[Lila](HRPHWG2V) was an 8-year-old girl who loved to paint and tell stories. But recently, her world felt gray. No matter how hard she tried, her paints stayed in their box, and the stories were silent.

One evening, [Lila](HRPHWG2V) told her mom, 'I don’t know why, but I feel like a raincloud is following me everywhere.' Her mom held her tight and said, 'That’s okay, sweetie. Let’s talk to someone who can help.'

The next week, [Lila](HRPHWG2V) met [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP), a kind therapist with a big smile and shiny glasses. 'Welcome, [Lila](HRPHWG2V),' said [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP). 'This is our safe little place where we can talk about anything.'

At first, [Lila](HRPHWG2V) was shy and didn’t know what to say. But [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP) gave her crayons and asked her to draw what her feelings looked like. [Lila](HRPHWG2V) drew a big, stormy cloud with raindrops.

'That’s a very honest cloud,' said [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP). 'Sometimes our feelings are big like storms. But every storm has a way of passing.' This gave [Lila](HRPHWG2V) a spark of hope.

Over the weeks, [Lila](HRPHWG2V) and [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP) worked together. They played games, told stories, and [Lila](HRPHWG2V) learned to name her feelings, like 'sad,' 'scared,' or 'lonely.'

One day, [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP) showed [Lila](HRPHWG2V) her own tool: a jar called the ‘Sparkle Jar.’ Inside were little notes of happy memories or nice thoughts. 'You can make your own too!' she said.

[Lila](HRPHWG2V) made her Sparkle Jar at home that weekend. By Monday, it was filled with doodles, kind words from her mom, and even her favorite joke!

The stormy cloud seemed smaller now. On her last session with [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP), [Lila](HRPHWG2V) said, 'Thank you for helping me find sunshine again!'

[Lila](HRPHWG2V) knew that sometimes rainclouds might come back, but now she had her Sparkle Jar, her family, and [Ms. Sara](34YQQZLP)’s advice to help her through. And that made her feel brave.