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Lately I’ve started a tiny watercolor routine: I paint my feelings every day.

At first it felt a little… strange.

Like, how do you even paint a mood?

But little by little, I fell in love with it.

It became a moment I actually look forward to.

One tiny square of paper a day, and somehow it turned into this whole mood wall in front of me.

It only takes about ten minutes, but it honestly changed the way my days feel.

So today, I want to share how I do it, so you can try painting your feelings too!

Painting your feelings can sound difficult, because sometimes we don’t even know what we’re feeling.

But once you start it gets surprisingly simple.

I usually begin with the smallest thing, like a dot.

And then I just follow it.

I add a circle, some darker color… I let my brush move around it, without trying to plan too much.

Here, I’m not thinking “I want to paint this.” I’m just letting the watercolor flow and watching what happens.

And the more I paint, the more the feeling shows up.

It’s really satisfying, because there’s nothing to “get right.” You’re not copying a photo or making something perfect.

You’re just placing colors on paper and creating something that belongs only to you.

Simple shapes, different colors, and watercolor itself are enough to make a mindful little moment.

Honestly… I don’t even know what this is.

But I love it!

These are my very first mood cards and I wanted to put them together.

This wall above my desk feels perfect, because I’ll see it all the time.

If you try this, my biggest tip is: choose a spot you pass every day.

A wall near your desk, your bedside, even the fridge, somewhere visible.

Because when you see your little cards growing day by day, it makes you want to continue.

And honestly, after just ten minutes of painting, I always feel a little lighter, like my mind has more space.

One thing that helped me stay consistent is having a dedicated little box for this routine.

I like to call it my Tiny Mood Kit.

It’s basically a “grab-and-paint” box, everything I need, always ready.

This palette is just for this routine.

It’s not my usual palette.

And I keep the colors limited, so I don’t spend time choosing.

Everything in this box can live here permanently, so I never have to search for tools.

For the paper, I cut it in my favorite tiny square format.

And I get a big stack of it so when I want to paint, it’s already prepared.

And I also used a corner cutter to make the paper look more delicate.

I’m using an old brush I don’t use much anymore, plus some colored pencils for a little texture sometimes.

With my Tiny Mood Kit, I can paint anytime.

Before I start, I like to put on some classical music.

It helps my emotions feel clearer and the moment becomes more immersive.

When I painted this, my mind was full, lots of ideas, plans, thoughts bouncing around.

So I painted these round shapes like little “thought bubbles.” Some are bigger than others.

Some connect.

The darker the color, the more urgent the thought feels.

What I love is that watercolor keeps it unpredictable.

It makes everything feel free.

It moves on its own with surprises.

And if you’d like to explore watercolor more deeply, I also have an online course for beginners.

It’s full of relaxing, fun projects you can follow at your own pace.

Feel free to take a look!

You might be wondering how do I find new shapes to paint, or come up with so many color combinations?

Honestly, sometimes my mind is completely blank when I’m holding the paper.

When I need ideas, I use a few books like little “prompt libraries.” They help me start without overthinking.

If you want to express your feelings through color, this Japanese book “A Dictionary of Color Combinations” (Volume 1) is a good resource.

There are more than 300 color combinations inside, and it shows you palettes that naturally work well together.

And if you tend to think too much about the result or you have trouble letting go while painting, this book “Un et demi” is really helpful.

It’s more like a freestyle watercolor journal, great for loosening up.

And if you like expressing deeper feelings with simple, aesthetic graphics, “I Used to Have a Plan” can be really inspiring too.

Its style is quite minimal, but full of emotion.

I find it much easier to connect my feelings to color, especially in two-color combinations.

So when I’m not sure how I feel, I’ll flip through and just wait for one palette to “speak” to me.

Like this one, the moment I saw it, it clicked!!

And I used it to paint this tiny mood card.

And your feelings don’t have to be abstract all the time.

Sometimes they’re very concrete, like a little image flashing through your mind.

For example, before I painted this one, I kept seeing the shape of a tree in my head.

I don’t know why, it was just there.

So I painted it.

Not realistically, just as a feeling.

A tree can be calm, or lonely, or hopeful… depending on the day.

And it doesn’t have to be a tree.

It could be wild grass, a coffee cup, a sky, or even a tiny portrait of your cat.

If an image comes to you, just paint it out, in any way you can.

Let me know if you are going to try this!

Let watercolor guide you, ten minutes a day, and create one tiny mindful moment for yourself.

If you want to learn watercolor essentials in a relaxing way like I do, you can also join my online course and explore the magic of painting tiny!

See you next time ^^

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Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « This Tiny Art Routine Changed My Life ✧ Watercolor Mood Cards ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : color, paint, feeling, tiny, watercolor. Cette vidéo contient 77 phrases et 997 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:57. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 144 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 80 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

Mot	Prononciation	Sens
watercolour nom	/ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/	aquarelle
palette nom	/ˈpælɪt/	palette
mindful adjectif	/ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/	conscient
emotion nom	/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/	émotion
brush nom	/bɹʌʃ/	brosse
relax verbe	/ɹɪˈlæks/	relâcher
explore verbe	/ɪkˈsploɹ/	explorer
immersive adjectif	/ɪˈmɜːɹ.sɪv/	immersif
loosen verbe	/ˈluːsən/	desserrer
overthink verbe		surpenser, surréfléchir
realistically adverbe		réalistement
dedicate verbe	/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/	consacrer, vouer
beginner nom	/bəˈɡɪnɚ/	débutant, débutante
unpredictable adjectif		imprévisible
cutter nom	/ˈkʌtɚ/	coupeur, coupeuse

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

Mot	Sens
come up with verbe	inventer, imaginer
look forward to verbe	avoir hâte de, attendre avec impatience
show up verbe	apparaître, se montrer se pointer

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

Honestly… I don’t even know what this is.
It’s not my usual palette.
I don’t know why, it was just there.

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

Structure	Dans la vidéo
Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe	the smallest · my biggest
Présent continu am/is/are + -ing — ce qui se passe en ce moment	I'm not thinking · You're not copying · You're just placing
Obligation : must / have to / need to dire qu’une chose est nécessaire	have to search · have to be
Futur avec « will » will + verbe — une décision, une promesse ou une prédiction	I'll see · I'll flip

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 20 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, I'm, I'll. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

Les sons « sh » et « zh »: combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: watercolour /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/, combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/, permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

/tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: texture /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/, urgent /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/
/r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: brush /bɹʌʃ/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/, immersive /ɪˈmɜːɹ.sɪv/, freestyle /ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/

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Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme watercolour, palette, mindful.

Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?

Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.

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