As even the largest tree ends in twigs, your fingers are the smallest appendages branching from your body. Our hands and fingers have been our main tools for survival, gesturing, making things, using those things, counting, writing, and now typing.
Researchers found that writing as few as three weekly thank you notes over the course of three weeks improved life satisfaction, increased happy feelings and reduced symptoms of depression.
If you are feeling the voice of the inner critic to be overwhelming, I suggest letting it speak. Pick up the pen and ask the critic, “Why are you showing up today and what do you have to say to me?”
Nadia Colburn, PhD provides mindful coaching and writing coaching to individuals and groups. Her creative writing courses and coaching services work at the intersection of the individual and society for a more creative, mindful, and aligned world.
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