Word on the Street Issue 23, July 2022
The Grump Meter is a tool for emotional self-regulation. It’s a ladder of five colors, with calm blue on the bottom, and exploding red on the top. In Project Well-Being at Interfaith Sanctuary, people use the Grump Meter to communicate safely and peacefully, and support each other. At a local park/concert in June, Interfaith had a poster asking people to comment on what helps them find “calm blue” inside themselves. Janet Kaufman, founder of the Grump Meter, helped their responses become this poem. To learn more about the Grump Meter, check out www.grumpmeter.com.
By Boiseans
When I am on Blue…
I play, jog
Run in the foothills with my dogs
Cook and sew
paint and bead
Play soccer
I am open
River floatin’
I volunteer…
help the old
help my friends
cooperate
communicate
Sit down and read
Chill outside, rest
Give and receive