What's good for your soul? : ATOM 0.3

imnotyoo @ 5/12/2008 9:22:33 AM

I love to be outside in nice weather. I love the sun and I love the moon.

I love playing with my nieces and nephews and watching them grow and learn.

I love driving aimlessly on summer nights, but can't really do that anymore thanks to gas prices. Luckily I have a bike.

I love snuggling with my doggies.

I love snuggling with Zach.

I love helping Zach at work and convincing the cats who haven't eaten in three days to nibble on their food (they just need encouragement).

Marli @ 5/12/2008 7:39:39 AM

Same as TM & horsefeathers, although for me it's grooming, not riding. Riding is more fun, while grooming is really the relaxing, calming, "good for your soul" horse activity.

Dogs, too. I dunno, with my pit bull, he's just so blindly trusting. Levi is definitely a steadying force in our house.

And I've yet to find anything that is as soul-repairing as a random hug from my daughter. She's so hyper, that it doesn't happen every day, but when she just stops what she's doing to wander over and hug me, it seriously makes your heart melt.

horsefeathers @ 5/12/2008 7:11:34 AM

« TraumaMamma : I totally get it, chickie. ;)

Can I come over and smell your horse??

Any time!

TraumaMamma @ 5/11/2008 8:53:04 PM

« horsefeathers : Exactly! Boomer loves to smell my hair, and take his nose and root around looking for treats in my pockets. When I have a bad day, I bury my nose in his mane and neck and just take in a deep breath. Or at night, it's dark out, you are the only person in the barn, and all you hear are all the horses in their stalls, contently munching on their hay, every once in awhile letting out a big sigh, not a care in the world, just pure Peace. And my dogs, they make everything seem alright with the world. Their happy greetings when you get home from work, their big sighs when they settle into bed, and the big wet sloppy kisses.

I have seen that. Truly a horse and rider working as one.

I totally get it, chickie. ;)

Can I come over and smell your horse??

horsefeathers @ 5/11/2008 8:35:22 PM

« TraumaMamma:
I do miss the smell of my horses, breathing into their noses, and them smelling my hair and doing that grooming thing with their noses on me....(Their noses are funny, aren't they?) I loved to scratch their itchy spots and watch their nose get wrinkly and moving side to side.

Animals in general are very theraputic for me, anyways.

Exactly! Boomer loves to smell my hair, and take his nose and root around looking for treats in my pockets. When I have a bad day, I bury my nose in his mane and neck and just take in a deep breath. Or at night, it's dark out, you are the only person in the barn, and all you hear are all the horses in their stalls, contently munching on their hay, every once in awhile letting out a big sigh, not a care in the world, just pure Peace. And my dogs, they make everything seem alright with the world. Their happy greetings when you get home from work, their big sighs when they settle into bed, and the big wet sloppy kisses.

I have seen that. Truly a horse and rider working as one.

TraumaMamma @ 5/11/2008 8:18:09 PM

« mobase : MidgetDonkeyPorn.com.

Seriously, I don't remember- I saw it, snagged it and held on to it for a few weeks.

Ugh. Don't get him started on Donkeys. I believe he posted one on Donkey sex that was a thing in Brazil. I wish I could erase that from my mind.

It is NOT good for the soul. Trust me, I watched video #4, the last in the series.

mobase @ 5/11/2008 8:00:20 PM

« Bornbad : But where?

MidgetDonkeyPorn.com.

Seriously, I don't remember- I saw it, snagged it and held on to it for a few weeks.

Bornbad @ 5/11/2008 7:56:58 PM

« eLJay : Quiet
Reading
A nap
talking on the phone
laughing til you cry
baking
hugs from Lark
hugs from my kids
taking a great photo
sitting by a fire

You forgot slipping Bornbad food when lark isn't home.

Bornbad @ 5/11/2008 7:55:47 PM

« mobase : I was googling something totally unrelated and saw it.

But where?

eLJay @ 5/11/2008 7:55:34 PM

Quiet
Reading
A nap
talking on the phone
laughing til you cry
baking
hugs from Lark
hugs from my kids
taking a great photo
sitting by a fire

mobase @ 5/11/2008 7:53:08 PM

« Bornbad : Where did you find that great avatar?

I was googling something totally unrelated and saw it.

Bornbad @ 5/11/2008 7:43:11 PM

« mobase : Those rare times when you have the golf course to yourself around twilight. The deer tend to wander on the course, the sound is crisp and carries long distances.

Sometimes at the range, I find the repetition relaxing, when my swing is on, and I'm not fighting my own body.

Being on stage at times is very zen, but it's usally in a very chaotic environment.

