Interested in starting your own jar?
Necessary Materials
1) A Jar - to keep your happy memories in a safe place
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2) Sticky Notes - to write on, fold up, and place in the jar
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3) Pens - to write down the ideas you feel are most valuable
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4) Determination - to keep you on track for the years to come because one day it will all be worth it (unfortunately, I don't have a link for this one)
Why start your own jar?
We matter - our lives, our stories, our memories, our goals, our achievements, all of it. Each and every one of us is so unique, and finding a way to capture that is beautiful. This activity is important to me because it has allowed me to explore parts of myself that I never really thought about exploring. Sometimes we do things without even thinking about why we do them. This activity has given me the opportunity to contemplate why I do what I do, to think about my past, and to learn from it in a way that I never could have imagined. It is so important for all of us to find good in the world and within ourselves. Together we can learn the importance of training our minds to look for good in the world when all hope seems lost, of celebrating the meaningful moments in our lives no matter how small they seem at the time, and of accepting that change is inevitable. Over the course of our lives, we grow so much - physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is one way of acknowledging and recognizing how much we've grown and how much more we can grow.