Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. This particular day in Art Therapy, the prompt was to express one of the Personal Bill of Rights. I chose to draw a snowflake to express number 12. “I have the right to be uniquely myself.” I think that one right stood out to me because of …
Month: February 2021
Art Therapy
Warning, this post contains themes of Mental Health. One of the things that we have been doing in the Partial Hospitalization Program was Art Therapy. I found art therapy to be very soothing and healing. It helped me escape all my stress, anxiety and depression. I took the art prompts and attempted to put my …
Where are you from?
I cringe every time someone asks me this question. And it happens a lot on a regular basis. How am I supposed to answer this question? I have now lived in Seattle for 7 years. Does that give me permission to say that I am from Seattle? Seattle is a city filled with people from …
White Passing People of Color
I was talking to a friend of mine who is a white passing person of color and we got into the topic of if white passing people of color are also people of color? First of all, yes. All white passing people of color are still people of color. So what then does it mean …
Perfectionism
I hate the word perfectionist. When people use the term it is almost always some sort of humble brag about themselves being too perfect. “I have to make sure all the items are aligned down to the pixel” or “I haven to double check to make sure all the spelling and grammar is always correct.” …
Lunar New Year
Happy Lunar New Year! And it is Lunar New Year and not Chinese New Year. This is one of those things that bother me a lot. These days Korean culture has spread far and wide. There is Gangnam Style, BTS, other K-pop groups, and Korea Dramas. Kia and Hyundai are both no longer produce cheap …