For an art therapy exercise I made this collage. I was rummaging through magazine clips and the "How Not to Die" jumped out at me, as that seemed exactly what the main goal of my hospitalization was. Other phrases are Out and About, Discover More, Be Happy, Live Well, Caught in the Moment, and Harmony. Pics are of a waterfall, good meals, a BFF necklace, a woman jogging, parasailing (as in, having a parachute if you're going to take a big leap), a dog, colored pencils, paint, tambourine, hands clapping, scrapbook paper in purple gingham, and I made a silver glitter heart. I put the red feather with the Miss Scarlet phrase to remind myself of the scene where she has to go into the lion's den, so to speak, and hold her head high despite the horrible things everyone was believing and saying about her.
If I'd had a long time to ponder over this, it would've looked very different. But to paste it together in 30 minutes, I don't think it's too bad a message. Fitness, creative expression, savoring life, support system, channel Scarlet, glitter, and love ... these things will keep me alive.
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