which is a personal record, I'm completing the insights and identifying the patterns that cause my anxiety. I'm also being forced to acknowledge when my mood is good, which I think we are all guilty of doing! I adore this app and have recommended it to several friends already. Well done to the creators for making something that has clearly been thought through carefully and then created in as sympathetic a way as possible. Well done

This is a great app!

I've only just started using this app and I think it's such a wonderful idea and asks you the simple things people may not do in your everyday life like 'What's happening at the moment?'.
If you're more of a listener in life it's a perfect way to express all the thoughts and feelings you might not get the chance to express often.
It also helps reassess your situation and look at things from a different perspective which is really great for me and then you have the opportunity to reevaluate your initial feelings when you first started your entry which I think is good as more often than not those feelings are generally more positive.
What I really would love for this app is another version for the Ipad. There is another app I'm using along side this for the same price called Grateful and it's really set out well so I can view it in landscape mode and be able to use my keyboard.
Currently I view the questions in portrait mode, type using my keyboard with the words going up and on the side. It's not a biggy as the app is great but thought it might be an idea to enhance the experience.
I understand it's created more for mobile phone usage but I think for lengthy entries it's easier to type on a keyboard rather than mobile keypads and truly get across all you need to say.

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Family Sharing

Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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‎Don't let your mood affect your life. Take control over it! Meet Moodnotes - a super easy mood tracker & journaling app to capture your mood and help you improve your thinking habits. Moodnotes empowers you to track your mood over time, avoid common thinking traps, and develop perspectives associat...