Working out helps a lot. Lifting hard clears my mind and gets rid of a lot of aggression. I suppose there's an element of solitude in exercise.

Another thing, which I don't have access to at the moment is walking the beach with my dog. It's good to forget that one is human for a little while to run in circles and battle the ocean.

Surfing is good too, but it's so rare that I get an opportunity to play around in nice waves.

I think love can work, as long as it's in a positive place. Though, conflict can recharge my batteries, but often in all the wrong ways. Rage is great fuel, but only if one is willing to sacrifice things, especially human contact and understanding.

Often I find that cooking for myself can also be meditative, as can baking. Today to relax I made some thyme biscuits.

2 c AP or ideally, winter wheat flour (you want very low gluten content, for height and flakiness)

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt (fine)

1 stick or 1/2 cup (imperial) cold butter (unsalted, or salted if you like them saltier) or rendered animal fat (chicken works well)

2 tbsp fresh thyme

2/3 cup (Imperial measure) buttermilk or milk with 1 tbsp lemon juice (adjust salt as needed)

Preheat oven to 425F. Work dry ingredients (including thyme) and butter until sandy, largest pieces of butter no greater than the size of a pea. It helps to put the thyme on the butter before working the mix to get the flavor well-distributed. Then, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Use just enough milk/buttermilk to bring it all together in a shaggy mass. Gently pat out and fold into 3rds and pat out/roll again several times. Then, cut into small rounds. Brush tops with melted butter or milk and bake until tops are golden.