what feeds your soul?

hmadrone
hmadrone Posts: 129 Member
in Motivation and Support
As I'm settling back into the calorie deficit lifestyle, I'm remembering things that helped me stay motivated through the challenges.

One thing that really helped was to do things to feed my heart and soul instead of my body.

I love to create things. Reaching for my knitting needles, my dye pots, or my poetry book helps me deal with the cravings. Doing something that is really satisfying helps ease the hunger pangs.

I love to take walks in beautiful places. I love to dance. My dance classes and my walks are Me-time, a pure indulgence.

Spending time with family and friends is a blessing.

Service can be extremely satisfying. Helping those in need can quiet that spoiled child in my heart.

Just breathing and enjoying this body I'm in right now.

What feeds your soul?

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  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Running, Brewing beer, sailing, camping, drawing, working with my hands,

    I'd like to say my family, but I need a full heart and soul to be there for them, otherwise I get kind of grumpy.
  • strawberrytoast
    strawberrytoast Posts: 711 Member
    I have no soul
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    My dogs.
    Water - the ocean is my favorite but the river we live nearby is a close second. I can't imagine living away from water.
    Running.
    Cooking/baking.
    Spending time with family and loved ones.
  • SheilaG1963
    SheilaG1963 Posts: 298 Member
    My horses!

    Hiking.

    Sunsets.
  • janalayn
    janalayn Posts: 510 Member
    My pets - especially my chilhuahua who adores me

    Hula hooping

    Sewing

    Reading inspirational books such as The Four Agreements

    Meditation

    Connecting with the Divine through nature

    My Pagan path
  • rockangel8907
    rockangel8907 Posts: 429 Member
    Music. When I'm front row at a concert I'm free, I love life, I'm loved.
    Also cooking it's incredibly freeing for me.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
    Running and cooking and listening to all types of music. :glasses:
  • lachesissss
    lachesissss Posts: 1,298 Member
    Other people's souls. And occasionally macrame and running.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    God.

    And running, music and a good day at the beach with my family.
  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    nature - years ago I lived int he Smoky Mtns National Park, I now live close to the Adirondack's, and Joshua Tree National Park speaks to me

    paper crafts - I make popup cards, note cards, and I've made some models
    shameless self-promotion: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dragonfly-Paper-Things/310268012340967

    my motorcycle! I ride a Suzuki C90 - a 1500cc machine that you may call "Sir"

    friends and family - and family who are some of my best friends
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Dreaming, setting goals, and working towards them.
  • samantha1242
    samantha1242 Posts: 816 Member
    Chicken soup.

    Yoga, dance, music, laughter, being in forests, travelling, helping others, setting goals and achieving them, kittens, food.
  • otrlynn
    otrlynn Posts: 273 Member
    Very nice question OP! My answer--being with my family, my pets, walking outside in a pretty setting, working in my garden, sitting on the beach, sailing, and chocolate!
  • Chainbreaker
    Chainbreaker Posts: 124 Member
    A full heart always trumos an empty stomach.

    For me - music, my lethal white catahoula leopard dog, being in remote places in nature, writing, vigorous discussions, a good IPA with a great cigar, focused time with friends, writing, competing in events, and winning the inner game by accomplishing worthy goals.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Nature - love being in the countryside, especially forest.
    The sea - can't bear being away from water.
    Cycling - love taking my bike out into the country lanes and to different towns.
    Books - just getting back into reading again, used to be an avid reader.
    Gaming - Just got a ps3, having wanted one for sometime, and great escape.
    Walking - I can walk for miles, especially with my mp3.
    Music -lifelong passion.
    Helping other people - always been instinctive.
    Sitting in cafes, having a tea or hot chocolate over a book or paper.
    Running.
    Art Galleries and museums.
  • tidesong
    tidesong Posts: 451 Member
    Music. I am a classical musician...singer and violinist.
  • sharonsjones
    sharonsjones Posts: 574 Member
    My husband, I do everything with him
    Running, (with my husband of course)
    Spending time with my family
    Sunsets
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    I have awesome friends that inspire me.

    I also enjoy lots of art/crafty time. I dye fabric and sew it into things, so my mind is always thinking about colors and shapes.

    Occasionally I also need a bit of quiet alone time to collect my thoughts, because my brain gets jumbled with everything else going on.
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    God
    Morning before sunrise
    Stars
    Hikes in the hills through the woods
    Rain
    Quiet
    :heart:
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
    Good music
    Spending time with people who love me no matter what
    The way I feel when I accomplish something I've worked really hard for
    Cooking for the people I love
  • hattie491145
    hattie491145 Posts: 85 Member
    My dogs.
    Water - the ocean is my favorite but the river we live nearby is a close second. I can't imagine living away from water.
    Running.
    Cooking/baking.
    Spending time with family and loved ones.



    This. With forests and walking added :)
  • Natashaa1991
    Natashaa1991 Posts: 866 Member
    listening to music... and spending time with friends.
  • Aldrichn
    Aldrichn Posts: 61 Member
    God
    Family
    playing the guitar/singing
    trying a new micro-brew
    building something (stonework/carpentry)
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Music ... Both playing (keyboards and guitar) and listening.

    There is something about hearing music that just by-passes the thinky bit of the brain.

    And I like by-passing that regularly, as you can probably tell by my posts.

    I'm also a cricket fan, playing and watching. It's good for nuturing relationships and all that, win or lose the banter is always good.

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