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Activities that you can do on National Coloring Day
Some benefits of Coloring
As you relax and start coloring, you can enter a world of creative expression and all your daily, intrusive thoughts start to lighten up. You make all the rules so you can color inside or outside the lines.
The activity of coloring is both creative and repetitive, allowing your mind to get absorbed in what you're doing and let some of those high-level cognitive functions take a break. Adult coloring stems all the way back to the late great psychologist Carl Jung. Even now, many psychologists suggest this to patients as a means of relaxation, and as a calming tool.
Self Care doesn’t have to be limited to what others say you’re “supposed” to do. Take a few moments to add the ‘me time’ that you need to take a break and focus on the piece that you’re creating and all the details that bring it to life. It may just be what you need to truly unlock the sense of peace and clarity that you desire.
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I know I need to focus more on self-care, but just getting through the day with a 9 to 5 and running a business can often be overwhelming. Adding in self care? Who has time for that?
Most of us think of self care as occasionally reading a novel or closing the bathroom door so the kids can’t burst in and interrupt or maybe even getting a massage here and there. The truth is self care can be any of those things if that’s what you like but it’s much bigger than that. When you are doing activities consistently that support your overall wellness, you're practicing self care. With the holiday stress here in full effect, it’s important to be reminded of self care and how to integrate it into your everyday life.
Here is my list…
The hardest part for me was taking the time to schedule them on my calendar but if I can do it, so can you. Feel free to share your self care list below. Happy Holidays!
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Latoya Nicole is a bestselling author, mental health professional and social entrepreneur. She is creating her own lane while bringing diversity to adult coloring books that are aimed to help women relieve stress. Her coloring books have been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Curly Nikki, Black Enterprise, Madame Noire, Official Black Wall Street and more. Being passionate about uplifting females in the community she also teaches emerging entrepreneurs how to start and market their online businesses. Find her at https://iamlatoyanicole.com .
]]>Anxiety affects all of us in one way or another however, some of us deal with stronger or more frequent battles with it. It’s as if it is hard-wired in our brains and we can’t altogether escape it. Our mind is the place where we experience the greatest conflict, most likely because our head is the motherboard of our body. It’s the leader of our body and it’s controlled by worldly emotions. When your mind is conflicted you may even notice that you wake up tired because although you may have been asleep, your mind never rested. But, what does God have to say and how can that help us cope with this unorthodox emotion?
I will keep you in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on me. (Isaiah 26:3)
It is not God’s will for you to lack peace. Most of the time our anxieties come from worrying about what will happen when truthfully half of the things that we think will happen, never happen. The thoughts just come to rob you of peace. When it feels like you’re walking down a dark alley without knowing what is waiting for you, here are 3 practical tools to help you manage.
Whatsoever is good, think on these things. (Philippians 4:8)
I once gave a lecture on a spiritual retreat attended by women, leaders and Pastors. During the retreat I introduced adult coloring books and by the end of the retreat I witnessed the ladies relaxing and coloring with their box of crayons during their silent times to refocus and reflect on what had been taught. I was grateful that they embraced a new healthy way to quiet their mind and meditate. Sometimes the cares of this world and the white noise of anxiety can keep us from hearing the voice of God and coloring was able to bring about a sense of mindfulness for them.
Anxiety has a voice and that voice likes to lie. Anxiety enjoys telling us that we are on our own and that no one cares or understands. This is so far from the truth but as long as you keep your issues bottled up inside then those lying ministering thoughts will be true ‘to you’. Sharing feelings with someone such as a counselor allows you to relieve tension when you “let go” of what’s troubling you. Putting words to what you’re feeling can also give you perspective on your struggle, helping you to understand your situation more clearly and to think through any decisions. It helps you to realize that your feelings are valid and understandable. Realizing that someone cares enough to listen and to understand can be comfort for your hurt and encouragement for getting through your problem. In time you realize that you feel more peace.
Be anxious for nothing but in all things by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (Philippians 4:6-7)
God gave us really clear instruction on what to do with our anxiety. Tell him about it in all sincerity keeping in mind your thankfulness for the victories that you have already overcome in your life. Let him know that you don’t know what to do about this issue or how to handle it. Ask him for help. When we do that, he promised that his peace would guard our hearts and our minds. We have to admit that we are not in control of our lives and acknowledge that God is.
Latoya Nicole is a bestselling author, mental health professional and social entrepreneur. She is creating her own lane while bringing diversity to adult coloring books that are aimed to help women relieve stress. Her coloring books have been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Curly Nikki, Black Enterprise, Madame Noire, Official Black Wall Street and more. Being passionate about uplifting females in the community she also teaches emerging entrepreneurs how to start and market their online businesses. Find her at https://iamlatoyanicole.com .
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Great for self care.
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Latoya
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Coloring allows you to be creative and to “think outside of the box”. For example, when you color a leaf it doesn’t have to be green just because it’s usually green in real life. You can make it pink or orange because it’s your own personal creative decision.
Anxiety is a common mental condition affecting hundreds of adults. Anxiety can cause many symptoms including: panic attacks, excessive uneasiness and apprehension, thoughts of death or dying, excessive worry, nausea, headaches, chills, fever, insomnia, etc. By using coloring pages for adults, it can help bring about relaxation which promotes stress-relief.
You get a chance to be as social or as “anti-social” as you want. You can color in solitude or it can be another way to socialize and have an activity to do with other people.
While most people find it difficult to meditate, coloring pages for adults easily help induce a meditative state by keeping you focused on the present moment. When coloring our brain experiences relief when entering a meditative state.
Sometimes social media can promote unhealthy feelings of jealousy, envy, and loneliness, because you begin comparing yourself to what appears to be other people’s “perfect life”. Powering-down for a period of time provides opportunity to reset and refocus appreciation and gratitude for our own lives.
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Did you also know that adult coloring stems all the way back to the late great psychologist Carl Jung? Jung used coloring thinking it would help his client’s access new self-knowledge. Even now, many psychologists suggest this to patients as a means of relaxation, and as a calming tool. This applies to individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, stress disorders, depressive disorders, eating and binge eating disorders, anger management issues, and substance abuse issues. The time and focus that adult coloring takes helps the individual remove the focus from the negative issues and habits, and focus them in a safe and productive way. With the craziness of life’s ups and downs I’m sure we could all use a little coloring to relax our minds and unwind. So, whether you are helping clients, coloring alone or coloring with a group of girlfriends at a coloring party just have fun, unplug from technology and create magic!
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