Materials:
Blank A4 paper and a black Sharpie or other permanent marker.

Instructions:
Start by drawing several intersecting lines on your page. Then, fill each of the shapes you've created with different patterns. You may not use a pencil, ruler, or any erasing tools. This is about embracing imperfections. If you make a mark, you don’t like or you feel frustrated with part of the design, pause, take a deep breath, and reframe the thought. See if you can redesign the part you don't like without erasing it. Think of Bob Ross's "happy accidents" idea. 

Goals:
This activity helps you build frustration tolerance and nonjudgmental acceptance by practicing radical acceptance of perceived “mistakes.” It encourages you to respond to distress with mindful awareness instead of judgment or control. This supports DBT distress tolerance skills like self-soothing and reality acceptance.