A fun way to put yourself in a good mood (情绪) is by creating a mood board. What’s that? 【小题1】 Susie Moore, a life coach, often guides people at mood-board-making classes. At the end of a class, each person has built a collection that puts him or her in an active mood.

To create your own mood board, you’ll need a soft board or a cardboard. 【小题2】 Go through them, cutting out photos for your board. Use your feelings to choose what works best. Here, Shay Maunz uses Moore’s tips to create a mood board and offers tips on how you can make your own.

【小题3】 Anything that makes you feel good, use it. I used photos of my favorite food watermelon, and my favorite animal, penguins.

You might use your mood board to set goals for things you’d like to achieve. I want to read at least 30 books this year.

【小题4】 Maybe it’s your classroom, a playground, or a comfortable corner at home. You can put photos of that place on your mood board, or choose photos that remind you of it. I used this photo of West Virginia, where I grew up.

Not everything on your mood board has to serve a purpose or be connected to your life. Choose some photos just because you like them. 【小题5】

I’m writing this article in China, far away from my home in the United States. You might wonder what I do to remember my mom on Mother’s day. Well, I certainly call her to say “Happy Mother’s Day” and promise that I will visit home soon.

I still remember the first time I forgot Mother’s Day. When I finally worked it out, I asked, “Why does mom get a special holiday? Why isn’t there a Children’s Day!”

I knew that I had messed up. I thought about all the time and love my mom had given me. I thought about the food she had made, the toys she had bought and the long hours she had spent with me. There might not be a perfect mom’s love, which can’t fix anything. After that day, for 364 days, I was looking forward to the next Mother’s Day.

That was the first year I forgot Mother’s Day. It was also the last year I forgot.

Are you struggling to consider what to do for your mom on Mother’s Day? Common things are to write a message that thanks for the love she has given you, send her a card or buy her a gift. But the most important thing is — DON’T FORGET!

Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, and when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.

Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting yourself or others.

When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as your parents, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.