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The Guest House by Rumi Exercise

Read the poem, The Guest House by Rumi (listed below). Draw, color, or paint a Guest House on a piece of paper, inviting six feelings to enter and stay. Depict words or objects in each room to care for each of the…

feelingsemotional regulationdialecticspoetryartexercisemetaphorsself-explorationself-compassionacceptanceadultsteens. emotions

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