The left end of the stick is supposed to be your anger and the right end of the stick is your happiness/joy. Edwin told Cole to break of the left end of the stick and Cole did as he was asked to he broke it of but the left end was still there. Then Edwin explained that the left end is your anger you can never get rid of it, and the right end is your joy/happiness he also told Cole that if he focuses on good thoughts he will see the right end of the stick. This is what I think of when I see the left end of the stick

When i feel/ notice that i am focusing on the left end of the stick i try to think about my family and friends.i would read a book or start drawing something to distract my mind. i also try to think about the things that make me happy. One time my cousins and i went to the swimming pool and got the ball stuck on the roof. i would think of playing with my friends.

I wouldn’t seem to see only the left end of the stick because my dad doesn’t beat me up, my mum wouldn’t ignore it when my dad beats me up, and I don’t have depression. I am grateful that I have a family that cares about me.

But if I do seem to see only the left end of the stick, I think about the times I play video games with my brother and he would always bring me snacks to eat while I’m playing games, playing outside with my brother, and when I play Monopoly with with my whole family. I also think about all the trips we’ve been on with my Grandma, Grandpa, mom, dad, my little brother, my baby brother, and me. I would think about all the fun things I did with my family!

We’ve been catching up on our reading of Touching Spirit Bear, and we even made it to part 2. But on the island, Edwin showed Cole a stick. He said the right end was his happiness and the left was his anger. But what do you do when you only see the left end?                                                                                                                                    What I try to do when I only feel anger is I sometimes try to distract myself, by doing something else, or I might want to be alone for a little bit. It lets me think about what I have been doing and what I should have done. Edwin also asked Cole to break off the left end of the stick. So he broke it, but there still was a left end. He kept breaking it, but there always is a left end. I think that this is supposed to tell you that you can’t get rid of your anger, but you can choose not to focus on it.