Comments on: Art Journaling for Self-Esteem https://mindfulartstudio.com/art-journaling-for-self-esteem/ Art journaling, watercolor tutorials, and adult art classes Thu, 28 May 2015 02:25:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/art-journaling-for-self-esteem/#comment-8060 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 01:39:23 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=2918#comment-8060 In reply to Chelsea Anne Baugh.

HI Chelsea: Welcome to foxboroarttherapy.com! I’m tickled that you dropped by. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment. I love the wonderful work you do on http://www.chelseaannebaugh.com on living your passion in a realistic way.

You make a good point about learning to put yourself down. And I have the sense that it’s more pressure on women to do this. Assertive, confident women can sometimes be seen as “pushy” or “bossy,” which is sad, because we have so much to offer.

In my experience, the people who have a realistic assessment of both their strengths and weaknesses and embrace themselves and others fully, have been some of the happiest people I’ve known.

Thanks for all your good input.

Cheers,

Amy

]]> By: Chelsea Anne Baugh https://mindfulartstudio.com/art-journaling-for-self-esteem/#comment-8057 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:38:46 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=2918#comment-8057 Amy, this is such a wonderful post! I appreciate this writing prompt. I love how you defined what you love about yourself “true, calm recognition of your worth…exactly the way you name the strengths of friends and loved ones without a second thought.” We are trained to be self-depreciating. Combine that with our culture of comparison and our self-esteem takes a nose-dive. Thanks for helping us remember why we are great and showing gratitude for our strengths and even our weaknesses. The beautiful combination of strengths & weakness is what makes us who we are.

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/art-journaling-for-self-esteem/#comment-7907 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:50:07 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=2918#comment-7907 In reply to karin.

HI Karin!

Thanks for reading, trying the exercise, and commenting! It’s funny how hard it is to focus on what we like, but especially, what we love, about ourselves, isn’t it? It’s a strange thing given how easy it would be for us to rattle off a long list of what we love about our family or close friends.

I love that you brought up loving your ability to take risks, because it’s been a huge area of interest for me lately – the relationship between our ability/willingness to take risks, and our level of happiness. I hope that it has proven true for you. May you find many beautiful discoveries in each little risk you take today.

Also, I heard a wonderful podcast a while ago on NPR somewhere about a guy who heard that you have to try things 20 times before you know for sure if you truly can’t acquire a taste for them. He picked his list of least favorite foods, and for a year, tried them all prepared in numerous different ways. He was able to like them all minus perhaps one. Fascinating, right?

Cheers and thanks for contributing here,

Amy

]]> By: karin https://mindfulartstudio.com/art-journaling-for-self-esteem/#comment-7905 Sat, 14 Mar 2015 20:28:34 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=2918#comment-7905 Its strange doing this what you love about yourself exercise. it took a bit but one thing fit. today i came up with i love that i like trying new things without much hesitation. i still don’t like eating liver but i’ve even tried a few extra times over the years just to make sure that is still how it is. and that seems funny.

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/art-journaling-for-self-esteem/#comment-7889 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:12:06 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=2918#comment-7889 In reply to Grace.

HI Grace!

What a pleasure to have you here on foxboroarttherapy.com! I am so thrilled to hear how much you have been benefitting from art therapy. It really can be sort of “magical” can’t it? I think that’s why I love it so much. It feels so much more energizing to me than talking alone and what I can accomplish with someone that way.

I hope that you take advantage of the art tutorials page if you haven’t already:

Cheers!

Amy

]]> By: Grace https://mindfulartstudio.com/art-journaling-for-self-esteem/#comment-7847 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:57:59 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=2918#comment-7847 Hi Amy,
I stumbled across your website while looking up things about art therapy. I know you don’t know me, and I live in Southern CA, but I just wanted to let you know how much I value your field and work as an art therapist. I have been going to an art therapist for the past 6 months, and it has been life changing. I have done regular talk therapy before, with two other different therapists, and while it was helpful for different things, nothing gets to the core issue like art therapy does. It’s an amazing approach to therapy. Thank you for your informative website with great ideas for personal journaling!

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