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Activity: HOW MINDFUL AM I?: (THINK Definition From Mindfulness For Teen Anxiety by Dr. Christopher Willard)

This document provides examples of situations and asks the reader to determine if the person in each situation followed guidelines for mindful speech. The guidelines are to consider if what you want to say is true, helpful, necessary to say now, kind, and if you are the best one to say it. Ten situations are provided that involve interactions between friends, comments made about others' appearances, reporting cheating, and potentially sensitive topics. The reader is asked to mark yes, no, or unsure for each situation regarding if the person followed the T.H.I.N.K. guidelines before speaking. The purpose is to reflect on mindful communication and whether similar experiences have been witnessed.

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Activity: HOW MINDFUL AM I?: (THINK Definition From Mindfulness For Teen Anxiety by Dr. Christopher Willard)

This document provides examples of situations and asks the reader to determine if the person in each situation followed guidelines for mindful speech. The guidelines are to consider if what you want to say is true, helpful, necessary to say now, kind, and if you are the best one to say it. Ten situations are provided that involve interactions between friends, comments made about others' appearances, reporting cheating, and potentially sensitive topics. The reader is asked to mark yes, no, or unsure for each situation regarding if the person followed the T.H.I.N.K. guidelines before speaking. The purpose is to reflect on mindful communication and whether similar experiences have been witnessed.

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Activity: HOW MINDFUL AM I?

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 √ 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 you'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____H____I____N____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____H____I____N____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 everyone says it is.” Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke?
____T____H____I____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____I____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____I____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____H____I____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.
Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? ____T____H____I____N____K

9. I saw Maria’s boyfriend leaving the movie theater with another girl. I called Maria and said her
boyfriend was cheating on her.
Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? ____T____H____I____N____K
10. I saw Maria’s boyfriend leaving the movie theater with another girl. I went up to them and
said hi, and asked “Where’s Maria tonight?”
Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? ____T____H____I____N____K
Remember: T.H.I.N.K. Before You Speak. Have Mindful Speech.

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