The Leader in Me
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How I Sharpen the Saw!

Emely's drawings

Coping with my feeling during COVID 
​By Emely Compres

For me one of the most difficult things about the social distancing is missing my friends and teachers.  I miss spending time with them and learning new things. Sometimes I get sad because I don’t know when this COVID rules of social distancing is going to end. It is important to take care of yourself emotionally and physically. The leader in me teaches us to sharpen the saw! This means we need to take care of ourselves and bodies. The way I take care of myself is to listen to music, coloring, spending time with loved ones, eating right, and sleeping well.
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But one of my favorites self care activity is drawing. When I draw I feel calm and happy. I feel like nobody can take away my way of expressing myself. Drawing allows me to use my imagination and think of a better world.  I use my imagination and think that my friends are right next to me helping me color. Even though we are at home my friends and loved ones are still there. My pictures remind me of that. My advice is to never give up, find yourself something you love to do. It is okay to feel lost sometimes, all we can do is move forward in a direction that makes sense to us and hope for the best. 

​​Art by Mariah

​I have a voice!
​By Mariah Glen

I may not talk a lot, but that does not mean I have nothing to say. Everybody expresses themselves a little different. I love to draw. When I feel bored, I like to draw to feel better. I also love to help around the house. I help with cooking and making smoothies in the afternoon. Smoothies are very healthy and good to “sharpen the saw”. When the quarantine is over, I want to go for walks in the park and the mall. I love going to Target and browsing clothes and toys. 

I love to play Mindcraft. It gives me the ability to use my imagination and build anything or any world I want. I also like to play roblox during the weekend and for animations I use flipaclip. These games help me to relax and take me to another happy place. 

We can express ourselves in so many ways! It is up to you how you do it.  One thing I know is that I am in charge of myself and have the choice on how I communicate. I may not talk a lot, but I am a great listener. I also have good observation and can recall things you would not even know I was listening too.   I chose to communicate through my art. It is really soothing...
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