Comments on: What To Do When You’re Feeling Down? Look for Wonders! http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/ Modern Pre-Industrial Living Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:44:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laura-Jane - Whimfield http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-14395 Laura-Jane - Whimfield Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:06:43 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-14395 Sounds like you really enjoy getting into a good book, Saria! I love it too. Once I start reading a good book I can't stop! I wonder what kinds of books get you addicted? Sounds like you really enjoy getting into a good book, Saria! I love it too. Once I start reading a good book I can’t stop! I wonder what kinds of books get you addicted?

]]> By: saria http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-14370 saria Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:54:03 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-14370 hey thxs guys this info helped now i really feel like taking a walk. what i mostly do to get away is just read because you forget your problems and get enveloped into the characters problems and the plot of the story. its like a drug in a way, because it just takes you to another world with worries,feelings,and visuals, that you otherwise,would never have experienced and at the same time all that you read becomes real in the sense that it overtakes your life at the moment,thus,enabling you to forget your problems.(at least for a while) hey thxs guys this info helped now i really feel like taking a walk. what i mostly do to get away is just read because you forget your problems and get enveloped into the characters problems and the plot of the story. its like a drug in a way, because it just takes you to another world with worries,feelings,and visuals, that you otherwise,would never have experienced and at the same time all that you read becomes real in the sense that it overtakes your life at the moment,thus,enabling you to forget your problems.(at least for a while)

]]> By: Alison http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11601 Alison Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:08:37 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11601 I agree: going for a long wandering open-eyed walk is the most refreshing thing when I'm feeling low or if I need to think about something. Even if I don't think about what's wrong on the walk, it still helps me think about it with a fresh perspective later. Green tea, oranges, and very dark chocolate do a lot to improve things too. (And if I'm full of anxious energy, chopping firewood is about the best thing going! however, we don't have an axe right now or anything to burn the wood in other than the burn pile) I agree: going for a long wandering open-eyed walk is the most refreshing thing when I’m feeling low or if I need to think about something. Even if I don’t think about what’s wrong on the walk, it still helps me think about it with a fresh perspective later. Green tea, oranges, and very dark chocolate do a lot to improve things too.

(And if I’m full of anxious energy, chopping firewood is about the best thing going! however, we don’t have an axe right now or anything to burn the wood in other than the burn pile)

]]> By: Vicki http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11369 Vicki Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:44:27 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11369 P.S. In addition to the above if I'm feeling down I read whimfield.com & it makes me happy!!! P.S. In addition to the above if I’m feeling down I read whimfield.com & it makes me happy!!!

]]> By: Vicki http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11368 Vicki Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:40:43 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11368 One of the things I do when I'm feeling down is to tune into UTUBE & watch dog videos and in the summer eat peas in the pod & fresh berries! One of the things I do when I’m feeling down is to tune into UTUBE & watch dog videos and in the summer eat peas in the pod & fresh berries!

]]> By: kazari http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11366 kazari Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:25:25 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11366 I run out of things to write. Then I take note of all the ways that other people are making me unhappy (it usually isn't really them, and eventually I figure this out). And then I go for a long, stomping walk up the nearest hill. But I'm not very fit, so eventually the stomping has to give way to stumbling and breathless grumbling. And then I run out of breath completely, and have to stop. Then i catch sight of the view. Oh! Perspective. And by the time I walk down the hill, I'm thinking of completely different things than what made me unhappy. And I realise I have things to write about again. I run out of things to write. Then I take note of all the ways that other people are making me unhappy (it usually isn’t really them, and eventually I figure this out). And then I go for a long, stomping walk up the nearest hill.
But I’m not very fit, so eventually the stomping has to give way to stumbling and breathless grumbling. And then I run out of breath completely, and have to stop.
Then i catch sight of the view.
Oh!
Perspective.
And by the time I walk down the hill, I’m thinking of completely different things than what made me unhappy.
And I realise I have things to write about again.

]]> By: warren http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11363 warren Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:21:05 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11363 I drive nails. Sometimes I just drive them straight into a board. Other times I build something more or less useful. I just like to hit nails I guess. When I was growing up, I used to shoot targets. It wasn't an aggression or violence thing. It was a focus thing. Shooting target made me focus on shooting, not on whatever it was that was bugging me. I have bees now and they somewhat provide the same release for me. If you don't focus around bees, you can end up getting stung...a lot. I drive nails. Sometimes I just drive them straight into a board. Other times I build something more or less useful. I just like to hit nails I guess. When I was growing up, I used to shoot targets. It wasn’t an aggression or violence thing. It was a focus thing. Shooting target made me focus on shooting, not on whatever it was that was bugging me. I have bees now and they somewhat provide the same release for me. If you don’t focus around bees, you can end up getting stung…a lot.

]]> By: tipper http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11362 tipper Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:59:09 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11362 A long walk always helps me-when I can make myself take it! A long walk always helps me-when I can make myself take it!

]]> By: Toni http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11360 Toni Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:18:21 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11360 I just read back...... Did Naomi say that you do have a phone??? I just read back…… Did Naomi say that you do have a phone???

]]> By: Toni http://whimfield.com/2008/11/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-dow/comment-page-1/#comment-11359 Toni Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:16:02 +0000 http://whimfield.com/?p=683#comment-11359 I usually cry/vent to my friends, but some of them still don't have any phone service where they live ;) So instead I clean. (usually the bathroom) I usually cry/vent to my friends, but some of them still don’t have any phone service where they live ;) So instead I clean. (usually the bathroom)

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