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Do this for someone you know, but don’t necessarily ever tell him or her!
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Teens are focusing their attention for brief but intense periods of time and
noticing that when they have very uplifting thoughts for someone else, it
brings them up too.
Life Is a Movie, and You Are the Star!
Shakespeare said that all the world is a stage and we are the players. That’s
a useful attitude to take sometimes, because it gives us a more distanced
view of our life and helps us avoid getting bogged down in the details.
In this version, all the world is a movie, and we not only have the star-
ring role but also are the directors.
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When your teen is in a challenging situation, have her imagine that she is
the director and the star in a movie scene. What is the general theme of this
movie? What scene is she in? Who are the supporting players? What are the
main characters doing? What are they learning? What ideally happens next?
For example, the movie is about a young woman’s life and how she finds
ways to maintain a positive view of herself and survive in a difficult situation.
The scene is of her boyfriend telling her that he wants to break up with
her to be with someone else.
The main characters could be the young woman, her boyfriend, her
consoling best friend, and the “other woman.”