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Pamela Flam's avatar

So true and it’s necessary to

Reminds ourselves of this. My go to chill out replenishments are making vegetable soup( lots of scraping and chopping) weeding garden, knitting sewing, spinning and reading a book. Basically doing anything with my hands by myself refills the well. Thanks for your insights so well put.

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Karun Pal's avatar

Anything with hands. That's it. That's what satisfies the soul.

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Scott Stillman's avatar

Wow, those things are spot on! I've even been thinking a lot about walkmans lately! The simplicity and nostalgia of cassette tapes...

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Karun Pal's avatar

Oh, Scott, don't even get me started on that...

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Julie Erb's avatar

Great post, full of helpful ideas. And I have always LOVED "Peace Piece" by Bill Evans. Thank you.

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Karun Pal's avatar

Thank you. Appreciate your kind words.Yeah, “peace piece” is a masterpiece.

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Elaine R's avatar

Great post full of simple, effective ideas. Thank you!

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Joseph's avatar

That's it

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Pranav's avatar

Movie suggestion: The secret life of Walter Mitty.

A calming movie.

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Esther Folasewa's avatar

Thank you 😊

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ejay's avatar

Id like to suggest the film "Patterson" with Adam Driver.

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Danielle Amory's avatar

You offered solutions that are very simple to a common problem for us. I still carry a notebook and pens when leaving the house. It's my "armor", place to calm my brain in an always on world. Thank you.👏🙏😊

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Anna's avatar

This is so much me. Thanks for sharing your experiences. It’s validating. I need lots and lots of down time — including downtime from Substack. Lol. I tried to write posts with computer. It doesn't work. Long hand would be better or maybe speaking and then transcribing. My words flow much better when I write in a journal. I feel I capture my authentic voice. With the computer, I feel there are seven degrees of separation, perhaps. Lol. Glad I found your Substack. It’s a nice introvert escape or oasis.

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Yumna's avatar

Really enjoyed this read. Just what I needed to further reflect

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Brie Wright's avatar

Hello 👋🏾 I’m new here and this is my first read. I like it. Thanks for sharing. Going to subscribe so that I can hear from you more.

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The Wandering Pixie's avatar

Love this , thank you for writing it

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🌹 Hedera Helix's avatar

Now I can understand why I run away from technology and social media...

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