Hi runner.....being outside in the sunshine....by water is a plus!

Darcie

Looking at the trees swaying in the breeze with clouds in a blue sky. Also ocean waves and if home silence.

Gardening is like meditating with colors for me. Wears me out so I sleep well, I can see the results and I feel grounded.

Being with my family children, Grandchildren and my Big Sister. Even sitting in the lobby with the Ladies or as they like to refer themselves as girls lol most in their 80's.
When I'm down I like to close the blinds to the world and sleep it away.
I must say and sometimes I'm feeling guilty I'm enjoying life like I did before Kenny passed. I don't miss him any less it just my new normal life

Definitely music, especially while cooking, my other comfort. I just made German potato salad, greens sauteed in coconut oil with lots of onions and fresh garlic, and chicken bratwurst (Fruit salad for dessert) My German Dad hates the idea of CHICKEN bratwurst..ha ha!
I made some for my neighbor and her family because she's having some health issues Had my sister and her son over for some too. Also, I can't forget, my little dog Lucy gives me mega comfort everyday. Patty

I love working in the field, garden yard, really anything that involved dirt. For me dirt is cathartic - coming from a long legacy of farmers that saying i got dirt in my blood is true for me

Hi, getting out in my huge yard and getting on my lawn tractor. It takes me a couple of hours to mow. I know it sounds crazy (all the noise) but it gives me time to reflect and feel close to Dennis. He loved the outdoors.
I also have a park behind my house and I go walking a few times a week and talk to my neighbors and some people I don't know.
Sit on my deck and look at the beautiful mountains.
I wasn't going to plant a garden this year but decided to plant a couple
of tomato plants, (for him) that was his favorite. I seem to do my best healing in nature. This is what give me comfort.
Happy Trails.............Gail

Good morning texts with a very close friend. Being outdoors, physical labor, especially building, creating or growing things. Finding the good things this life holds, progress. Learning to dream again. The comfort of a shady spot, a cool breeze and a cold drink after all this on a warm Texas summer evening. Talking to a good friend later and the good nights sleep that follows.
John

Promise not to laugh.......singing to my dog Horton. He's a 95lb Black Lab/Golden Retriever mix. He lays on his side, stretches out his long, long legs and I start at his nose, then his eyes, then his neck, then his chest and tail and while I massage, I sing. He closes his eyes and purrs [like a cat]!

He gets lulled to sleep and I get big, watery, tear-filled eyes. He loved when Morey would rub his belly, as he laid by his recliner. When Morey got too sick to move his arms Horton slowly but surely became more and more depressed. I saw it happening and took over the massaging. He gradually learned to come to me and to leave Morey alone!

This big lug of a dog has become my comfort and my joy!!!!

Roz

Linda, my wife, had picked out a little puppy she later named Sadie, a few months before she left. She is half mini golden retriever and half terrier. Emphasis upon terrier, as in holy terrier. She came in at eight weeks old playing fetch. Didn't half to teach her she picked it up. And so now I come in from work and she follows me around with one of her balls banging it into the back of my calf until I play fetch outside with her. The other one, Quincy, he is around eleven and plays a little but mostly watches me get the exercise. So these two are my company for now.
Peace, Tim

What brings me comfort and peace is reading , just light fiction, hero stories with happy endings. I do not not watch television, don't listen to the radio and just skim a newspaper every 2nd day. When I get home from work, I make a cup of tea, grab a book and curl up in my armchair and read, 2 to 3 hours will go by and when I look up from my book, I feel, calm and peaceful. My mind and my emotions have been totally distracted from the reality of my life without Peter. At all other times, my mind is filled with a list of tasks I need to complete, concerns about issues I need to sort out, half formed fears, concern about what my future will be, BUT while I am reading I am absorbed in the story and then for 10 to 15 mins after each reading session, I feel only peace and I love it. This is how I refresh and keep going. My library loves me and my collection of Ebooks keeps on growing. Soon I will be working just to afford my books. Lol.
Love to all
Janifer

Going to the mountains or beach, hiking...just me and my dog Buddy. ....talking to God...and listening...to God and nature.

Making things - I have several craft hobbies, and always have had, since I was a kid. Currently, I am sewing a new dress and crocheting a new blanket, have put aside some fabric painting to do for a fundraiser soon, and am trying to sort out recipes for another fundraiser cookbook. I may have to give up sleeping to get all the craft projects done that I want to do....

I do a lot of volunteer stuff, am very active in my church, and I get out and hike at every opportunity.

I am also an avid reader, usually with more than one book going at a time, and I feed my brain with magazines in-between.

I have to be careful sometimes as it would be easy for me to fall back on "comfort food" - which is not really a good idea!

Love and Hugs,
Martha

There are so many things right now......some keep me busy and some provide me comfort...some do both. I take care of the lawn...mowing, weeding, raking....Dan used to do all that, he took pride in it, so i'm trying to keep it up on my own. It makes me feel good, especially when someone comes over and tells me my yard looks good. I have two dogs a choc. lab and a dachshund. They drive me crazy, but I love them. Going throughout my home and organizing and cleaning...deciding what I need to remodel in order to sell my home in a few years. It's amazing what you can accumulate after 24 years. Things I don't need, I take to charity which makes me feel good to give to those who may need them. I workout 3-4 times a week, which I not only do for my physical health, but also for my mental well-being. After a good 50-60 min workout, I definitely feel less stress. They also have a really nice massage chair that I can sit in for 10 minutes after a workout. I listen to Dr Laura a lot. Listening to callers and what is happening in their lives....helps me feel I'm not alone. She gives such good advice. I also love music...70s/80s (just my time-frame). Some of the songs have a special meaning for Dan and me...so when I hear them I think of good memories. I love to travel....going to different places and experiencing other cultures and food is something I always loved, even before I met Dan.

Always Sue

Yoga and meditation were my survival when John was in hospital. Now, still, yoga, meditation, and now bodybuilding in the gym, for physical strength, working out and sweating the emotional pain out of my body, giving me emotional strength.