This is for James, normally I skip these

James, from Finding Optimism, has tagged me for a memo. Go read James. He’s interesting. His blog deals with a subject very dear and clear to my heart. Sometimes he makes me cry, sometimes he makes me laugh but he always makes me think.

List the 5 ways you raise your vibes when in a funk.

How I Raise My Vibes

1. Walk. And I mean walk. With my camera. I don’t post pictures here often and maybe I will more after the move is complete. But, I love photography and walking. When I’m stressed, I walk, anywhere as long as I can get out. I imagine in my head I’m leaving. I always come back.

2. Warm drinks. Coffee, tea, lattes. Whatever. It’s warm and makes me feel better.

3. Set my alarm at 6 am and write at dawn. It just makes me feel good.

4. Create more. I also create more art, whether paint the walls, write something, create a menu, create a graphic, just create.

5. Blast the tunes. I’m a creature of the music. I have a varied sense of music, liking words over styles. This week I have been revisiting Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder. I really do love his voice. The emotions he invokes in me. It’s been a release in me. And that is what helps me release my inner vibe. Some times it works. Some times it fails.