Every day our lives are packed with stress. We are constantly bombarded with news and its usually horrific or shocking from around the world. It's some kind of disaster (natural or otherwise), people being murdered, sold, abused, neglected or tortured. It seems the human race can and does on a regular basis sink further and further to new levels of violence on a daily basis and between TV, computers, radio and smartphones we are constantly hearing all about it.
So we need to find a way to focus our minds on something simple and block out all the garbage and let our minds find some peace. Even tasks such as crochet, knitting or video games takes a certain amount of concentration. If these tasks are fairly routine for your brain and is soothing or calming to you, by all means have a go. But there's another way to "zone out" and turn off your brain. Coloring.
Adult coloring books are all the rage right now. Amazon will frequently indicate a coloring book for adults is out of stock. I've even heard that publishers can't keep up with demand for coloring books. There's a nice selection of books out there for adults now. Flowers, animals, mandalas and more are just some examples of the kinds of books out there. Some even have treasure hunts in them. Like there are 42 bugs, 120 hearts in the book that you can find while coloring. I used to take a really large coloring poster into work with me and my set of colored pencils. Right after eating my sandwich, I would tape the corners down and get to work for the rest of the lunch hour. Eventually, other's joined in and it became a lunch time ritual, that everyone seemed to enjoy and found relaxing.
The whole point is to just color. Don't think about it too hard. Don't stress about the colors. Don't worry about staying in the lines. Once you get your brain to focus on coloring in the spot you're working on, you'll kinda zone out and then next thing you know you've lost an hour or 3.
I got the BIC Mark-it, ultra fine point markers in 36 colors and I really like them. They're on Amazon for $24.49. They mark quite smoothly and I like the colors. Some are very, very dark which kinda look more black but oh well. I've had these about a month and none have run dry yet and they got good reviews on Amazon. But you can use anything you like from colored pencils to crayons. It doesn't matter. There's a lot of different gel pens on Amazon too, just make sure you read the reviews of all the different packs. Some pens may last longer than others. The good thing is buying some markers and a coloring book, won't break the bank.
The first coloring book I got was Creative Coloring Inspirations which you can find here on Amazon as well for $7.00 or so. The pages are perforated and I would recommend you remove the page you want to work on because these markers will bleed to the back. They don't bleed much but they will mess up the next page in the book if you don't take it out or at least put some kind of blank paper behind it.
Here's a few pictures of the pages I've done from this book. I mostly rotate through all the colors. I like the designs to have a lot of complimentary and contrasting colors and I think it makes for a more interesting picture. But that's just me. I'm sure that whatever you choose it will turn out great. But remember, the point is to relax.
So we need to find a way to focus our minds on something simple and block out all the garbage and let our minds find some peace. Even tasks such as crochet, knitting or video games takes a certain amount of concentration. If these tasks are fairly routine for your brain and is soothing or calming to you, by all means have a go. But there's another way to "zone out" and turn off your brain. Coloring.
Adult coloring books are all the rage right now. Amazon will frequently indicate a coloring book for adults is out of stock. I've even heard that publishers can't keep up with demand for coloring books. There's a nice selection of books out there for adults now. Flowers, animals, mandalas and more are just some examples of the kinds of books out there. Some even have treasure hunts in them. Like there are 42 bugs, 120 hearts in the book that you can find while coloring. I used to take a really large coloring poster into work with me and my set of colored pencils. Right after eating my sandwich, I would tape the corners down and get to work for the rest of the lunch hour. Eventually, other's joined in and it became a lunch time ritual, that everyone seemed to enjoy and found relaxing.
The whole point is to just color. Don't think about it too hard. Don't stress about the colors. Don't worry about staying in the lines. Once you get your brain to focus on coloring in the spot you're working on, you'll kinda zone out and then next thing you know you've lost an hour or 3.
I got the BIC Mark-it, ultra fine point markers in 36 colors and I really like them. They're on Amazon for $24.49. They mark quite smoothly and I like the colors. Some are very, very dark which kinda look more black but oh well. I've had these about a month and none have run dry yet and they got good reviews on Amazon. But you can use anything you like from colored pencils to crayons. It doesn't matter. There's a lot of different gel pens on Amazon too, just make sure you read the reviews of all the different packs. Some pens may last longer than others. The good thing is buying some markers and a coloring book, won't break the bank.
The first coloring book I got was Creative Coloring Inspirations which you can find here on Amazon as well for $7.00 or so. The pages are perforated and I would recommend you remove the page you want to work on because these markers will bleed to the back. They don't bleed much but they will mess up the next page in the book if you don't take it out or at least put some kind of blank paper behind it.
Here's a few pictures of the pages I've done from this book. I mostly rotate through all the colors. I like the designs to have a lot of complimentary and contrasting colors and I think it makes for a more interesting picture. But that's just me. I'm sure that whatever you choose it will turn out great. But remember, the point is to relax.
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