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	DRAWING ON MOODS FOR SELF-REGULATION 4 illustrations and some reflections on moods. Overview ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I've taken to creating small illustrations of mood. They serve as visual reminders of how I feel, what I need, or why I'm behaving a certain way. I'll pull them out and place them on the desk so I can communicate a mood to myself and my living partner. This has been a fun, playful way to get to know my emotions while having the enjoyable artistic experiences of rendering illustrations of how the feelings look. Mood: /Buzzing, energetic, ecstatic, playful/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- High-octane hour is characterized by a bleeding excess of energy. This energy often accumulate from a high-energy workday, memorable daytime experience, or successful task accomplishment. With this mood I feel quite positive and able to actualize myself towards activities like dancing or cleaning (and sometimes both). I tend to listen to high-energy music when I'm in high-octane hour.

	Mood: /Pensive, sensitive/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiet time is a time to be interior. Usually I like to spend time in my head, doing a task that requires a lot of my concentration. I don't seek or desire much stimulation. Distractions are kept to a minimum. If I'm bothered during quiet time it can (but not always) feel quite uncomfortable and distressing to have to engaged another person.

	Mood: /Sensitive, hostile, powerless, loathing, bored/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- M-x grump-mode is not pleasant for me. I end up here if I've neglected some physical or mental need. Maybe I didn't eat well or eat enough. Maybe I've been triggered or had a distressing experience. I'm often seeking ways to feel better in this mood, but tend to thwart my own best efforts. Instead of looking inward I look away towards distractions. This mood can become a wrapper for other moods like quiet time.

	Mood: /Aware/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snack & movement is a wholesome place for me to be. It's a mood that recognizes the need for me to nourish myself. It's a self-care kind of mood, where I drop what's before me and tend to my biological needs. This mood also helps me restore focus mana. If I've been tending to a task for a long time and feel my energy dipping low, snack & movement can be a source of regeneration.

	DRAWING ON MOODS FOR SELF-REGULATION 4 illustrations and some reflections on moods. Overview ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I've taken to creating small illustrations of mood. They serve as visual reminders of how I feel, what I need, or why I'm behaving a certain way. I'll pull them out and place them on the desk so I can communicate a mood to myself and my living partner. This has been a fun, playful way to get to know my emotions while having the enjoyable artistic experiences of rendering illustrations of how the feelings look. Mood: /Buzzing, energetic, ecstatic, playful/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- High-octane hour is characterized by a bleeding excess of energy. This energy often accumulate from a high-energy workday, memorable daytime experience, or successful task accomplishment. With this mood I feel quite positive and able to actualize myself towards activities like dancing or cleaning (and sometimes both). I tend to listen to high-energy music when I'm in high-octane hour.

	Mood: /Pensive, sensitive/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiet time is a time to be interior. Usually I like to spend time in my head, doing a task that requires a lot of my concentration. I don't seek or desire much stimulation. Distractions are kept to a minimum. If I'm bothered during quiet time it can (but not always) feel quite uncomfortable and distressing to have to engaged another person.

	Mood: /Sensitive, hostile, powerless, loathing, bored/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- M-x grump-mode is not pleasant for me. I end up here if I've neglected some physical or mental need. Maybe I didn't eat well or eat enough. Maybe I've been triggered or had a distressing experience. I'm often seeking ways to feel better in this mood, but tend to thwart my own best efforts. Instead of looking inward I look away towards distractions. This mood can become a wrapper for other moods like quiet time.

	Mood: /Aware/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snack & movement is a wholesome place for me to be. It's a mood that recognizes the need for me to nourish myself. It's a self-care kind of mood, where I drop what's before me and tend to my biological needs. This mood also helps me restore focus mana. If I've been tending to a task for a long time and feel my energy dipping low, snack & movement can be a source of regeneration.