That is the question UNICEF wants to answer with the campaign “Feelings on a Paper”. The goal is to encourage children to explore emotions and express their feelings through drawing.
This can be a fun and simple activity to do and you may find out important information to work within your family. Just create a warm and cozy environment and ask your children to draw how they are feeling.
This is a great way to encourage them to ask question about this difficult moment and to express their thoughts, emotions and feelings with the whole situation. As soon as they are done, take some time to talk it over and help them feel safe and understood.
You can see more details of the campaign through the link in our Bio! So, are you ready to listen?✏️ ? ?
This pandemic affects more than our health, it affects our emotions and our interactions within society.
Throughout life human beings have relied on a few pillars to succeed and prosper. Currently, one of the main humans pillars’ depend on is being tested: relationships. We are beings who are always cultivating and expanding our relationships. In these difficult times, social isolation has taken a toll on our relationships, affecting our physical and mental health.
We believe that crisis, such as this pandemic, can generate learning opportunities. Instead of feeling down and negative about what is happening around you, we should start being more positive and asking ourselves… How can we maintain a healthy emotional intelligence throughout life, regardless of what is happening around you?
We have listed some tips to help you apply Emotional Intelligence (EI) not just during this pandemic, but in life.
Self-awareness will help you be an observer of your feelings, of what they spark in you, and how to be emotionally proactive rather than reactive.
Demand less of yourself. Put your energy into what you CAN control, not into what you CAN’T control. Just do your best and enjoy the process.
Take care of your “inner home”, it also needs your attention, your affection, and your time. You can do this through meditation and taking care of your body. Use your time to invest in what makes YOU happy.
Remember that nothing is permanent, the only constant is impermanence. In these uncertain times learn to be resilient, to flow like water. Resilience will help you to accept what you are offered, and with it create innovative solutions.
Empathetic attitudes will help us beyond the individual. Let’s get together without getting together, so we can all get out of this better than we entered.
Finally, this crisis is an invitation to live in the present, which is the best moment in our lives.
