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Here's How I Relax: Finding the Focus Within

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Hui Sim

How do I unwind, mentally, emotionally, and/or physically, when things get tough. It isn't by indulging in primal scream theory or holding my breath until I turn blue. Let me count (at least) sixteen ways. 😉

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Doodle with pencil and paper (though truth be told, I often lose interest after I've done my black-and-whites). Rarely do I fill in my art with color (but that depends on how much of the day I want to waste 😉), and even less do I dabble with paints....

Art Supplies

Roll out the yoga mat, focus on my breathing, and practice my poses. The hardest for me is the tree pose (I'm *not* a flamingo, y'know), and my favorite asana is the corpse pose.

Assume the Position!

Emote through lyric and verse with AI music generators. Instrumentals are my favorite prompts. AI may have quite a way to go in the counting and spelling departments, but it knows how to interpret musical prompts – sometimes with stirringly human elo...

Create Poetry for the Soul

Buy a new outfit! (highly budget- and mood-dependent). 😉

Go Clothes Shopping

Share a cuppa digital joe, exchange humorous cracks, and engage in meaningful discussions with those of my creative ilk.

Hang Out with My Fellow Creatives

Oh, what fun it is to learn a new tongue! Free apps like Duolingo gameify the language learning experience.

Learn a New Language

Listening to jazz music is the ultimate chill pill for me. If I want to kick up the tempo to get my creative juices going, it's classical music with plenty of dramatic highs and lows.

Mellow out with Music

Spending time with my houseplants is the best green prescription ever! They don't sass me back, but the cactuses can be a prickly lot to love … except when they put forth gorgeous blooms – that makes every boo-boo incurred watering and upgrading them...

Nurture Plants

Songbirds have such dazzling repertoires and some even have breathtaking plumages, too. Some have even taken a shine to me by playing leapfrog on my lens and shoulders, flying inches from my face, or giving me an earful when I'm in the vicinity (of c...

Photograph Wild Birds in My Backyard

Because there's a lot to be thankful for, and writing them all down on a semi-regular basis makes me realize just how much a lot is!

Practice Gratitude Every Day (Or At Least Once a Week)

This bookworm likes to read … especially the inspiring stuff! Until the Robin Walks on Snow is a historical work of fiction and heartwarming story that chronicles beginnings of the author's uncle, who was born prematurely in the early 1920s on a rura...

Read Inspirational Stories

Yes. I do like to sing and dance (and what is dancing but singing with the body?) 😉

Sing and Dance My Heart Out!

Hit the gym! The best way to take a break from the negativity around me is to hit the treadmill, ellipticals, and pump a little iron.

Sneak in a Session of Cardio

I like the peace and wonder that comes from hanging with Groot and Treebeard. 😉 Silence is a golden gift. Discover the health benefits of shinrin yoku and going off the grid today!

Take a Walk in the Forest and Absorb the Healing Power of Trees

Humor can't cure ills (or can it? 😉), but it can hold them at bay for a while.

Watch a Funny Movie and Laugh Out Loud

I communicate through the power of my pen. Words come to me in a way that mere utterances of the tongue cannot.

Write What My Muse Compels Me To