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Discover the power of manifestation with our in-depth guide, designed to help you align your thoughts, emotions, and actions with your deepest goals. This guide offers practical tools and guided exercises that teach you how to clearly visualize your desires, remove internal blocks, and attract positivity into your daily life. Whether you're looking to improve your finances, relationships, health, or overall well-being, this guide is your map to a fulfilling and conscious life. Start manifesting the life you've always dreamed of.

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In the past when I have made pinwheels I have made them the traditional way but I just learned a new method, at least it is new to me, to make pinwheels and it is super fast and SEW easy! Pinwheels are a very traditional quilt block to make and I love how they look so I am going to try my hand at this new process and see how they look. In a few weeks I am going to show you how to do the Disappearing Pinwheel quilt block and that one is really easy and quick too - but for now, on to the Pinwheel Quilt Block! Don't forget to wash and press your fabric before starting any quilting project. This assures that all your cuts and seams will be even and straight so that when you are all done, everything lines up perfectly! To start this quilt you are going to need squares that are 5" X 5" in a few different colors or if you want this to be even easier you can use Charm Packs (squares that are pre-cut in 5" X 5" squares and packaged in batches) that you can purchase from any fabric store or Walmart has them as well. They usually come with several different fabric patterns so you can make something really colorful and fun. At Walmart they run about $7.99 per pack of 32. Take one of your patterned blocks and lay it face up with a solid block laying face down on top. I have some here that have the edges pinked (that zig zaggy edge) and my solid color blocks are exactly 5" X 5". When I sewed my seams, I measured by the white block since I knew its edges were exact. Sew a 1/4" seam all the way around the two blocks YIKES! Don't look at how dusty and dirty my sewing machine is. I will clean it right after I finish these blocks. pivoting at the corners. This is how it should look. Place your quilting ruler diagonally on the block from corner to corner on the block you have just sewn the 1/4" seam all the way around on and cut all the way through from corner to corner. Leaving the two pieces together on your cutting board, place your ruler on top going the other direction and cut right down the center again from corner to corner. This is what you now have. Take the four triangles you now have to your ironing board and set the seams by pressing flat and then pressing them open. Do this with each triangle. When setting your seams and pressing them, always press toward the dark side (no, this is not a Star Wars reference) like the picture above. Lay the 4 squares out now into your pinwheel pattern by placing them in a box shape with the opposite colors touching like the picture above. Pick up the top two squares and put them faces together and match up the seams so that they are nested together. Sew the top 2 squares together by sewing a 1/4" seam down the side. Then do the same with the 2 bottom squares using a 1/4" seam. Take your top and bottom pieces and press the seams to opposite sides. Now you are going to sew the top and bottom rows together using a 1/4" seam by putting them faces together and nesting the seams. This is what your blocks will look like and it will take you just a few minutes to put one together. Isn't this one so cute? Here are my first 8 blocks and I am so happy with the way they turned out. Now I just need to put together the other 24 blocks and then I will be ready to show you how I put the whole quilt together. But that is for another post. If you have experience in sewing pinwheels, I would love to hear from you. Are you already using this method or do you prefer the traditional way? If you haven't tried these yet, you must! They are really fun to make. Happy Sewing!

Affirmations for writers are designed to inspire and encourage writers. These are positive affirmations to help balance out the negative thoughts that might otherwise plague you.

Positive thinking is a skill that students can learn to improve their resilience and persistence when faced with challenging tasks. Negative thinking is a common stumbling block for many students (and adults). Negative thoughts can affect how a student feels, acts, and perceives what is going on around them. To change this, we teach students to identify their negative thinking and to change those thoughts to positive ones.In this resource, students will work on strategies to increase positive thinking and manage negative thoughts. Mastering this skill will help students handle frustrating or challenging situations more independently. This can be applied to students who experience negative thoughts about themselves or about others.This resource includes a group lesson with scaffolded activities and teacher/parent information about negative thinking. What You Get More activities are provided than would be necessary for a lesson. This should help counselors differentiate material for their students and have follow-up practice opportunities. Lesson I Do, We Do, You Do lesson on negative thinking, how to combat negative thinking, and how to increase your positive thinking. Ideal for small group counseling. Activities Worry Weeds or Sunny Sunflowers Sort: Students and facilitator sort positive and negative thoughts. Sunny Petals: Students identify positive thoughts and create a sunny sunflower with positive thoughts. Weed Cutters or Sunflower Growers: Students identify ways to combat negative thinking and increase positive thinking. Students identify their own negative and positive thoughts, strategies, and change a negative thought to a positive one. Make a Sunflower Bloom: Students practice changing a negative thought to a positive one. My Mind Garden: Students write down positive thoughts on flowers. The focus should be on filling our mind with positive thinking and eliminating negative thoughts. Fill Your Garden: Students practice positive thinking about themselves. You can also use this activity to continue practicing changing negative thoughts or identifying strategies. Sunflower Color by Strategies: Students color in strategies as they use them. This can be used over time as a goal tracker for practice, during group sessions, or as part of a game.   Parent/Teacher Information Sheet: Information for parents and teachers about negative thinking and how they can encourage positive thinking in their students.   Details This resource is ideal for counselors, psychologists, and social workers. It can certainly be used by teachers and parents too!

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Minimization and magnification are both cognitive distortions that influence how a client views their strengths and mistakes. While minimization involves downplaying positive events, magnification involves exaggerating flaws or shortcomings. Findings from a study reveal a positive correlation between magnifying negative events and depressive symptoms. The Minimization and Magnification CBT handout explains in simple terms what these thought patterns are. Clients who use the handout will identify whether they’re engaging in one or both distortions through specific examples. To challenge them, clients can follow any of the 7 strategies listed in the final part of the handout. Using this handout may help children and teens develop good mental habits, which reduces feelings of anxiety and isolation. While discussing minimization and magnification with them, we recommend asking open-ended questions to share their thoughts and experiences related to the topic. This handout is included in our CBT Handouts Bundle, which has all 19 of our CBT handouts covering a variety of CBT concepts. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of CBT worksheets and handouts. References: Blake, Emily, et al. “The Relationship between Depression Severity and Cognitive Errors.” American Journal of Psychotherapy, vol. 70, no. 2, Apr. 2016, pp. 203–221, https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2016.70.2.203. Grinspoon, Peter . “How to Recognize and Tame Your Cognitive Distortions.” Harvard Health, 4 May 2022, www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-recognize-and-tame-your-cognitive-distortions-202205042738.

Why Teach About Choices Each Person Has Control Over?Recognizing what is in our control helps young (and older!) people cultivate a strong internal locus of control and sense of self-efficacy, which are important building blocks for self-esteem, compassion towards self and others, having a growth mi...

I have received several questions regarding how to use Boom Cards in Seesaw, therefore I thought I would create a tutorial explaining how to assign Boom Card decks in Seesaw. You can assign Boom Cards to your students in Seesaw using links. It is important to note that Boom Cards can not be played in […]

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I’ve taught a lot of people how to knit. Kids at the camp where I used to work who stabbed at the wool for hours before triumphantly holding up a snarled pre-scarf; coworkers who stopped by during a lunch break to observe my crafting and wound up walking away with a new set of needles and a dream. Let's get started.