Your choice of chewing gum for the mind?

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   Joelle Burnetteposted 13 years ago

   When you feel weighed down by stress, job, life, kids, school, spouse, your mother, whatever, what's the thing/activity that acts as chewing gum for your mind and a stress reliever? Reading, sex, eating, drinking, TV, singing, surfing, swimming, sky diving, sewing (seems to be a lot of "s" activities)? What does it for you?

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      dutchman1951posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      sailing does it for me.

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   Dark knight ridesposted 13 years ago

   Lately it's been HubPages. But typically I'm all about reading, some fantasy or sci-fi, anything that let's my mind escape the day-to-day BS.

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   Paradise7posted 13 years ago

   Reading.  It's a wonderfully silent activity.

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   Lisa HWposted 13 years ago

   My potpourri/tart burners, fresh air, fresh flowers, listening to music, a pot of my own coffee (with lots of cream in it), a cup of someone else's coffee outside the house (alone or with a friend), finding something to do online that is not awfully demanding.

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   ralwusposted 13 years ago

   Bewbies. Nudes.

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   sneakorocksolidposted 13 years ago

   Playing with my fishing tackle.

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   ralwusposted 13 years ago

   Is that what you call it now?

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      sneakorocksolidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      No! I just don't want to get all worked up, my wife hits.

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   ralwusposted 13 years ago

   Hitting and jacking sounds like fun

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      sneakorocksolidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      She's really quick and she means buisness! I have to really be in the mood!

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   myownworldposted 13 years ago

   mind= writing
   body= good sex
   two combined is the real thing....!

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      Joelle Burnetteposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You can write while you're having sex? Now, that's skilled.
      Are you physically writing while having sex? (That must piss off your lover) or just coming (sorry for that) up with ideas? Either way sounds distracting reaching the prize.
      
      I get some of my best story ideas when I'm swimming laps. That always throws off my lap count.

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    Deborah-Lynnposted 13 years ago

    Is this the Hub where we are writing about good sex?

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       myownworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       well, almost! it's intellectual stimulation....

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          Deborah-Lynnposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Ahhh, you come in here for the intellect....ok,  i get it "your own world" that's how it all goes so fast!

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       ralwusposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       We can if you want. But the really good one is in the sandpit. Lets go play in the sand.

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          Deborah-Lynnposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          That's where the pirates are?

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             myownworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             lol..ralwus, u've got to change that pic!!

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    Deborah-Lynnposted 13 years ago

    Now you made me totally forget that I came in here to find out about Chewing Gum for the mind, and then I remembered I saw you Ralwus in my Hub this morning....you little pirate, and now I'm  thinking...well, you never mind my mind...gum, anyone got gum?

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    ralwusposted 13 years ago

    I can be. Have to stagger out and fire up my tractor in a bit, my neighbor wants to use it. Screw him if you join me.

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    Pearldiverposted 13 years ago

    I shoot the rats that come out of my neighbour's house.

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       Deborah-Lynnposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       That's the doggie giggle,  I knew there was more to that avatar Pearldiver!

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    Deborah-Lynnposted 13 years ago

    I love to shop online, so stress free and it's like instant gratification, I like cooking, fragrances and playing BeJeweled on Facebook,  it numbs my overactive mind.

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    Ghost32posted 13 years ago

    Varies, but reading heads the (lengthy) list.

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    nauticacutie25posted 13 years ago

    hey

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    zadrobiposted 13 years ago

    When I'm really stressed I like to call up my band members for a quick impromptu session. Music is a whole pack of bubbalicious crammed into my brain

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       Joelle Burnetteposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I wish I could do that. We have a piano sitting in our family room I'd love to be able to play. I took lessons when I was a kid, but my teacher's gnarly, arthritic hands frightened me away. Wish I'd kept with the lessons. My daughter is taking lessons, but she's not exactly going to show up at Carnegie Hall any time soon.

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