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What's your favorite way to destress and "re-ground yourself"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[-] redlemace@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

My answer to everything is taking a walk in the forest with my dog. (Just step out the door and we are there) Just me and him. Tired? Walk my dog in the forest. Got stuck in a project? Walk my dog in the forest. Bad mood? Walk my dog in the forest. Solved my problem? Walk my dog in the forest. Is it ten past some thing? Walk my dog in the forest.

[-] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Love it!

[-] Libb@jlai.lu 8 points 1 month ago

Long walks,
Reading,
Writing.

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A walk outdoors, preferably in a natural setting like mountains, a forest, or fields. Bonus if there is a creek or river.

[-] karashta@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Literally grounding myself with bare feet on soil or stone. Preferably in the sun somewhere quiet.

Or I like to meditate to hand pan music.

[-] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

That sounds amazing. Grounding on bare ground is unironically underrated

[-] karashta@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

It really is. It sounds so simple and almost foolishly so...

But I find it very effective!

[-] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Mine is reading poetry. It always brings me back to the essentials of life

[-] johnsonandgoldfish@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

do you go to some specific source? or know of a "find random poetry" place? iirc the ones I found in the past left me unenthusiastic

[-] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have some niche tastes haha. There's more poetry I don't enjoy than I do enjoy. I usually like to read ancient Chinese poetry, or when it comes to modern poetry, the likes of Gary Snyder, Nanao Sakaki or Mary Oliver. Poetry with a simple surface but that holds deep meaning. I tend to prefer reading physical books. You can always try out some compilations of poetry to find out what you like. Poetry Foundation website is great as well when it comes to finding poets and poetry. It took me many years before I realised I liked poetry.. just because it's such a subjective art. Poetry doesn't equal having to read Shakespeare or Keats.

[-] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

forgot to say, check out !poetry@lemmy.world too!

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Reading

Exercise

[-] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

Meditation

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Going for a surf or climb

[-] small44@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Running while listening to music then go watch dogs playing in the parc

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

😳

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Post nut clarity

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 1 month ago

long. hot. bath.

[-] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

working out, video games, playing with animals. Also nothing like a good vacation to reset.

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Favorite is travel.

[-] other_cat@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Walking outdoors, preferably around trees.

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