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Four Agreements
2009 – THE YEAR OF CHANGELet’s Resolve To Change For The Positive!!

 

How can we become the “best we can be”?  Why not follow the 4 Agreements and make them you New Year’s Resolutions?

 

Resolution #1:  Be Impeccable With Your Word. 

Resolution #2:  Don’t Take Anything Personally

Resolution #3:  Don’t Make Assumptions

Resolution #4:  Always Do Your Best
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End The Holiday Blues

End The Holiday Blues

 
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End The Holiday Blues

Holidays are supposed to make people feel happy. But for many of us, holidays can create feelings of sadness, loneliness or frustration. These feelings may be brought about by such things as the pressure to spend money, demands on time and the continual expectation of cheerfulness.

The good news is that these “Holiday Blues” subside when daily routines are resumed.

To help cope with the blues, the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research offers the following suggestions:

 
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Children Heal Through Play
Art Therapy and Play Therapy are two ways children may access and heal upsetting events in their lives.  Linda Hunter, a Registered Play Therapist, states, “Imaginative play is used by children to resolve the past, cope with the present, and prepare for the future” “In play children find answers from within”.  A child therapist may help by being an attentive witness to this play or artmaking activity.  In being supported this way, the child most often feels heard and understood.

Cinnamon Weaver, LPAT
Art Therapist
 
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Mental Health Matters Everyday

Sunday – Relax

Monday – Make a plan

Tuesday – Surround yourself with supportive people

Wednesday – Take care of your body

Thursday – Give of yourself

Friday – Broaden your horizon

Saturday – Value yourself

National Mental Health Association
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare

 
Children Heal Through Play
Art Therapy and Play Therapy are two ways children may access and heal upsetting events in their lives.  Linda Hunter, a Registered Play Therapist, states, “Imaginative play is used by children to resolve the past, cope with the present, and prepare for the future” “In play children find answers from within”.  A child therapist may help by being an attentive witness to this play or artmaking activity.  In being supported this way, the child most often feels heard and understood.

Cinnamon Weaver, LPAT
Art Therapist