When you're down, what do you do to pick yourself up? - Page 6

clay · 12-01-2012, 12:01 AM

Water almost always does it for me. Something about the waves, the gentle salt air breeze, and just losing myself...and a dolphin....SCORE!!!
Music, writing are also very helpful. I rarely get down, but when I do, I can write and that is such a soul soother!!!

Blade · 12-01-2012, 12:09 AM

Go fishing
Pray
Look for solitude, spend a lot of time alone

Jesse · 12-01-2012, 01:17 AM

First I generally try to make certain that I am being truthful with myself about whatever it is that has me down in the dumps. After that, I'll write or talk it out with a close friend that I can talk to about most anything. If I am close to a good wooded trail, a river, or the ocean then I will walk and explore for hours.

WintergreenGem · 12-01-2012, 02:35 AM

I put on upbeat music and I come chat and play with friends.

Bèsame* · 12-01-2012, 09:19 AM

Take the back roads home, have a concert in my car

agape · 03-10-2013, 12:04 PM

Oh I usually lay there and take a nap

VintageFemme · 03-10-2013, 12:10 PM

I get lost in my camera. I'll go for a walk in the woods & forget everyone and everything that brought me down and just click it all away. And music. The songs that don't remind me of anyone or anything... the music that is just mine and mine alone. And a few pieces of Godiva chocolate just to be sure I'm back to good.

Glenn · 03-10-2013, 12:30 PM

Watch old Walt Disney cartoons

Do Zen Calligraphy
Pray and fish at the lagoon in back of the writers Nelson Algren's and Simone de Beauvoir's enchanted love-cottage across the road with the furkids.
Go to Church.
Walk to the beach and float in the water.

03-10-2013, 12:35 PM

Phone my sponsor
Go to a meeting
Have a luxurious, candle lit, hot bath
Play guitar and sing
Cycle miles

Gemme · 03-10-2013, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by only_you

Oh I usually lay there and take a nap

This totally cracked me up.

I watch sweet/funny/fill in the blank here youtube videos.

grenade · 03-10-2013, 07:38 PM

I shop. A new outfit always makes me feel like a new person. I sing. I tell myself to keep moving forward. My babies need me.

Nerdboi · 03-10-2013, 07:47 PM

I try to make others smile, say hi to a random person in the airport, at the gas station, etc. When I make another person's day or cheer someone up is what pick's me up, motivating others. Rewarding myself with an awesome cup of coffee always does the trick or going out with friends.

Kenna · 03-10-2013, 08:02 PM

spend time with certain people I really enjoy and hearing their laughter has a healing touch..

I try to find some outside activity in a peaceful setting where I breathe fresh air and find "treasures" that make me smile ...from birds singing to tiny frogs to beautiful simple touches of mother nature ..

I go through photos of special family members ...and favorite photos of my adventures in the past few years...

I talk to my best friend from PA.. she's amazing!

I go down memory lane of my times with Gramma D...

I cuddle and play with the sweetest dog in the world ..

I try hard not to focus on what's upsetting me so much...

peachy · 03-11-2013, 05:41 AM

eat cake
cry
get tucked up in bed and read lesbian erotica (ahem)
have a really really long shower
play a running around game with my little girl at the park. Her laugh is infectious. Her beautiful beaming little face works pure magic on me.

03-11-2013, 05:51 AM

Sing this:

Gemme · 03-11-2013, 05:55 AM

Great.

Now how am I going to get THAT out of my head today?

03-11-2013, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

Great.

Now how am I going to get THAT out of my head today?

Yer welcome!

All together now - Always look on the briiiight siiiide of life...doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-dee-dum

cinnamongrrl · 03-11-2013, 06:31 AM

I hike. The solitude helps me gain perspective...

StrongButch · 03-11-2013, 06:46 AM

I go in search of angels to photograph.

Tuff Stuff · 08-25-2015, 08:44 PM

I jump in my van and drive,drive,drive...for hours..just me,alone.

I like to make love,too...dance and make love..together,sometimes..I make her laugh..she makes me laugh.

I watch old movies on DVD...

I like to go out and have a good meal with my woman,me and her are great cooks btw.No cook night,just go out somewhere and have a big delicious dinner and a big delicious dessert afterwards..even if its KFC or some fast food..sitting in the van,talking,eating,watching the night life go on around us.We're mountain living people,so the city is a treat for her.

I have lots of hobbies,interests...cause I do get sad sometimes.But those things i typed above help me feel better.

