Map of My Heart

The Map of My Heart is a creative exercise that helps you see what truly matters to you.

Through colors and images, you’ll uncover your memories, feelings, and priorities.

Try drawing your own heart and filling it with everything that lives in it.

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The basis of this technique is the metaphor: "Everything we love, we keep in our heart." And we can express it in the language of color and images.

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The "Map of the Heart" helps to see your priorities, become aware of your resources, and start talking about what matters.

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What will you add to your map first?

Take an A4 sheet, or better A3. Draw a heart to fit the size of the paper.

Then mark everything that lives in your heart: people, places, activities, and even things.

You can divide the heart into zones of different colors, where:

• Red - important people who have left a mark in your heart;
• Blue - places and memories, for example, the house you lived in as a child or your dream city;
• Green - favorite activities, such as drawing, singing, driving a car, or something else;
• Purple - meaningful things, which can even include dreams.

You can write words, draw, or make a collage. The instructions for doing this exercise are flexible.

You can include in the heart everything that is important to you and kept in it: important conversations, relationships, music, memories, and even resentments.

Although for resentments and pain, you can create a separate heart.

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Reflection questions:

• What feelings did you have while drawing the "map"?
• What came to mind first?
• What was easy or difficult to include?
• What does your map say about you?

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