Years ago I was at Costco with My Love when I decided to purchase a colouring book. Not for my nephews, but for myself and my husband. It is an activity that you do to relax you mind or single focus your thoughts. When you are thinking and focused on colouring inside the lines and what colours to use, you do not think about anything else that is going on around you. It is a kind of meditation. I just so happened to enjoy it, and I believe that My Love liked it, but wouldn't do it very often. I actually liked the colours that came with his set, so I would often use his coloured pencils to get different pops of colour.
Would I say that colouring these sheets made me happy? No. However it did take my mind off things that worried me even if for a little while. I get this same satisfaction when I set out to solve a puzzle. Focused. It is probably my stubbornness that plays a large part.
I will get the same feeling of focus cooking and baking. Today I made a vegetable soup from scratch. I had to prep all of the veggies first, then the process begins; adding, tasting, adding more, tasting more, until the soup is what I had imagined it to be. This takes a long time. Because of my illness the prepping today took me about three hours. My hands and arms were sore and painful, but I did it anyway. I get so much joy out of making soup. Joy = Happy
If there is something out there that you like to do, that takes your focus but gives you joy, just do it. Do it as often as you like. I have to stop typing now, my hands are getting tired.
Would I say that colouring these sheets made me happy? No. However it did take my mind off things that worried me even if for a little while. I get this same satisfaction when I set out to solve a puzzle. Focused. It is probably my stubbornness that plays a large part.
I will get the same feeling of focus cooking and baking. Today I made a vegetable soup from scratch. I had to prep all of the veggies first, then the process begins; adding, tasting, adding more, tasting more, until the soup is what I had imagined it to be. This takes a long time. Because of my illness the prepping today took me about three hours. My hands and arms were sore and painful, but I did it anyway. I get so much joy out of making soup. Joy = Happy
If there is something out there that you like to do, that takes your focus but gives you joy, just do it. Do it as often as you like. I have to stop typing now, my hands are getting tired.
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