🌸 PERSONALIZE 5 — Julie the Forget-Me-Not
Say it out loud: Personalize 5!
Five minutes. Five senses. Five petals. Your moment to return to you.
🌿 Seed Poem (Invocation)
Five small minutes, gently sown,
One to see, one to own.
Feel and hear, taste the sky—
A breath, a pause, a whispered “Why?”
Julie blooms to help remind—
This tiny time is your own kind.
âť“ Guiding Question
What shifts when I give myself five quiet, attentive minutes?
âśż FIVE FIELDS
1. EVERYDAY LIVING
So much is solved—not by doing more—but by stopping. Briefly.
✧ Pause and ask: What do I need?
✧ Choose one of the five: see, hear, feel, do, or be.
🌀 Rhyme: “Five to find the rhythm true—five to bring me back to you.”
âť“ Prompt: When did I last check in with myself, not just check off a task?
2. CHILDREN & PARENTS
🌸 Meet Julie the Forget-Me-Not!
“Hi! I’m Julie with five bright petals—and each one helps you remember a part of you! You can choose just one, or all five.”
🧩 Storybook Activities
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See: Find five colors in your room.
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Hear: Close your eyes—what’s the softest sound?
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Feel: Rub hands together—what do you notice?
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Do: Wiggle, draw, jump—move just for fun.
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Be: Sit still like a stone and feel your breath.
🖼️ [Insert Julie illustrations in a garden, doing “5-sense” play]
🌱 Parental Note: These micro-moments of awareness build emotional regulation. One petal at a time.
3. ATHLETICS
✧ Personalize your prep. Five minutes of tuned-in awareness before training changes everything.
✧ Which sense grounds you before you perform?
Rhyme: “Breathe and feel before the pace—five slow steps will win the race.”
❓ Prompt: What’s your personal ritual to enter the zone?
4. GRIEF & CHANGE
Grief can blur time. Five minutes of feeling is enough to soften the numbness.
✧ Set a timer. Sit with one sense.
✧ Ask: What’s true right now—not yesterday or tomorrow?
Rhyme: “Five soft petals in the ache—each one a way for heart to wake.”
âť“ Prompt: Can five minutes of breath be your anchor today?
5. KIN (Animal Companions)
Animals don’t ask for hours—just presence.
✧ Five minutes of undistracted touch, gaze, or play resets the bond.
✧ What do they mirror in your stillness?
Rhyme: “In your pause I feel the thread—five soft moments gently spread.”
âť“ Prompt: What does your animal notice before you do?
🌾 SEED REFLECTION (Closing Prompt)
Place one hand on your heart.
Whisper:
“I give myself five minutes. I give myself back to myself.”
Let the day begin again.
🌼 Julie the Forget-Me-Not smiles:
“Don’t forget—just five is enough. And you deserve every petal.”
