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Week 7 Meditation - Mindfulness of Feeling

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Did you know that you have had emotions since you were born? As we grow up we get better at being able to know our emotions and those in others. We also get better at being able to manage them and not let them control us. The more we know how about we are feeling, the better we can calm ourselves if needed and this helps us to get along better with others too.

 

Positive Thoughts

There are different ways you can think about things that can either help you to feel better or worse such as feeling down, sad or worried. When we get worried we tend to think in unhelpful ways and get into a habit of worrying. Have a look at the positive thoughts and circle the ones you can say to yourself when you find things difficult or feel upset. 

  • Everything will be ok 
  • Keep trying even if things are hard 
  • Remember sometimes things don’t go well
  • I can achieve if I work hard 
  • Remember you don’t have to be perfect—no-one is
  • Just be yourself—everyone else is taken
  •  I can do this! 
  • Don’t sweat the small stuff
  •  I can do whatever I put my mind to 
  • Try new things even if it’s hard
  • Remind yourself it’s ok to make mistakes 
  • Everything will be ok - just breathe & smile 
  • I can get through anything 
  • Accept yourself for who you are
  •  Will this really matter in a few days time 
  • Today I face my fears bit by bit
  •  It’s not that bad 
  • Soon this will pass 
  • Laugh at yourself when you make a mistake 

How we think affects how we feel. 

Learning to think helpful thoughts will help you to feel better.

10 Day Mindful Nature Photo Challenge

Over ten days, take photos or short video bursts of things in our natural world that you usually don’t pay a lot of attention to. Seek out little creatures, birds and plants. Nature brings us into the present moment and makes us more mindful of our everyday surroundings. 

   

• Go outside to your garden. 

• Start to notice all the tiny things in nature such as insects and plants. 

• Using a camera or short video bursts, take photos of what you find or take a short videos showing movement such a bird getting pollen from a flower, or an insect crawling.

 • Combine these all together to create a mindful portfolio of nature in digital or printed form. 

 

• Photo & Video ideas:

• New growth of a leaf or flower 

•  Insect crawling

• Feathers on a bird 

• Movement of a bird

• Light patterns on the ground 

• Shape of leaves 

• Seed pods 

• Spider web 

• Plants growing                                  

Nicole O'Sullivan 

Student Wellbeing and Learning Diversity leader