May is Mental Health Month. Today let's think about building connections with others.
During this time, you may be finding it difficult to make connections with others.
Not all connections have to be done in person. While spending time with someone face-to-face helps to create the strongest relationships, phone calls, text messaging, emails, and video chats can maintain friendships when distance or time constraints get in the way of hanging out.
If you’re struggling to figure out what to say to someone to strike up a conversation, try starting with a compliment. You can comment on a person’s outfit, tattoo, or a piece of jewelry that you like and maybe ask them where they got it. Use their response to continue the conversation, for example if they tell you they got it at a certain store, ask where that is.
Use your current situation as a topic to talk about. Maybe you’re stuck at home, or you noticed someone is wearing a shirt from a place that you’ve been. Hometown sports, local news and events, or even the weather can also get a conversation going
For more on Mental Health Month:
www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month
Kindness Challenge:
Write a letter to someone who has made this school year better for you. Tell them why.
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