Colour Your Mood: Brighten Your Day With Colour

Where do we begin when it comes to emotions?

They can be complex. Sometimes when we are angry we get upset. Some people like to make jokes and laugh but really they are sad. Some people cry when they are happy. It's not always easy to recognise and release these feelings. 

I have found it very hard to express my emotions; I would bury them deep inside but I still felt my emotions through my body. 

Some of the things would include pain in my shoulders, headaches, and not being able to sleep. 

I was never a person who would write journals about how I felt. I would think "what if someone read it", I didn't want people to see what I had written, it would be personal to me. 

A few year later, I came across an idea that people had been using, where they would match colours to their mood. Then they would make a pattern, over a period of time. I found this very interesting as a creative person, and also a good way to learn about my emotions. 

I thought this would be a great way to help other people learn about their emotions too, without having to write about their feelings. All they would need to do was colour!

I decided to make my own "Colour Your Mood" journal to share, and in my book I thought I would include a space to make notes, for if a person wanted to look more deeply into their emotions and how they might be affecting them. 

There is a unique pattern for each month, which also has a name to make it more fun.