Hello Adam,

Welcome to the land of the Goofballs! Thanks for stopping by and adding your two cents.

I agree with you that exercise is an amazing way to feel, well, amazing. I love exercising and do it often. In fact, combining exercising and service would be one way to get a double dose of feeling good.

Stop by again any time. And I wish you all the best – and lots of fun – in your own blogging adventures! 🙂

XOZ

I don’t want to detract from your overall point in any way, but I would like to put my $.02 in and expand on the topic of exercise to try and make it a more helpful technique for your readers. 🙂

Exercise rocks! It has all kinds of benefits including fat loss, endorphins, blah blah blah. And it’s fun! I use exercise in a couple different ways to help counter negative emotions.

If there are friends I can go do something with, it is so easy and fun to do something like playing basketball or going biking. Something active that you enjoy, along with people you love spending time with, can take your mind off almost anything!

If no one is available to hang out with and do something social, I like to just go crazy. What does that mean? Set a ridiculous goal that there’s no way you could achieve. Then achieve it. Not much of a runner? Go run 10km. Heck run 20! Don’t like swimming? Go do 1000m of lengths in a pool, and don’t stop until you succeed! You’d be amazed what you can accomplish if you have some time and put all you have into it. And once you accomplish something like that, which you thought you never could, I promise you won’t have any more negative thoughts. Also you’ll know how much stronger you are than you thought you were! You may end up being a little sore the next day though!

Punch a punching bag until you are exhausted. And I mean absolutely exhausted! If you’ve never tried it, you would be amazed how good getting emotions out into a punching bag can feel. For bonus emotional help try picturing your problem as the punching bag. Punching your problems rocks!

Just want to double-triple-quadruple clarify that I am totally for service as well! Helping others is probably the coolest thing anyone can do! I don’t mean for this to be an argument, but more of an addition/elaboration.

By the way I love the blog Z, it’s amazing! I’m just getting started, but hopefully picking up momentum as time ticks on!

Adam

Hi River,

It sounds like you’ve found a wonderful way to connect with both the Me and the You. Thank you for sharing this!

For me, playing piano with the One Heart Choir in Santa Rosa is a great way to get out of my “no good grumpy horribles.” It’s hard to stay pissed/disgruntled/sad for long when I hear those voices surround me. Music is a magical way to connect with the Divine. And I like the way you link this to service. Good stuff.

XOZ

Hi Carol,

Thanks for stopping by!

Yes, it’s totally amazing to be part of community, isn’t it? Especially when it comes to spiritual growth. I find that I can more completely connect with a feeling of joy and belonging, which is ultimately what the Divine is about. Yay!

Thanks for your comment! 🙂

XOZ

Yay! 🙂

Hope that makes sense.

Hi Tanya,

Always great to hear from you! 🙂

I’m glad that you found work that is fulfilling for you. Nothing better than being happy and satisfied with your work! I share your experience with needing to feel a greater purpose behind what I do. And I’m lucky to have found it in several different arenas.

Here’s to happy bean people!

XOZ

Hi Steve,

I LOVE this! (And I’m stealing it for future talks!) And thank you for pointing out this very important point. The very act of service implies both giver and receiver. Both are vital! Though I think your joke sums this up much better than I ever could. Thank you for sharing it!

XOZ