Monday, September 22, 2008

What's your outlet?

It is definitely my intention to seek an outlet for my stress. How do you go from one stressful day and wake up the next day with a smile?
I've got a few ideas of my own that I'd like to try.

~ Drawing or Drawing classes
~ Yoga
~ Running

But I'm curious, what does everyone else do when the going gets tough? What eases you back to a state of bliss?

2 comments:

Paul Bauman said...

Well I dunno about bliss, but for me the equilibrium reset is usually:

music + long walk

followed by a creative and/or analytical activity (poetry, free association, or just reading)

Tai chi class was also a good quasi-metaphysical, meditative, and often physically exerting exercise... sort of a combination of the above elements without the music.

Nick said...

You got a good list going there! Really, anything that gets your mind off the stress works (running helps), but when I get down due to stress, I usually have to push myself away from the world for a little bit. I turn off my phone and take some time off from everybody. I usually get away from the house and try to relax. I don't have to worry about talking with people, pleasing anybody, ect. It's nice. I even drove to Portland once, visted Powells, and came back. I played all my favorite cds, sang all the way down, and it was good.
But de-stressing is a hard thing. I hope everything goes better :)