2021 Creative ExPression Group - February
How I love myself
This month we will explore the topic of self-love and self-kindness.
Use the journal questions (Self Kindness Check-in, below) to explore the ways that you show loving kindness to yourself. Create a piece of art to reflect a symbol of yourself as a self-loving being. Use words around your image to express how you care for yourself in times of stress.
Create your art ahead of time, then bring it to the group to share and process together.
We can't wait to see what you make and hear how you are practicing self-love! ❤️
Self Kindness Check-in
Ways that I am Kind to my Body…
Ways that I am kind to myself in my thoughts…
Ways that I protect myself…
Ways that I challenge myself to grow…
Imperfections about myself that I strive to accept…
Things that I celebrate about myself…
Things that I love to do…
Group Directions
Self Kindness can look like:
- Going to bed on time; attending to your need for rest
- Trying new things
- Giving yourself permission to be imperfect
- Forgiving yourself
- Accepting yourself as a work in progress
- Celebrating your efforts and accomplishments, however small
- Owning your story
- Acknowledging your strengths
- Spending time with your SELF
- Saying NO to requests or demands you cannot meet
- Saying YES to new opportunities even if it’s daunting
- Validating your feelings
- Complimenting yourself
- A gentle thought about yourself
- A choice to be vulnerable when it feels safe
- A choice to self-protect when necessary
- Choosing optimism
- Choosing gratitude
- Choosing your needs over others