Carrie and Danielle - Latest Comments in What Activity Sets You Free?

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

kw — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:40:19 -0000

I like yours, I can relate to all of them.
:-\
Also, the gun thing reminded me of being in a car accident, when I felt as if I was bouncing in the clouds and time went really slowly... and I ended up unhurt. The car was totaled and we had to climb out the window, but the time of not knowing what would happen and being completely out of control, I didn't feel fear, I felt free. Perhaps because you KNOW that there's nothing you can possibly do except go with it; it's out of your hands.

Peace, and I hope you're doing well!
:)

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

kw — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:35:16 -0000

Meditating: letting go of everything, feeling at one with the Great Whatever (Universe, God, etc)...

...and riding my bike around the city when I lived in China. Riding a bike here does not do the same thing at ALL. When I sailed down a road, one arm outstretched, feeling the breeze, or maybe singing as i rode, in a place that was on the opposite side of the planet from "home", yet I felt at home there... knowing how to whiz around in a foreign city that I was once afraid of getting lost in... I don't know if I'll ever feel that freedom again. Maybe I'll have to try another country, haha...

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

WhenIGrowUpCoach — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:08:37 -0000

Being on stage when you really know your stuff. Not thinking of the lines, or the music, or the blocking, or the placement of the next note your singing....and knowing you're commanding the stage. Everything else drifts away. (Sigh)

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Tandah — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:37:27 -0000

Swimming at the beach; hiking; delivering presentations; great conversations with my husband and girlfriends; dancing to daggy 70's music; post-excercise. Being able to express myself; or be delighted; or in a space that provokes reflection.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

alligator_kate — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:57:20 -0000

Thanks for sharing this. Beautiful.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

alligator_kate — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:51:15 -0000

Dancemeditation, whirling, being in nature, and if I am completely honest I'd also say the time I was robbed at gunpoint, but unhurt. That took a lot of working through, but in the end I became more free.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Isabelle Vonturi — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:32:05 -0000

looking quietly into the eyes of another and seeing their eternal being sets me free...free to love unconditionally, act spontaneously, be joyous, be transcendant...

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Meredith — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:15:54 -0000

Anything with rythm and movement. I love dancing around my room, walking, canoeing, swimming, making love - activities that bring you back in touch with your pulse and the natural, graceful flow of your body.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Meredith — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:08:49 -0000

I went skydiving last year in New Zealand and it was the most thrilling experience I have ever had - the closest I have ever been to flying. It set me free in a very profound way. Now any time I doubt myself, i just have to remind myself that I Flew. Out Of A Plane. At 15,000 Feet. Overlooking A Mountain. Good reminder to live without fear.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

braziliana — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:50:08 -0000

I forgot... Hot Yoga also set me free!!!!

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

braziliana — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:43:27 -0000

Dancing and making love!!!

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

shannon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:42:43 -0000

Movement & being outdoors, but especially swimming, running and cycling (skiing and snowshoeing in winter) are my favourites and most accessible activities. There's something about running and cycling in the rain that is therapeutic and character building. Soaring in any form, in any weather reinforces my creative and physical energy. Trying something new is always high on the priority list..... that includes sky diving and polar bear dipping.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Traci — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:20:06 -0000

Swinging on a playground swingset. The kind that's constructed of huge, thick pipe shoved deep in the earth so I can go as high as possible and still feel grounded. I feel here and out there and grounded and free and perfect.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Katasha — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:12:57 -0000

Reading.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Connie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:26:41 -0000

Working my astrology either alone or with an interested person. Also drawing.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Cobby — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:22:54 -0000

Public speaking, driving my car fast on a sunny day with my music playing loud and hot yoga.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Natasha_L — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:21:16 -0000

I relate to many of the posts here but top of my list is being in the ocean. Diving into deep water - both exhilerating and relaxing. Floating in the sun, almost effortless in really salty seas. I find the whole experience humbling and gratitude-inducing.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Tanya — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:21:06 -0000

A walk way out in low tide at Spanish Banks with my dog. Early on a sunny day, it's like you own the whole city.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Ellen — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:24:05 -0000

Setting other people free.
Spending time with my Japanese friend, Kumie.
Being near the water, be it lake, river, ocean, mudpuddle or jacuzzi.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

CristinaCC — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:09:57 -0000

Hiking, swimming in the ocean and watching nature always do it for me. They give me a sense of gratitude & being a small part of "the big picture" of life.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Gail Larsen — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:04:06 -0000

The sharing of poetry I've memorized in just the right moment sets us all free!

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Linda — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:39:55 -0000

Reading, writing and sharing poetry. And though I am in the center of the US, I would have to agree with jennywren on swimming in the surf. On the rare occasions I've been to the ocean, I absolutely love being immersed and riding the waves and the intense power of the ocean.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

msb — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:24:51 -0000

Combining Carrie & Jessica idea:

Running to beat matched music does it for me. I've got a special Ipod assigned to running filled only with music to match my usual running steps - and sometimes, when my breath allows it, I sing along, so you're warned...

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

debbierodgers — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:23:08 -0000

Although it doesn't sound exciting, I set myself free through reading - particularly when I read fiction. I go inside myself, but I also go inside the minds of other people, and to the places they are.

When I was a child, reading was an escape but now it truly is setting me free.

Re: What Activity Sets You Free?

Kerry L — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:19:56 -0000

Dancing -- alone -- my own freeform hodgepodge based on ballet. It's freeing, a form of worship, unleashes physical and mental energy ----- why don't I do this every day???!?!