What is your favorite calming/soothing activity?

@TheHorse (203755)
Walnut Creek, California
April 19, 2018 9:41am CST
I think my favorite is when I put on some music in the evening, go to my balcony, water my plants, and then slowly and steadily work on my vintage loudspeakers. The speakers and the music "become my world," and the cares of the day melt away.
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@amadeo (111956)
• United States
19 Apr 18
smoking a weed
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@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Apr 18
Ya know I can see this happening.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
Are you more into THC or CBD?
@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
@andriaperry An excellent avocation, I think. But not so good as a vocation.
@mlgen1037 (29901)
• Manila, Philippines
19 Apr 18
I say that can be therapeutic. Mine is having a massage and looking at the see. Paradise.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 Nothing wrong with that. I do miss Santa Barbara sometimes, where I could hear the ocean from my bed.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
Can you see the sea from where you get your massages?
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@mlgen1037 (29901)
• Manila, Philippines
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse Yes, once I experienced that when I was on island vacation. But now, I just hear the sound of it in a dvd player.
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@neelia_lyn (2003)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
Listening to music, reading and 'facebooking'.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
Music and reading are on my list. I've kind of dropped off of Facebook.
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@LeaPea2417 (36267)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Apr 18
Reading a good novel is mine.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
A GOOD novel is on my list as well.
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@redurnet (1800)
• United Kingdom
20 Apr 18
I think having a warm bubble bath is quite soothing. Otherwise doing a bit of gardening is nice.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
Gardening is high on my list.
@Jessabuma (31706)
• Baguio, Philippines
19 Apr 18
Mine is when I listen to rock music while exercising..
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
Who are some of your favorite rock musicians?
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Apr 18
@Jessabuma Oh, they were before my time, but I like some of their songs.
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@Jessabuma (31706)
• Baguio, Philippines
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse " The Beatles" is one of my favorites..
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@AKRao24 (27427)
• India
19 Apr 18
Yes, for me also the music is the big soother....but I like the old Hindi numbers on my deck with big powerful speakers on a low volume dear @TheHorse, to get a crispy but soothing sound! Thanks!
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
I'm listening to European classical right now on my Very Good Stereo. It is satisfying.
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@AKRao24 (27427)
• India
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse , I can understand that , I too love Indian classical music and the popular songs based on that! Thanks!
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
@AKRao24 Are popular songs in India often based on Indian classical music?
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
19 Apr 18
Troubling others like you? Evil Grin.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse May be you never heard "don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you"..lol
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
Sigh. You never trouble me.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
@vandana7 No, but I've heard, "It ain't hard to get along with somebody else's troubles."
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@caopaopao (12398)
• China
21 Apr 18
I'd like to watch some comedies.
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@caopaopao (12398)
• China
22 Apr 18
@TheHorse I like Mr Bean very much.LOL
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Jul 18
@caopaopao Oh, he can be quite funny.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Apr 18
Do you have some favorites? I sometimes visit short sketches by Key and Peele, Chris Rock, or Monty Python if I need a quick laugh.
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• United States
19 Apr 18
I enjoy listening to music and losing myself in a good book
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
A good book is one my list. Do you have some all-time favorites? Among mine are The Magus, A High Wind in Jamaica, and Lonesome Dove.
@DeborahDiane (39965)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse - Your balcony looks very peaceful. My two favorite peaceful activities are taking yoga and walking on the beach.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
Both sound good to me.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Apr 18
@DeborahDiane Me too. I miss jogging on the beach to clear my head. I did that when I was a graduate student at UCSB.
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• Laguna Woods, California
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse - There is something about being near the water which just seems good for the soul. I always feel better when I have spent an hour at the beach.
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@Kandae11 (53601)
19 Apr 18
Listening to my favorite music - definitely.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Apr 18
That's high on my list. I find jazz (real jazz) very relaxing.
@Itspaul (95)
19 Apr 18
ahmm. love songs for me, because it can feel you relaxed. then sometimes i played jazz music it feels you chilled and relaxed.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
I listened to jazz today while driving to and from work. Now I'm listening to classical.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Apr 18
@Itspaul What is "EDM"?
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20 Apr 18
@TheHorse owh. the classical sounds is good to. but sometimes it feels sleepy to me lol. maybe try edm songs if you are driving.
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@Icydoll (36725)
• India
19 Apr 18
Listening Music is my favourite...
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
@Icydoll What's your favorite kind of music for relaxing?
@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
That's one of mine as well.
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@Icydoll (36725)
• India
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse its favourite to most of them..
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@irishidid (8688)
• United States
12 Sep 18
Writing and playing senseless video games where you do nothing but garden, fish and collect stuff. LOL
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Sep 18
Writing sounds good to me. Video games never captivated me.
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@FourWalls (61328)
• United States
20 Apr 18
Meditation works wonders for me. It's helped my depression, my anxiety, my tinnitus, and most importantly, my faith in God.
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@FourWalls (61328)
• United States
20 Apr 18
@TheHorse -- mindfulness (focusing on the breath), and I love to meditate on the 23rd Psalm. I learn something new every day about those six verses.
@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
What kind of meditation do you do? I try to see everything as meditation.
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@just4him (303377)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Apr 18
I can see that as it's something you love doing. For me it would be writing. There's nothing like it for me. It has a way of taking away all the bad and replacing it with all the good, even if the action is tense.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Jul 18
Being creative is always satisfying.
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@just4him (303377)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Jul 18
@TheHorse Yes, it is.
@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Apr 18
I have several. One that no ones knows about ( most do not care what I like) is listening to the Bass Violin, I can listen for hours. Mowing grass with the push mower because I am alone and with only my thoughts. A good novel locked in my bedroom and nothing on in th house. Working with my plants.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
All sound good to me. Do you have favorite bass violin pieces? I almost took up viola da gamba in college, but it didn't work out.
@HeavenlyB (223)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
21 Apr 18
Spending time with family listen to music at night with candles perfect for me
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Apr 18
That sounds great to me. I'm also pretty relaxed when I'm playing with kids at my friend's preschool.
@august18 (3908)
• Tunisia
19 Apr 18
For me, it's watching the stars and listening to music.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Apr 18
I enjoy both of those pleasures. When my horse was alive, I'd visit her almost every night and watch the stars move across the sky with her.
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