Things I think I know I think are helping
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Lying on the floor listening to whales.
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Crying really hard before bed. It helps with insomnia. I've added this to my daily schedule so it doesn't take me by surprise. Pro tip: ball up used tissues and pelt them across the room. It's very therapeutic.
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Listening to Christine Högl, Hariprasad Chaurasia, ocean sounds. Nothing with lyrics except Tom.
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Talking to houseplants. Loving them.
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Rearranging furniture.
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Jasper and I moved the kitchen furniture into our creepy basement dungeon locker. (Walking by them depressed me; they’re a reminder of all the people I can’t have over for dinner.) We scored two free bookshelves (!) on craigslist and created a cozy book nook in their place.
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On weekends we drag the mattress into the living room and watch cartoons in our "weekend house."
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Throughout the day we rotate our loveseats to face the windows ("porch"), to face each other ("fort"), or to form a giant bed.
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Yelling nooo in a funny voice when the woman across the street yells nooo in a funny voice when her dog barks. Similarly, cawing when the crows caw and singing when the birds sing.
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Keeping the phone on silent. Not looking at the news (as much).
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Stretching. Legs up the wall. Hot water bottle on abdomen.
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Apples. They are so crisp and juicy.
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Baby shampoo. Baby everything. Tending to frightened baby animal body.
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Hugging trees.
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Making up derives. For example,
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Tear four strips of paper and label them N, S, E, W. Place them in a hat. Draw two directions. Walk in those directions.
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Find a bird and follow it.
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Guess how many squirrels (or other critters/objects) you'll see and count them as you wander. Don't go home until you've found them all.
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Billy Blanks Tae Bo.
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Reading.
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The Upanishads
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Stay Woke
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Creating a Life Worth Living
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Calling magical unicorn friends and reminding them they're magical unicorns and remembering I'm a magical unicorn, too.
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Writing. Making. Being.
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Decolonizing my practice, process, life.
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Gratitude.