Art Therapy

In some situations, children have a hard time explaining what they are thinking or feeling. Other times, a child may feel too afraid to share something that hurt them or scared them. They may feel like they have done something wrong and that they will be in trouble if they express what they are holding onto.  

Using art is a great way for a child to express their experiences, and the emotions that are attached to the experience, without the child having to vocalize. The event the child might draw or paint can give clues as to what is going on within the child. The patterns in which they use and the colors they choose all are windows that help a qualified therapist to peek inside the soul of the hurting child. 

Below is a list of colors and their meanings when used in art therapy. 

Black

• authority                                                      
• power
• strength
• evil
• death or mourning

White

• purity
• innocence
• cleanliness
• spaciousness

Red

• love
• energy
• intensity
• life
• blood

Yellow

• happiness
• warmth
• frustration
• anger
• attention-getting

Green

• natural
• growth
• money
• health

Blue

• calmness
• cold
• wisdom
• loyalty
• truth

Purple

• royalty
• wealth
• sophistication
• wisdom
• mystery

Have you experienced art therapy in your life? Have you witnessed the transformation in another's life? 

If so, we would love to hear from you. Please post a comment or emails us at

ContinualCare@gmail.com

How Are You Feeling Today?

Often times we have difficulty expressing the emotion we are feeling, especially children. By pointing to a feeling on a visual chart, children can begin to express what they are feeling even when they don't have the words.

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“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked pensively.

“You must want to fly so much you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”

“You mean die?”

“Yes and no,” he answered. “What looks like you will die, but what’s really you will still live”
                                                         —–From Hope For The Flower

Like a caterpillar, we too must sometimes face great fear of change, even knowing that the change may transform into something even more wonderful. Often times, change paralyzes us making it difficult to accept or motivated to face a change.  Other times, it motivates us, inspires us, and lifts us to new places. In the end, change is neither bad nor good, it is simply, change. 

"Your Children want YOU!"

"The Power of Moms" website is a collection of everything related to the up's and down's, of being a mom.  The site offers learning tools, podcasts, workshops, articles, and a free subscription to their weekly newsletter.

Recently, author April Perry wrote a posting that has received over 800 positive comments from women who can completely relate to the feeling of needing to be a perfect mom. If you are feeling discouraged,  there is not enough time in the day, inadequate, and have not yet read this article, you should right now!!

Here is a small sample, but do visit: "Your Children want YOU!"

"There’s this crazy phenomenon going on right now. Good, devoted mothers get on Pinterest . . . and blogs . . . and Facebook . . . and Twitter . . . and then they flip through parenting magazines and TV channels (full of advertisements and media hype) . . . and they’re convinced they’re not enough.

and unless their garden parties are thematically accessorized with butterfly lanterns,

They’re convinced that everyone else has magnetic, alphabetized spice containers, 

and they’re wearing the latest fashions (in a size two, of course), there’s no point in even showing up for the day.

Last Saturday, this happened to me...."

Rid Yourself of Daily Fears

"Don't move the way FEAR makes you move."

Move the way LOVE makes you move."

---Osho

Remember, love and fear are opposites. You cannot feel them both at the same time or in the same space. To rid yourself of those daily fears, submerse yourself in love.  

How do you do it? First love others by serving them. Second, find something you love about yourself. Third, surround yourself by positive people who enjoy experiencing true love in their life. 

As your heart expands in love, it pushes out the fear. Feel love, trust love. 

Divorce Rates

Currently in the United States, the average for 1st marriages to end in divorce is over 50%. However, 75% of those divorced will re-marry in 3-5 years.

Those who are on their 2nd or 3rd marriages risk a 62-68% chance of ending their marriage in divorce.

The two main reasons why divorce rates for 2nd-3rd marriages are high:

1). Couples are dealing with un-resolved baggage. They often times are repeating the same mistakes from their previous relationships.

2). Many of the couples lack good conflict resolution skills.  Often times, additional conflict comes with blending families in the best of circumstances.

Have you divorced and then re-married? What kinds of things are you doing to help 

protect and safeguard your marriage? 

ContinualCare@gmail.com

You are in Control of YOUR Life

You are in control of your life.
No one else.

There is not another person who can control how you feel, how you respond to things, or how you act. No one can make you mad, make you cry, or guilt you into something.

Every minute of every day, we are faced with things that are out of our control, but how you choose to handle them, is always in your control.