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Help with a hobby. (Original Post) Peace Seeker Aug 2015 OP
Walking sounds like a great idea! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #1
Thanks! Peace Seeker Aug 2015 #2
If you have a smart phone, check out Map my Walk Thor_MN Aug 2015 #3
Hobby leet666 Sep 2015 #4
Zen Doodling helps me focus on something besides the chit Maraya1969 Oct 2015 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,886 posts)
1. Walking sounds like a great idea!
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 04:54 PM
Aug 2015

It gets you out of doors, into nature, with a little exercise for good measure.

People that I know who walk regularly say it calms them down and gives them greater perspective on whatever is on their minds.

Plus it's great low impact exercise.

Try it!

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
3. If you have a smart phone, check out Map my Walk
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 06:40 PM
Aug 2015

or any of the other workout apps. Having some metrics on your walking can be helpful.

Maraya1969

(22,976 posts)
5. Zen Doodling helps me focus on something besides the chit
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 05:50 PM
Oct 2015

chat in my head. Here is a link to a Pinterest page that has a lot of them. Mind you most people's a lot more primitive than the ones here.

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/zen-doodle/

I was never a person who could draw. But I took a watercolor class and the teacher mentioned this book "Drawing on the right side of the brain" It is so interesting and once you can do it a little you feel kind of relaxed and tuned into the drawing only. I grab a sketch pad and just try drawing things sometimes and it always calms me down

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