HEALTHY FAMILIES FOR ETERNITY

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• Work together in 2-3’s or in families, to make a list of ‘negative’ emotions and experiences. • After a few moments stop the group and collect their ideas on a flip chart. • Write one emotion in each group. Encourage each group to contribute an idea. If there are only a few groups, go around the group more than once to gather all the ideas. Here are the main negative emotions. Make sure they are all listed: • Shame • Embarrassment • Fear • Stress • Sadness • Disgust • Contempt • Anger • Disappointment • Frustration Ask: “When do you think Jesus felt ?” And invite ideas from the group. • Sad (When the rich young ruler rejected him, when his friends fell asleep in the Garden of Gethsemane, when Lazarus died, when he wept over Jerusalem, when Peter denied him). • Frustrated (When his disciples were afraid in the storm?). • Betrayed (When Judas betrayed him). • Angry (When he saw the market place in the temple). • Disappointed (When only one leper returned to thank him, when his disciples showed lack of faith, when none of the disciples were willing to wash the others’ feet). • Abandoned (When his disciples left him, when he was dying on the cross). Several of the negative emotions are helpful and protective. Frustration can encourage us to look for better solutions. Fear can help us to run away from danger and protect ourselves and those we love. Positive anger (righteous indignation) can give us the energy to stand up for someone who is being oppressed or bullied. Sadness can help us to grieve appropriately for someone or something we’ve lost, and to be comforted by those around us. Feelings that lift us up • Work together in 2-3’s or families to make a list of positive emotions and experiences that fill you up and ‘recharge your batteries’. • After a few moments stop the group and collect their ideas on a flip chart. Write one emotion or experience per group so that every group can contribute an idea. If you only have a few groups, do a few rounds to gather all the ideas. • Distribute the handout, ‘Happy, Healthy Emotions’ which describes the top ten positive emotions as identified by Barbara Fredrickson, and includes supportive Bible verses. Here are the main positive emotions. Make sure that all of these are on the list you have created: • Joy • Peacefulness, • Love • Hope/Optimism • Fun and laughter • Inspiration • Being absorbed in something interesting • Feeling good about a job well done • Wonder • Gratitude Ask: “When do you think Jesus felt ?” And invite ideas from the group. • Love for others – all the time! • A sense of wonder – when he saw the faith of the Canaanite mother. (Matthew 15:21-28). • Thankful – when Mary poured perfume on his feet, when people shared food with Him. • Peaceful – when He rested in the boat, or stayed with Mary and Martha. • Inspired – when He spent time in prayer • Joyful – when the Roman centurion believed and his servant was healed. (Luke 7:1-10). Why do you think it is important for us to have these healthy emotional experiences, too? Emotions - invitations to connect Our emotions are invitations for others to connect with us. Paul talks about this in Romans 12:15; “Rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn.” Say: ‘Think about a time when you experienced a moment of wonder on your own, such as seeing a rare bird, a wild creature, a rainbow, a sunset, the ocean, a butterfly, or even watching an ant or a bee.’ Then say: ‘Think about a time when you experienced a moment of wonder with a friend or family member. SEMINAR 41 NURTURING HEALTHY EMOTIONS
HEALTHY FAMILIES FOR ETERNITY REACH THE WORLD 42 How does a moment of wonder feel different when it’s shared, and you can wonder together with someone else?’ We love it when people laugh with us, and we feel more comforted when we’re sad if there are people who stay with us and share in our sadness. When we show fear, we’re inviting others to protect us and help us to feel safe again. When we express disappointment we may hope that people will say something comforting and encouraging, or try to help us out. In groups or pairs ask people to think about what they would like other people to do when they feel different positive and negative emotions: • When we’re angry we would like people to… • When we’re disappointed we would like people to… • When we’re frustrated we would like people to… • When we’re… Experiencing healthy emotions together • Invite the group to move into the space where you have set up the interactive tables. • It’s helpful if families and couples visit the tables together, and any people without families can form groups of 2-3 people to explore the activities. • The aim is for everyone to reflect on different healthy emotions, enjoy sharing them with each other, and begin to think how they could experience more of these positive emotions in their families and lives. • Remind people how long they have for the activity. • Remind them when they are half way through the allocated time, and when they are five minutes from the end. Positive emotion activity tables This is an interactive part of the workshop, where people can experience some positive emotions in fun and simple ways. The objectives of this section are to: • Provide hands-on experiences about positive emotions. • Encourage families and friends to talk about positive emotions and how to nurture them. • Offer simple ways families and individuals can include positive and uplifting experiences in their every day lives. How to set up the tables • Read through all the instructions below. • Download/print off the activity table instruction cards. • Gather the simple materials needed for each table – or delegate the different table preparations to various members of your team. • If possible, set the tables up in a different room to the place where you will be presenting. But you can set them up around the edges of your room if you have one space to use. • Set up the tables before the workshop to enable smooth transitions. • Set up the peaceful area in a well-signposted but separate room from the main activities to preserve the serene atmosphere. 1. Nurturing Hope Making a hope candle ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’ Jeremiah 29:11 Needs: • Stack of plain paper • Pencils and erasers • Paper scissors and marker pens • Sample hope candle What you do: • Take a sheet of paper and fold it in half vertically, to make a tall shape. • Draw and cut the top of this tall shape to look like a candle by creating a flame and then rounding the top corners. • Now you should have a folded card that looks like a candle. • Fill it with Bible verses, experiences, encouragement and anything else that will give you hope when you feel discouraged. • Keep it somewhere safe and add new ideas to it. Nurturing hope: • What thoughts and memories keep you going when times are hard? • How do other people help you to keep your hope nurtured and alive? • Do you know anyone whose hope candle might be burning low? How can you encourage them?
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