Mine are:
1. Watching animals appreciating music videos on YouTube youtu.be/Zy83qRhClzI
2. Singing a certain Social Distortion song while playing my guitar (it's sad but is so honest and gratifying)
3. Cleaning and putting my house in order (it soothes my mind somehow)
Do you have any?
I do actually. I love being outside in nature. When life gets hard I go out in the yard by the tree we had planted for our daughter and just watch the leaves blow in the breeze while the birds sing to me. I craft like crazy. Color, paint, cross-stitch, knit, etc. My 3rd love would be sitting in my room, listening to ambient music and meditating. It does help in the short burst of alone time I get and I treasure it.
Playing poker with my husband and daughter, no money of course.
Shopping with my daughter
Going to the spa
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Great topic! Would love to know the Social Distortion song. Mine would include:
1. Reading poetry aloud.
2. Getting lost in an open-world video game.
3. And lately, flailing around in what could be interpreted as dancing to The Wombats tune, "Let's Dance to Joy Division":
Love open-world games like Fallout or another Bethesda goodie...Rage 2...and many others. Such a good way to zone out and immerse ourselves. That tune...is it a homage to the band Joy Division who later became New Order (of "Blue Monday" fame) after Ian Curtis passed on?
Man, I gotta get back into Fallout one of these days. Recently, I've been immersed in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, traversing ancient Greece on my winged horse (far from a flying Pegasus, but, at least I can descend a cliffside unscathed). Do you play on PC or console?
Yeah, the song does invoke that band to almost comical effect, given Curtis's bleak lyrics, but I think that's what gives me such a lift when I play it -- the thought that, even for a few minutes, I can dance my way through the despair.
Flailing- now that's how to get it out of your system.
The song was "story of my life" I sing it in a bluegrass way
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I’ve always thought of “Ball and Chain” as a modern day “Amazing Grace.”
Watching funny/comedy videos on YouTube. When I’m feeling really down I lay in bed by myself. Turn off all the lights and pull up funny videos. It really does help. I also write out my feelings which helps me too.
Yes, these are great for me too. I especially like watching old Fraiser clips, the ones with his brother Niles.
My kids, my mom, and comedies. They gete through the day.
That's wonderful.
Singing to worship music 💛
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Meditation is my number 1 but I also love to watch Murder Mysteries..Murdoch Mysteries & Murder She Wrote. I enjoy getting massages too!
Have you ever seen the "mr. Whicher" series w/paddy considine? It is a short British period mystery series, that was nicely done!
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Love Social D!
1) Playing the guitar/singing along to my favorite songs. Love hearing crisp notes coming from the guitar. I'll add to this...playing karaoke in my car to and from anywhere.
2) Meditation that helps me finally breathe that perfect sigh of relief that things are truly okay. Might take 20-30 minutes to get it, but boy is it great.
3) My kids' laughter. It's incredibly hard to not smile from the infectious laughs of honest to goodness laughter. Hopeful, organic, and raw. It makes everything okay smiling (or joining in) in the moment.
Love all of these. thank you for your input
Coffee shop visits
A walk along the canal
Music and meditation 😊
I'm a little envious, I'd like a canal nearby!
Thank you so much for this great post. So helpful to get people thinking about positive things.
Just loved the videos of animals appreciating music, I will listen to all of those when I get time.
For me three things are:
Swimming in beautiful seas, rivers or lakes
Wildlife photography and looking at the photos afterwards
Eating outside on warm moonlit nights with close friends and family with either deep meaningful or drunken funny conversation (they tend to amount to the same thing after a certain time of night) and plenty of good wine flowing.
These all sound very nice! Thank you for sharing.
Animals
Grandchildren
Sitting with a quiet mind and a cup of coffee listening to the birds in the early am
Wonderful
I think to do that last one right now.
Listening to music, going for a walk/run, and visiting friends/fam.
Love these too ! (Well except running lol)
A good cup of coffee
Looking out at nature (my backyard does fine)
Playing with my son or with our dog
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1. Waking 2. Watching a good movie or stand up comedian. 3. Reading
Also any time I am aware that my kids are happy peaceful etc I am in heaven
Thank you, starrlight !
animals
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building or fixing something as rock music plays in vbackground
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working out (once you get past the hard part its hard to describe incredible joy in reaching ok-i-already am-here-di-lets-see-how-hard-can-we-go, and then going further)
Music animals and exercise are big with me as well.
All great things for me too, actually I don't have a Christian mentor but I have been looking up bible verses dealing with certain emotions and predicaments.
My Christian mentor is someone who sits with me every week and just listens to me ! I can share anything with her ! She does this as a volunteer job ❤️
My mom lives in another country and we don’t really have a deep relationship so having an older adult to listen and guide me has been life changing
God is the center of my relationship with her but you don’t have to be a Christian to have someone like her walking along side you ! She is part of a Christian organization that has volunteers all over the country .
Okay this made my freaking day. Those elephants are a chill crowd. I wish they could follow me everywhere and stand behind me. It would make my day.
Lol blessings to you gnmyers2000!
I know ! I love them too.
Oh thank you for this question something to lift us all up. 1- I love hot chocolates, it doesn’t matter how good it is as long as theres a hint of chocolate in there 2- I love going into the nature, seeing mountain views 3- I love that feeling I get when I’m feeling comfortable and not anxious, which is rare but I do love chatting to people, it feels so light and I could easily laugh about anything 🙂
1. being in the warm sunshine, 2. when cat curls up in my lap & purrs like mad, sometimes he will look up at me its so cute I want to cry, 3. I like to watch Family Feud. Its fun & Steve Harvey is the best host since Richard Dawson. Lots of things make me smile. But those 3 are the top of the list.
Spring is here & I am so ready for the lilacs to bloom. I can almost smell them already.
This is my mood today... 😂 or just a random picture... 🤔
How did you choose your username? Some are funny, some are positive and some are negative.... Mine is a bit dull, just my name.
Just tried this gem for lifting your mood and wanted to share!
If you were a Smurf, what would your name be? And why?
What are some things that have proven to work for you to calm your anxiety down before you start your day?
