01/21/2026
Continuing to add to this exercise! I really like this idea of a -- When you're out somewhere, focus on taking 9 pictures of a specific color, and create a collage from them.
Why mindfulness works: mindfulness is a practice that forces your focus on a current activity. That can help decrease the spirals of past- or future-oriented thoughts that often lead to increase stress or worries or sadness.
How it doesn’t work: a mindfulness activity doesn’t work if it doesn’t require your focus and attention. If you don’t have to think about the mechanics of riding a bike, then you can still engage in thought spirals while riding a bike. Therefore, riding a bike would not be an effective mindfulness technique.
How it works: if the task that you’re doing requires purposeful focus, it could be a helpful mindfulness technique for you. It can be even more effective if what you’re engaged in requires just attending to what’s around you — like finding a specific color.
Because a color walk would direct your attention to a particular color, it can be a helpful mindfulness technique for some people! Try it out 🙂. Post images of your own color walk below!
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