Self-guided activity: What we do

What will you need?

• A place where you can sit comfortably and draw, and a table or flat surface to write against.
• A piece of paper, and pen or pencil.

Step by step

Start by sitting somewhere where you are comfortable and have a clean, flat surface to put the paper on. Have your paper and pen or pencil ready.

1. Draw a line down the center of your paper from top to bottom.
   At the top of the paper, on the left side of the line, write “Good things I do for myself.”
2. Before you write anything else, close your eyes.
   Imagine yourself going through a day that is typical for you right now.
   Imagine all the things you do from first thing in the morning, throughout the day, until you sleep at night.

3. Open your eyes.
   From the day you just imagined, think of the good things you do for yourself. These might be things you do to take care of yourself, to reach your goals, stay active, keep your relationships strong, and have fun.

   On the left side of your paper, write all the good things you do for yourself. Try to write them in the order that you do them every day. If there are things you do more than once in a day, you can repeat them as often as you do them.

4. On the right side of your paper, write “Good things I do for others.”
   From the day you just imagined, think of the good things you do for others every day (You can close your eyes again and reimagine your day if that helps). These might be things you do to take care of others, help them with what they need to stay healthy, make them feel happy.
   On the right side of your paper, write all the good things you do for others. Try to write them in the order that you do them every day. If there are things you do more than once, you can repeat them.
5. Read your list to yourself. Notice all the good things you do every day!
   As you read your list, you may find yourself thinking about things that you feel you should do, or things you should not do. Try not to worry about those things now.

Create more

• Try to transform your list into a little story, poem or song. Tell your story or perform your poem or song for others.
• Create a drawing, photo essay, audio recording or a video to illustrate your lists and your story, poem or song.

Share

Online:

• Send and share what you created in the chat group. Watch out for your friends’ and peers’ lists, poems, stories, and anything else they created!
• Look for more messages from your chat group to see what the others have created.
• Participate in the chat!

Everyone (online and offline):

• Keep your paper with the lists and your story, poem or song somewhere where you can look at it every day. For example, you might hang it on your wall.
• If you want, share your story, poem or song to other people in your household.
• Invite others from your household and your friends to do the same activity. Discuss what you learn from each other’s lists and stories.