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#1
Nov 19, 2008, 12:49 PM
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My T asked me if I ever do things just for fun, not to make anyone else happy or for any reason other than my own enjoyment.
Does anyone here do things just for their own fun? Wanna share? I haven't done anything just for myself yet, not since a road trip I took by myself a few years ago. That was fun and just for me. |
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#2
Nov 19, 2008, 12:59 PM
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I read. That's pretty much it.
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#3
Nov 19, 2008, 08:10 PM
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#4
Nov 19, 2008, 08:24 PM
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Going to the Movie theater when a good movie comes out, works for me!!!
It feels good to go alone sometimes too, or usually I'll go up to the corner coffee shop and have a coffee once in awhile. Pretty exciting aye!!!...LOL
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#5
Nov 20, 2008, 03:06 PM
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I used to read for fun too, but now it's more of a chore or a necessity. I kind of abuse coffee....
I used to journal a lot. I should do that more. |
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#6
Nov 20, 2008, 03:39 PM
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Going to church and singing beautiful songs about nature and spirituality.....I sit alone too
 But sometimes.....someone invites me to sit, with them
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#7
Nov 20, 2008, 05:40 PM
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Reading, or taking a walk to some place I have not explored yet.
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#8
Nov 20, 2008, 07:08 PM
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I like to read, and hike in the woods, and color mandalas. A hot bath sometimes is nice.
I've started watching movies with my boys lately (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and that's been really relaxing and fun. Sometimes I go to Barnes and Noble and just wander around, because I really LOVE reading...but that gets expensive. Camping! That's my favorite, but we don't go that often. The more time I spend outside, the better. |
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#9
Nov 22, 2008, 05:18 PM
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I like to go buy things (usually clothes) for my self. I guess it's not a good habit because I do it too frequntley. but yeah, that's what I like to do for myself.
Oh, I also like to just have a "time out" where I just sit down and have total silence. Quote:
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#10
Nov 22, 2008, 06:31 PM
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Go fishing usually alone gives one a chance to see and hear nature  
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Nov 23, 2008, 09:11 AM
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Interesting question and very interesting responses. I see that I am not alone in this! Hard put to answer what is actually "fun" for me these days. But when I relax, I will buy myself a sub at Subway, rent a DVD, and eat the sub while watching the film,LOL. I also like to crochet and draw on my art rocks.
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#12
Nov 23, 2008, 11:11 AM
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Find videos and photos of dance theatre online.
Curl up under my duvet with a good book. Get a nice chocolate bar. |
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#13
Jan 05, 2009, 05:42 PM
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love to read. love to go spend some time with good friends. take a trip to see my grandchildren
 . sing. look out on my lake. have a good cup of java. create some artwork. play with my dog cody. eat ice cream. watch a good movie. soak in the bathtub. so much to do and so little time...ha.
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#14
Jan 05, 2009, 05:44 PM
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reading too...
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Jan 07, 2009, 12:57 AM
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hot herbal tea, a couple of cookies to dunk, warm blanket and a cat sitting on my lap, purring
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Jan 07, 2009, 04:32 PM
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Usually I like to read books,especially horror, sci-fi, fantasy, history or whatever. My second favorite thing is watching horror movies and playing RPG games. What I would really love to do is go take a walk in the woods (wish they were close to me) and travel around. But really this is a contradiction since lately I don't even want to go out on the street. My mind is adventurous but I'm just letting life go by....  
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#17
Jan 11, 2009, 09:02 PM
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sleep in when I can..
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#18
Jan 11, 2009, 09:44 PM
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reading something because it takes my fancy rather than because i have to. playing computer games. going to a coffee shop and enjoying the change of scenery. taking some time to wash my hair / moisturize etc in a self soothing kinda way. listening to music. walking mindfully for the journey rather than the destination. eating something special (ice cream right now).
i have this problem where something that starts as a self soothing strategy then becomes integrated into part of my daily life which then ends up as a 'just barely getting through' strategy or a psychological necessity that isn't self-soothing at all... that has already happened with some of the above. sigh. just trying to enjoy more moments... even the ones that are occupied by things i (more objectively) 'have' to do. |
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#19
Jan 11, 2009, 10:03 PM
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still trying to find something..........
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#20
Jan 12, 2009, 01:18 AM
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:::TRIGGER WARNING:::
I like to take back roads out to the most remote place I can find. Sometimes at night to see if I can find a place with no light so I can see the stars. When I get there, with no one around, I take all of my clothes off and lie down on the ground. Feeling the still warm earth below, and seeing the vast openness above, I come to know that though there is reality that is hard and firm behind me, the vast universe of potential is out in front. Why nude? I don't know. Maybe it's to do with not being bound or restricted. I get out and away alone, where the pressures of life are gone for a few hours. I'm only responsible for myself, answering to no one. I "bottle" moments like that for later consumption when I need a "time out". Close my eyes, see those stars, feel the earth... |
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#21
Jan 12, 2009, 02:17 PM
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Yes, I do I do - it's when I do I still sometimes spiral down but when I don't then I spiral down even faster.
I love hang out with friends - but sadly not easy to find friends who could very much be on the same wavelenght or hard to find the right time to even hang out with o.k. friend. There's where the internet is a Great Blessings! I love dancing too - wish I could do more of it. Quote:
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#22
Jan 17, 2009, 01:24 PM
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Sometimes I just sit in bed and watch a movie, and shut out the rest of the world.
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#23
Jan 18, 2009, 02:52 PM
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I take off all my clothes and lie down in the garden, also
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Jan 21, 2009, 12:58 AM
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A hot cup of coffee and a good book, usually one of the classics like Jane Austen (where everyone gets what they deserve good and bad). I also like to color, it's cheap and soothing. Sometimes I print out mantra's like "I am a good person and deserve to be happy" and color those.
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#25
Jan 21, 2009, 02:20 PM
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Not much right now. But I used to go for a drive or read a good book
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