how do you get rid of stress in your lifes?

[campmaster-k]

Eat lots of lindt brand chocolate truffle balls. It will cure any stress you have.

[CAJUN LADY]

D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

You are a trip!

Actually, I either go camping or sweep the sidewalk, driveway or patio. I laugh at myself and some of the stupid things I do. I do a kind thing for someone else (could be a complete stranger)....makes the heart feel so much better. I pray and ask to be a stronger, better person (I'm not a religious nut, just believe in the power of prayer sometimes).

[Vedette]

Some of these suggestion may or may not work for some people, and some may be hard or easy, cheap or expensive? Especially the othe "D" suggestion.(I have done both!|)
But "Drinking" not only helps to blot out stress, but keeps you warm while you are doing it.
Got to love Winter?
Brian

[Roly Nelson]

I've never thought of the glimpse of the darkness at the end of the tunnel. I've been so healthy all of my life, it really makes me think (and hope) that I'll still be around to celebrate my 100th birthday in my TD, in about 19 and 1/2 more years. I've quit doing dumb things that can hurt me, and do all of the things my doctor suggests, have quit chasing women and weigh the same as I did when I was in the Army 56 years ago. My dog takes me for a walk twice a day and I am as active as I can be with my TD camping interests......So, I hope there are a lot of years left to enjoy. BTW, when I do kick the bucket, I guess Uncle Sam will stop sending those retirement checks, unless they keep screwing up.
...... Roly~~

[Vedette]

Great Attitude Roly!
I am exactly 20 years behind you and hope to have a lot of Camping experiences ahead???
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[Fenlason]

I was going to joke about how stress relieving it is for me to climb the local bell tower.......something something.. M21... and.............. but... I felt it safer to pass on that one...

I try to not get too stressed about stuff... but there are still times.

I, like others, like to use a variety of "things" depending on the situation. I used to like the forum as a form of escape. Mainly the thread killer thread, and what is now the campfire thread. Most everybody is gone now.. so that escape is gone.

I do utilize prayer, meditation and yoga, as well as more active pursuits. Just getting out into the woods is a big help for me. Whether to sit and listen, or doing some trail work, or recreating. Biking, trail running, snowshoeing, and xc skiing are all wonderful. Each of these can vary on their mood and styles. Sometimes I will do a real hammerhead ride..when burning off "anger' is in order....Sometimes a quiet reflection of a ride is just the ticket.. Some rides I use the time to think things through.. some rides [mountain bike rides] take so much focus, there is no time or ability to think, about anything. All one's faculties is used up just doing the riding. Those can be quite wonderful.. you just ride.. and don't get the chance for garbage thoughts to keep running through the mind.

I also have a punching bag.. a heavy bag on one of my rear decks. I use it as a good workout... but when needed.. hitting things can help relieve a little stress Speaking of hitting things... another workout.... I have a large tractor tire [several actually] One is set up for sledge hammer workouts. I have stiffened it up with blocks of wood inserted inside the tire, and I also have inserted sand bags into it, to help hold it down. We have [so far] 3 different sizes of sledge hammers. 500-1000 swings at the tire is a great work out.. and stress reliever. We also have two other big tractor tires, for flipping across the lawn. This is another intense workout. We have our own inside workout space, but we also have a nice set up outside. At times we do a short intense workout.... tire flipping, sledge hammering. I have 5 or 6 adjustable wooden boxes for doing box jumps. Hitting this stuff.. pretty intensely for 20-30 minutes gives you a great workout.
As I said I don't have to relieve stress that often.. but perhaps in doing things things regularly.. it prevents stress from building up.

[Vedette]

Wow Glenn
You must be in Great Shape??
And I see you have been here on the Forum long enough to see many of us newbies come and go.
With your post number you must have been a major player at one time?????
Do you still have time for Teardropping with all that bike riding?
Sure hope so.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[donaldraver]

CASS WV. NO cell service, No Big Box Stores, No Traffic. Population 56 take a nice long steam train ride up to Bald Knob.

Sitting by a fire with a Franziskaner dunkel Hefe-Weiss.

Or Fighting a Fire, you really need to focus when on a emergency call all YOUR problems go away.

Working on my model railroad,I am starting a big new scale this year outside 1/13.7 of actual size.

And the best thing of all Debbie. Who can be the cause of some of my stress and the relief at other times

[Fenlason]

Wow Glenn
You must be in Great Shape??
And I see you have been here on the Forum long enough to see many of us newbies come and go.
With your post number you must have been a major player at one time?????
Do you still have time for Teardropping with all that bike riding?
Sure hope so.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

I [we][my wife] are in pretty good shape.
Your next 2 questions.. are not as easy to answer.

First of all, I was never a major player here.
When I first joined, I was very interested in tear drops. We had someone semi-local that sold Camp -Inns. We had gone to look at those, but they were sort of out of our budget at the time. I did look at building a tear drop, but we are building a house, and I did not want such a project until the house was [more] finished. I then contemplated a cargo trailer conversion. In the process of looking at doing that we came across a used travel trailer [not tiny.. but not huge @19 feet] It has received some hail damage, but other than the cosmetic damage it was like new. [it was a year old] The price was cheaper than what we would have paid to build my cargo conversion. We did purchase that. It is a little too big for my truck.. and as you have mentioned, we don't have a lot of time to camp, so it does not get used much.[ I am in the woods almost every day, so I don't find the need to escape, and we keep pretty busy doing other things.]

It has been a running joke on the forum, that the person with the highest thread count on this tear drop forum does not have a tear drop. I have my "fans"/ friends.. but plenty of others here that don't care for us in the off topic area. I rarely leave the off topic, or bicycle areas of the forum. At least as far as posting.

I have more recently gone back to the cargo trailer conversion idea again. We bought a trail late last summer, and have been working on that. My wife and I have started racing mountain bikes again. Some of the races we have to be there ahead of time for. The cargo trailer allows me to camp in it, and to haul our bikes and equipment inside. [I prefer to carry them inside out of the weather, and prying eyes]

[Vedette]

Well that explains it Glenn.
I have just not run into you here before asI have not ventured onto the areas of the Forum you mentioned as "MY" interests are not the same as yours.
That is what makes this Forum soooo Great!
Good Roads (and Trails)
Brian & Sandi

[Fenlason]

Well that explains it Glenn.
I have just not run into you here before asI have not ventured onto the areas of the Forum you mentioned as "MY" interests are not the same as yours.
That is what makes this Forum soooo Great!
Good Roads (and Trails)
Brian & Sandi

you also.