What calms you down ?

[glowdotGlock]

I also like to find where they filmed certain movie scenes on Google Earth and street view. I find myself doing it constantly. Like today even, a scene from Breaking Bad when Jesse is on the phone with his dad. I have to look up and research places......

Edited September 10, 2013 by glowdotGlock

[Nynick81]

Stopping and praying. Being thankful for what I have. I find it extremely relaxing doing so while looking up at a sky filled with stars.

[Jesse]

Riding my bicycle for 10 miles makes me relaxed and gives me a natural high. Im a junkie.

[Jonnin]

Looks like some good eats.

 

Mind blanking, controlled breathing, dismissal of everything except one object of focus...  kinda like shooting, but applied to everything.  Its second nature after doing it for years...  I am calm in the face of pretty much all normal stress and aggravations now.   I simply do not allow such things to touch me.   We are also super busy on my job right now, but one thing at a time is all I can do, its all I will do, and demands that require more than can be given are ignored (well, tactfully -- I do tell the boss that he has to pick between 2 tasks, one to be done and one not unless he clones me). 

 

 

[jhc77]

Finally found the Lead Away. This is calming to me. Cleaning and polishing. This is the first pass.

[TGO David]

Bourbon, dark beer and cigars.  Those things soothe the inner beast.

 

[tercel89]

Bourbon, dark beer and cigars.  Those things soothe the inner beast.

That sounds soothing . 

[Guest 6.8 AR]

But the contents of your grill looks soothing enough for me, Tercel.

[McGarrett]

There is something soothing about cooking outside that seems to calm me down also. I have been in search of new stress relieving activities lately also and I noticed that any type of grilling outdoors seems good. I had one of the guys at work make me a homemade fire pit from an old truck brake drum. I slow grilled some chicken on it on a Sunday when I had some time and it was relaxing and the chicken was very good also.

 

I have found exercise to be good a relieving stress as well as getting in better shape; do a google search for pt pyramid, 25 pullups, 50 pushups, 75 situps. I have been doing this 3 days a week, M, W, F for about a year, I combine it with walking in my driveway, about 5- 1/3 mile round trips, and 100 extra pushups spread out between the round trips, about an hour workout.

 

I have also been cutting firewood, splitting, stacking, etc. This is a good stress reliever and also gets you into shape and serves a good purpose for heating/ cooking and I think it is good to keep stocked up on firewood to be prepared for SHTF or just a bad winter with power outages. I have backed off this since it has been so hot.

 

I am not much of a drinker but I would say that TGO David is onto something with the bourbon, dark beer, and cigars method. 

 

Anyone ever smoke a pipe. I am not a smoker but for some reason it sounds relaxing. Seems like something good to do while cooking outdoors by the firepit. Throw in one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer, and we might be on to something. I am having vague memories of lyrics from a George Thorogood song for some reason. I didn't pay the rent money yet, and out the door I went...

 

I have been watching the Jesse Stone movies on dvd. Something about the way they are written and the music just seems to take my mind of of stressful things for a while. I like to kick back and put in a dvd, get a cup of joe, and relax. I don't know if any of you guys have watched them but I find them enjoyable. Some of these movies are based on books, I have been reading the books and also the Spenser books from the author Robert B. Parker. Very good reading. I find that reading calms me down also. I have a hard time getting my mind off work without some type of distraction. Once I get my mind occupied with something non-stressful then I am on track to relax until I get reminded of something at work and then it starts up again.

 

Working on vehicles is what my work is related to so that is no longer calming for me. It used to be years ago before that was my work.

 

I would say that RED333's method is probably foolproof also. A lot of good ideas in this thread for sure.

 

If a man could incorporate all of these ideas into his life he would be one hell of a well rounded person as well as being very relaxed and calm, maybe tired also depending on how much exercising, and RED333's method is involved and how much firewood is stacked up.

[Motasyco]

A short 20 minute drive to my property in Grainger County puts me in my woods where I feel indescribably peaceful.  It's great therapy.  And, if I've had enough peace, I can start shooting.  Also great therapy.  Even working on the property is relaxing.  I just can't get that same relaxed feeling at home.  I guess I just like trees better than neighbors.