Where did you find that great avatar?

mobase @ 5/11/2008 7:23:18 PM

Those rare times when you have the golf course to yourself around twilight. The deer tend to wander on the course, the sound is crisp and carries long distances.

Sometimes at the range, I find the repetition relaxing, when my swing is on, and I'm not fighting my own body.

Being on stage at times is very zen, but it's usally in a very chaotic environment.

Bornbad @ 5/11/2008 7:16:50 PM

Playing music, my two sons (also better musicians than me), humor, driving fast, alcohol, heavy medication, making love. (not necessarily in that order)

xiatethebish @ 5/11/2008 7:14:44 PM

Laughing so hard it makes your throat hurt.
Loud music.
Laying in the middle of the road, looking at the stars.
Muscles sore, dirt all over.
Jumping on a trampoline.
Helping someone who doesn't ask for it.
Hiking.

...Running. It's like you are in your own little world.
No problems to worry about. They can't catch up.
It's a break from it all.

haven @ 5/11/2008 7:09:24 PM

I'm with dork and orion. Driving (without destination) and music. Preferably together.

dork @ 5/11/2008 6:52:14 PM

Music.

I absolutley live off of music

*my favorite way to releave stress is to walk home from school and just listen to my Ipod. (It takes ten minutes longer than the bus ride but its worth it)

*I listen to music everynight before I go to sleep

*Some nights when I have alot of homework and feel overwhelmed I take a break to play my guitar.

*driving while blaring music is amazing

Other things that make me feel good.

Cotton candy.

Looking at the stars in places with no lights.

TraumaMamma @ 5/11/2008 6:48:33 PM

Haved you seen this?

TraumaMamma @ 5/11/2008 6:46:14 PM

Mine is the same as yours Horsefeathers, although I don't get to do it much as I don't have horses anymore.

I used to trail ride with a girl a few houses down who had a huge paint that she showed all over in reining. (She placed 7th in the nation a few yrs ago)

We would ride thru our woods and to a flat pasture and me and my horse, Shema, would watch her and Gun go thru their routine.

I remember coming back when it was dark, moonlit night, thru the woods, stars out and remembering how cool it was to be out there, just me and my horse, on a crisp fall nite.

Now, my bullies are my salvation. They all pile on me each morning and cover me with kisses. I do therapy work with my oldest, she is a certified Therapy dog.

I do miss the smell of my horses, breathing into their noses, and them smelling my hair and doing that grooming thing with their noses on me....(Their noses are funny, aren't they?) I loved to scratch their itchy spots and watch their nose get wrinkly and moving side to side.

Animals in general are very theraputic for me, anyways.

KEROberos32 @ 5/11/2008 6:42:42 PM

« davethefish : [image] + [image] = A rested Soul for the night

You, sir, are a masochist... I truly hope that is not your backside. >.<

For my soul:

Bicycling
Drawing/Painting (although I have not done much of that, lately)
Yoga
My mother's spinach soup with lime
Video games
Petting my cat (koshka)
A Destination-less drive

The beach

cartoonmotion @ 5/11/2008 6:36:59 PM

Things like running, yoga, and ballroom dancing calm me right down. Another thing I found that makes me happy on the inside that I didn't realize made me so happy even though I have been doing it for three years is therapy swimming with students with special needs. It took me until this year to realize how good I feel after I get out of the pool.
Reading, drawing, and a good snuggle with my pug and/or kitties also put me in a better spot.

orion1977 @ 5/11/2008 6:20:50 PM

Drive without destination. Walk in the beach while I watch the ocean.

gratheo @ 5/11/2008 6:16:07 PM

For me, it's meditation, fresh air and drawing. Not necessarily all at the same time, though.

davethefish @ 5/11/2008 6:13:32 PM

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A rested Soul for the night

Jerry520 @ 5/11/2008 6:04:43 PM

Creating art really puts me at ease. Also meditation helps me, and just standing outside at night. The night really calms me down. I love it.

horsefeathers @ 5/11/2008 5:59:09 PM

Since my horse has had health issues, I haven't been riding him much the past 3 years. Just here or there. But my vet said I should. It would be good for him and he is the picture of health even with everything he's been through and the fact that he's 21. He still acts the 4 year old that I got off the racetrack.

Today, I rode with the one kid I teach lessons to. Driving home I realized how good for my soul it is to horseback ride. I've been doing it all my life but the past few years, not so much anymore. It makes me feel good, physically and mentally.

There is a saying "The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a person". There has been studies done that horses stimulate serotonin in your brain and they are often prescribed for depressed people. Therapeutic riding programs are big.

So, what's good for your soul?