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Activity: HOW MINDFUL AM 1? For each of the following situations, decide whether the person followed these guidelines for mindful speech: Is what I want to say True? Is what I want to say Helpful? Am I the best one to say it? Is it necessary to say it Now? Is it Kind to this person and others? [THINK definition from Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety by Dr. Christopher Willard] In your journal, for each number, mark V for yes, X for no, or ? if you're not sure. There could be more than one 'correct answer. The purpose of this activity is to reflect on the situations and whether vou've witnessed or experienced something similar in your own life. 1. I did really well on an exam. I said to my friends, "I got the top score. What did you get?" Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T K 2. One of my friends was bragging about getting a good score on a test, and I didn't want to tell him I failed. I said, "Congratulations!" then started talking about something else. Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T K 3. People kept telling me about this strange color Mrs. Jenkins dyed her hair. When I saw her, I didn't think it looked that bad, so I told her, "Your hair's not as weird as evervone savs it is." Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H N K 4. A woman with a big belly was about to enter the building. I told my friend, "We need to go open the door for that lady. She's pregnant. Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H N K 5. A boy told his friend to hold the door open for me because I'm pregnant. I said, "Hey, I'm not pregnant! You sayin' I'm fat?" Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H I N K 6. A boy told his friend to hold the door open for me because I'm pregnant. I said, "Thank you for holding the door, but I'm actually not pregnant." Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H N K 7. I saw a couple of kids cheating on a test. I went up to the teacher after class and told him what I'd seen. Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T N K 8. I saw a girl looking at her phone during a test. I went up to the teacher after class and told him she was cheating.

Answer 1

Here's a breakdown of whether each situation followed the guidelines for mindful speech:

1. Situation: "I did really well on an exam. I said to my friends, 'I got the top score. What did you get?'"

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T? H? I? N? K?

Answer: T? H? I? N? K?

2. Situation: "One of my friends was bragging about getting a good score on a test, and I didn't want to tell him I failed. I said, 'Congratulations!' then started talking about something else."

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H I? N? K?

Answer: T H I? N? K?

3. Situation: "People kept telling me about this strange color Mrs. Jenkins dyed her hair. When I saw her, I didn't think it looked that bad, so I told her, 'Your hair's not as weird as everyone says it is.'"

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H N K?

Answer: T H N K

4. Situation: "A woman with a big belly was about to enter the building. I told my friend, 'We need to go open the door for that lady. She's pregnant.'"

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H N K

Answer: T H N K

5. Situation: "A boy told his friend to hold the door open for me because I'm pregnant. I said, 'Hey, I'm not pregnant! You sayin' I'm fat?'"

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H? I? N? K?

Answer: T H? I? N? K?

6. Situation: "A boy told his friend to hold the door open for me because I'm pregnant. I said, 'Thank you for holding the door, but I'm actually not pregnant.'"

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T H N K

Answer: T H N K

7. Situation: "I saw a couple of kids cheating on a test. I went up to the teacher after class and told him what I'd seen."

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T N K

Answer: T N K

8. Situation: "I saw a girl looking at her phone during a test. I went up to the teacher after class and told him she was cheating."

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? T N K

Answer: T N K

In these situations, it's evident that some individuals did T.H.I.N.K. before they spoke, while others did not fully consider the guidelines for mindful speech.