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Nothing kills a coloring session faster than watching your pencil tip snap off inside the sharpener. You sharpen, it breaks. You sharpen again, it breaks again. Twenty cents of colored pencil gone in five seconds. The problem is not your pencils. It is your sharpener. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, ColoredCalm earns from qualifying purchases. … Read more
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Target keyword: coloring vs meditation (4,400/mo), is coloring like meditation (3,600/mo), coloring for stress relief (5,400/mo) Meta description: Can coloring really replace meditation? Not quite, but it does things meditation can’t. Here’s an honest comparison of coloring and meditation for stress relief, and why you might want both. Category: Mental Health Tags: meditation, stress relief, … Read more
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