12-01-2012, 12:01 AM	#101
clay Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch (Silver Fox) Dom Daddi Preferred Pronoun?: 50 Shades of Clay Darker & Deeper Relationship Status: married to my forever Join Date: May 2011 Location: salt air & sandy beaches Posts: 13,096 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 96,039 Thanked 31,685 Times in 7,714 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Water almost always does it for me. Something about the waves, the gentle salt air breeze, and just losing myself...and a dolphin....SCORE!!! Music, writing are also very helpful. I rarely get down, but when I do, I can write and that is such a soul soother!!! __________________ To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness. ~Robert Brault

12-01-2012, 12:09 AM	#102
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12-01-2012, 01:17 AM	#103
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,793 Times in 3,939 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	First I generally try to make certain that I am being truthful with myself about whatever it is that has me down in the dumps. After that, I'll write or talk it out with a close friend that I can talk to about most anything. If I am close to a good wooded trail, a river, or the ocean then I will walk and explore for hours. __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

12-01-2012, 02:35 AM	#104
WintergreenGem Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Ms, Miss Relationship Status: Married to Graham Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 180 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 347 Thanked 505 Times in 140 Posts Rep Power: 6005573	When I'm feeling. down I put on upbeat music and I come chat and play with friends. __________________ Did you take the time to truly know?

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03-10-2013, 12:04 PM	#106
agape Member How Do You Identify?: queer Preferred Pronoun?: don't care Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: earth Posts: 375 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,537 Thanked 671 Times in 203 Posts Rep Power: 9378958	Oh I usually lay there and take a nap __________________ "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." Martin Luther King, Jr.

03-10-2013, 12:10 PM	#107
VintageFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Outside Posts: 2,299 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,828 Thanked 7,640 Times in 1,657 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I get lost in my camera. I'll go for a walk in the woods & forget everyone and everything that brought me down and just click it all away. And music. The songs that don't remind me of anyone or anything... the music that is just mine and mine alone. And a few pieces of Godiva chocolate just to be sure I'm back to good. __________________ Unfinished Business & Open to Serendipity

03-10-2013, 12:30 PM	#108
Glenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Northwest Wind and Lake Michigan Preferred Pronoun?: Paesano Relationship Status: Solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Posts: 1,546 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,597 Thanked 3,732 Times in 1,096 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Watch old Walt Disney cartoons Do Zen Calligraphy Pray and fish at the lagoon in back of the writers Nelson Algren's and Simone de Beauvoir's enchanted love-cottage across the road with the furkids. Go to Church. Walk to the beach and float in the water.

03-10-2013, 12:35 PM	#109
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Phone my sponsor Go to a meeting Have a luxurious, candle lit, hot bath Play guitar and sing Cycle miles

03-10-2013, 07:38 PM	#111
grenade Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Full Flavor Femme Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,929 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,925 Thanked 8,062 Times in 2,121 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I shop. A new outfit always makes me feel like a new person. I sing. I tell myself to keep moving forward. My babies need me.

03-10-2013, 07:47 PM	#112
Nerdboi Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Andro/Soft Butch/Genderqueer Preferred Pronoun?: Boi Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Posts: 62 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24 Thanked 89 Times in 22 Posts Rep Power: 263192	I try to make others smile, say hi to a random person in the airport, at the gas station, etc. When I make another person's day or cheer someone up is what pick's me up, motivating others. Rewarding myself with an awesome cup of coffee always does the trick or going out with friends.

03-10-2013, 08:02 PM	#113
Kenna Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Fiery, Sassy, Tough As Nails, Femme Tomboy Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: I am your favorite hello and hardest goodbye. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC & CO Posts: 4,784 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,613 Thanked 12,107 Times in 3,757 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I've been fighting the blues for a while lately ... spend time with certain people I really enjoy and hearing their laughter has a healing touch.. I try to find some outside activity in a peaceful setting where I breathe fresh air and find "treasures" that make me smile ...from birds singing to tiny frogs to beautiful simple touches of mother nature .. I go through photos of special family members ...and favorite photos of my adventures in the past few years... I talk to my best friend from PA.. she's amazing! I go down memory lane of my times with Gramma D... I cuddle and play with the sweetest dog in the world .. I try hard not to focus on what's upsetting me so much... __________________ **************************** She has been through hell, so believe me when I say, fear her when she looks into a fire and smiles. ~E.Corona~

03-11-2013, 05:41 AM	#114
peachy Member How Do You Identify?: Me Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Here Posts: 109 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 492 Thanked 395 Times in 90 Posts Rep Power: 5513868	eat cake cry get tucked up in bed and read lesbian erotica (ahem) have a really really long shower play a running around game with my little girl at the park. Her laugh is infectious. Her beautiful beaming little face works pure magic on me. __________________ life's a peach Caution: contains hard stone

03-11-2013, 05:51 AM	#115
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Sing this:

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03-11-2013, 06:46 AM	#119
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08-25-2015, 08:44 PM	#120
Tuff Stuff Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Woman Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Posts: 695 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 904 Thanked 1,318 Times in 506 Posts Rep Power: 9408452	I jump in my van and drive,drive,drive...for hours..just me,alone. I like to make love,too...dance and make love..together,sometimes..I make her laugh..she makes me laugh. I watch old movies on DVD... I like to go out and have a good meal with my woman,me and her are great cooks btw.No cook night,just go out somewhere and have a big delicious dinner and a big delicious dessert afterwards..even if its KFC or some fast food..sitting in the van,talking,eating,watching the night life go on around us.We're mountain living people,so the city is a treat for her. I have lots of hobbies,interests...cause I do get sad sometimes.But those things i typed above help me feel better.