{"id":312,"date":"2022-03-05T13:23:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T13:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/?p=312"},"modified":"2022-03-05T13:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T13:23:07","slug":"the-magic-of-self-expression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/the-magic-of-self-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic of Self-Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201cI think it\u2019s important for all of us to express ourselves honestly with others. It doesn\u2019t mean telling them everything\u2026 But it does mean sharing what we\u2019re feeling, thinking, and dreaming\u00a0about as openly as possible.\u201d\u00a0<strong>-Shane Koyczan (Poet)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-314\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0151-135x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0151-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0151-460x1024.jpg 460w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0151-690x1536.jpg 690w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0151.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-315\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0153-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0153-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0153.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-316\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0167-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0167-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0167.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-317\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0176-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0176-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0176-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0176.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every child yearns to be listened to, heard, and understood. However, they usually may find it difficult to express themselves in the regular day to day routine. Therefore, keeping in mind the significance of healthy self-expression, students at Beaconhouse Metropolitan Campus-Girls were provided an opportunity to creatively self-express themselves through writing, painting, poetry and music or whatever form they were comfortable with. The main aim was to support them in expressing themselves openly and without judgment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-319\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0107-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0107-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0107-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0107-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0107-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0107.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-320\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0112-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0112-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0112.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-321\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0116-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0116-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0116.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-322\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0134-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0134-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0134-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0134.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students have their own unique quirks and traits, as well as their own preferences and style for sharing pieces of themselves with others. Hence, they enthusiastically gave wings to their imagination and created beautiful masterpieces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once the creative activity was complete, students flaunted their artistic wonders resulting in an extravaganza of colours, shapes, figures, words and illustrations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-323\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0035-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0035-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0035-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0035.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-324\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0036-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0036-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0036.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-325\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0049-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0049-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0049.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-326\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0065-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0065-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0065.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Engaging in this creative self-expression activity turned out to be a fruitful wellness practice reducing stress and increasing a sense of well-being and positive emotions.\u00a0It helped students feel more empowered and more connected to others, thus, strengthening both students\u2019 mental health and self-understanding.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-327\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0008-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0008-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0008.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-328\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0009-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0009.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-329\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0003-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0003.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-330\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0004-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0004.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is true that when a child\u2019s well-being, resilience, and coping abilities are supported, they can confidently reveal their perfectly imperfect inner, authentic self and make them a better person which is the need of today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFind the courage to be imperfect. It is through our cracks and vulnerabilities that we connect with others and create meaningful relationships.\u201d\u00a0<strong>-Brene Brown (Author)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-318\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0178-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0178-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0178-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0178-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220302-WA0178.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u201cI think it\u2019s important for all of us to express ourselves honestly with others. It doesn\u2019t mean telling them everything\u2026&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/the-magic-of-self-expression\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Magic of Self-Expression<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[14,62,43],"class_list":["post-312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-express-yourself","tag-bmc","tag-bmcgirls","tag-bssofficial","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":332,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions\/332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/378\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}