I run. It's as if every time a foot hits the ground it earths me a little more until after 5k or so i'm totally grounded. It helps me deal with stress hormones and frustrations and makes me feel good and strong. I also enjoy my bodypump class because it's sometimes at the limits of my strength that i find out how much stronger i am.

I take 5 minutes out of whatever i'm doing to crawl round the floor after smee growling while she runs and squeals with happiness, then catch her and "eat" her tummy all up. I love being silly with her, my mum didn't do it much (my dad did) and i think she really missed out.

When things are really bad i like to go out in the rain, tip my face up to feel it and think about the tiny raindrops in the tiny world in the tiny solar system in the tiny galaxy in this tiny corner of a vast vast vast universe, where our galaxy is to it what that raindrop is to the world. It helps me calm down and realise that there are many big things going on, my stresses are miniscule and temporary in comparison.

Have a filter coffee. Sometimes decaff, it's not really for the "hit", i only have one a day, it just makes me feel realxed but "ready".

ikwym about the pony too Bath, something about getting my hair off my neck and face and feeling air all around makes me go "right, what next?"

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