Hey Pandas, In Such A Crazy World, What Brings You Peace? (Closed)

I have a list, so hang tight:

Practicing cello and piano.

Playing classical pieces with my flatmates (they both play violin).

Listening to rock music (preferably AC/DC, Queen, Snow Patrol, and the Beatles).

Reading books (I've been rereading 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' since last night and I still love it].

Watching 'Love, Simon' over and over again.

Seeing my gay flatmates gush over how cute Simon and Bram are in 'Love, Simon.'

Reading 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' fanfictions on AO3. They're actually quite good.

Watching my flatmate Rowan cook.

Ignore that last one, I really just watch him for freebies.

Watching my other flatmate Finn put eyeliner on Rowan. I gotta say, he looks hella hot with it.

Chocolate.

The fact that Trump is in the dump.

Watching TwoSetViolin.

Coffee.

My bed.

My cat.

The fact that I'm far from my family (they're a bunch of bastards).

More coffee.

Roasting homophobes on the Internet.

Roasting homophobes in real life.

'Love, Simon.' (Again). Just go watch it, please. It's so freaking good.

(Sorry for the long list.)

Creating order to what extent I can. I suspect I'm on the mild end of the autism spectrum, but I'm there none the less. Having things tidy and things put away brings me comfort. Along those lines, I sleep with a heavy blanket and I wear a body shaper as a human sized "thunder jacket".

Quite awkward...playing on X-Plane on a computer I borrow from my mum?

Death. No matter what, we all die. It's certain for everyone, and while I'm not going to go looking for death, I don't fear it.

Taking a walk in the middle of the night with my dog.
Just me, myself and i.
And the dog of course.

I do a lot of coloring and other different kinds of artwork. Spending time with my family also brings me peace.

I'm an acute care nurse working with COVID patients and I love to draw as well. On my days off I like to draw photos of my family's/coworker's loved ones that they're missing or that have passed away. I find great peace in bringing life to them through art and especially love presenting my coworkers with portraits of their babies that they're missing while working on the front lines. It makes my soul so happy!

Drawing vent art, and talking to my friends and 'friend'
I get so down sometimes and I try to fix that with Hunter x Hunter and BNHA

Talking with my BF on zoom or phone, being with family, and books.

Music, Reiki, fond memories of loved ones and experiences, watching nature, watching movies.

I watch movies and play with my dogs and also walk around the neiborhood

kayaking is dope

Ik I’m about to get hella downvoted for this but going on TikTok and not straight TikTok...Gay TikTok is the best

Anything silent. Or anything super noisy. Like if I am somewhere super busy and loud, but some musician is playing a violin or a saxophone, that helps calm me down.

Figure skating. Try it. I lose all my bad thoughts and just end up losing myself to all the spins and turns I do. It's just fun!

- Owl City music
- Blankets
- Baking for people I love- I love baking and I love making people happy!
- My favorite books. Harry Potter, anything by Kate DiCamillo, The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, Watership Down by Richard Adams, The Princess Bride, etc. Honestly I could go on for ages. My favorite escapes bring me true joy.
- My faith. It truly makes me a better person and adds so much assurance and peace to my life. Pascal's wager- Either God exists or he doesn't, so since there is everything to be gained by believing in God and nothing to lose, why not believe?
- A good cup of tea. Substitute for coffee if that suits your fancy.
- My friends. I'm so blessed to have amazing and supportive people in my life that I can laugh with, cry with, and brave life with.
- My sisters. I love my family so much. They annoy the absolute crap out of me sometimes but my relationship with my sisters is so special and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
- Sewing/ crafting. I love creating things. It brings me peace to get lost in an activity and do something well.
- My glow in the dark stars on my ceiling. Those beautiful pieces of cheap plastic. Gorgeous and peaceful.
- My plants. I have a garden and a cactus named Herman. I highly recommend having another living thing to take care of. Plant or pet, I swear it's so nice.
- Our family's christmas tree. We've never bought an ornament, and our tree has never had theme. Some years my dad just cuts a tree out of the woods. But it tells the story of our family so well. All the ornaments we've been gifted or made as kids, maybe some skinny patches, it's so beautiful to me. I just turn off the lights, turn on the tree, and bask in the glow of decades of memories, nostalgia, and an unconventional beauty just as unique as my family.
- Chocolate. Need I say more?
- Me. Call me vain, but I genuinely love myself and my alone time gives me so much peace and joy.
There's probably so many more things I could list, but I hope all of you can remember that there truly are so many beautiful, happy, peaceful things in the world. I highly suggest just listing all of the things you can think of that bring you peace and make you happy. An attitude of gratitude and general optimism makes things feel a lot better. Will it make everything better? No, there will always be bad things. But there will also always be happy, beautiful, peaceful things. Not all is right with the world, but not all is wrong with it either and we can always focus on the good. Sending love, good wishes, and prayers for all of you.

I play "viola caipira", a typical Brazilian 10-string instrument, and experiment with unusual tunings.

Petting my cat. It calms both of us down.

Paint (watercolor) while listening to GIRL IN RED!!!!!!!!

Lily Potter.