Happy News

British 7-Yr-Old Boy Paints Like Old Master

I'm looking for "happy news" and I found this on the net while surfing around. Can you believe the talent this 7-year-old boy has? We need to keep in mind that anything is possible.

A New Year-- A New Approach

Since I started DBT, I have realized that dwelling on the "illness" side of my personality is not exactly healthy. So I have decided to write about things that I am interested in-- things that you may find interesting and things that are healing to the soul. I want to suggest books to read, blogs and websites to check out and thoughts to ponder.

Lately, I've been branching out into the "public sector" and trying to find a job. I'm on a substitute teaching list and I just interviewed for a Literacy Ed Tech position yesterday. I'm crossing my fingers for that one. Any positive thoughts or prayers you can give me would be greatly appreciated. If it doesn't work out, I hope to have the will to keep plugging along applying for other positions. My problem is that it's been so long since I've worked. I haven't kept up with the latest jargon or anything. I hope they can see through that to my willingness to learn. We'll see.

For my first "mindfulness" exercise for you all, I suggest going out and blowing some bubbles, drawing with crayons (that smell!) or playing with playdoh-- do something that you did in your childhood!  It will soothe you, trust me.  This is some thing I did in one of my DBT sessions and I loved it.

Enjoy,

Jen