positive self talk flower - fontana
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POSITIVESELF-TALK
• Doyoueverhaveabaddayandendupblamingyourself?Ordoyoutellyourself,“TomorrowIwillmakebetterchoicesandbemorepositive.”
• PositiveSelf-Talkiswhenyoucommunicatewithyourselfinawaythathelpsyougetthroughadifficultsituation.
o Example:Whensomethingnegativehappenstoyouandyouthinkpositivelyinsteadofgettingsadorangry.
• Whenyoulookatthingsinapositiveway,itmakesaBIGdifferenceinhowyoufeel• Learningpositiveself-talkisdifficultatfirst,butjustremember:
o Stopyourselffromsayingthingslike“Ican’t”or“Inever”o Startsayingthingslike“Iam,Ican,andIwill”
• Thisactivitywillshowyouhowtotalkpositively.Makesureyoukeepitwhereyoucanseeitandpracticeitoften.
MATERIALS:• Paper(eithercoloredorprinterpaper)• Scissors• Markers
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Onyourblankpieceofpaper,cutoutaflowerthathas6petals2. Inthecenter,write“MyPositiveSelf-Talk”3. Onthepetals,youcanwritethepositivephrases(seemodel)orthinkofsomephrases
youthinkwouldhelpyouthinkpositivelyMODIFICATIONS/VARIATIONS:Someotherthingsyouwanttoaskyourselfwhilecreatingyourpositivephrasesare:
• WhyamIalwayshavingabadday?• WhydoIfeellikeIcan’tdothis?