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Caring for your mind and spirit is important too during times of change and loss. Journaling, writing poetry, drawing or creating a collage are helpful ways to work through painful feelings and gaining an emotional release. I have found drawing in which I simply put colors, shapes and lines down on paper with crayons or colored pencils to be very helpful during stressful or difficult moments. Research has also shown that writing can help not only your mental well-being, but also your physical health as well. Writing helps to explore feelings and situations in more depth. Other things that can help to nurture the spirit is meditation, prayer or visualization, spending time with a pet, reading poetry or an inspirational book, giving and getting hugs, listening to music or watching a favorite movie. During difficult times, it may be hard to care for yourself, but this is a crucial time to love yourself.

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Life Finds A Way

By Berkeley Hall School’s 1995 Graduating Class: John-Michael Hayward, Katherine Lewis, Christina McComas, Bonnie Paul & Andrew Wyly

Soil washes off the hill; A seed is left close behind. A breeze picks up speed, Carries the lonely seed, And leaves it on the rock… confined.

And the light shines upon the rock Out from the sky’s misty gray. As it passes every day, Life finds a way.

The seed knows it must take root. Life will not be mocked! The power within the tree Becomes the unlocking key, And the tree stands firm with the rock.

And the light shines upon the tree Out from the sky’s misty gray. As it passes every day, Life finds a way.

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