以西洋書法練習自我關愛 A Love Letter to Yourself through Calligraphy

你近來好嗎？可有時間好好照顧自己，有一些Me Time沉澱休息？

練習書法，是很療癒的 Me Time。很多研究顯示，特別是在正向心理學的領域，書寫Calligraphy可以令人達到心流 (Heart Flow) 的狀態 - 即令人投入得忘卻時間、感到幸福和滿足、有成功感、見證到自己進步的。當我們放下手機電腦、AI app、whatsapp，把專注力放在筆尖上，按自己的節奏，一呼一吸，一筆一劃，就是和自己的手、心，眼連結著，重新拾回那份自我掌控感、愉悅輕盈，聽聽在書寫的過程中內心有什麼聲音，那是一份對自己最深的關愛。

當我們以手親筆寫，書寫的內容更容易刻劃到我們的腦海和意識中，這也是很多研究証明了的。練習的時候，多寫一些對自己讚賞、肯定的句子，也就是像好朋友般為自己打氣，久而久之，我們內心的小聲音也會正面起來，當我們習慣了自我關愛，對自己說好的、鼓勵性的說話，我們對身邊的所有人也會不知不覺中有同樣互動！

以這種優美的、歷史久遠的藝術自我關愛，是一種很獨特的快樂！

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A Love Letter to Yourself: Practicing Self-Love with Western Calligraphy

Practicing calligraphy is such a healing Me Time. So many studies—especially in the field of positive psychology—show that writing Calligraphy can bring you into a state of Heart Flow: that magical place where you lose track of time, feel deep happiness and fulfillment, sense real accomplishment, and witness your own progress stroke by stroke. When we put down our devices, AI apps, and WhatsApp, and pour full focus on the nib—following our own rhythm, breathing in and out, one stroke at a time—Our hands, heart, and eyes are all connected. W get back the empowerment, experience great sense of joy. That's the deepest kind of love we can give ourselves.

When we write by hand, the words sink deeper into our mind and consciousness—proven by research. During practice, try to write sentences of appreciation and affirmation for yourself, cheer up yourself like a good friend. Over time, that inner voice turns positive too. Once we get used to this self-love, speaking kindly and encouragingly to ourselves, we start interacting with everyone around us in the same gentle way—almost without realizing it!

Embracing this elegant, long-history art for self-love!