Retired. Ride bike, volunteer with other mutual aid sorts, read, write, caretake, dream, etc. This is from my essay in development titled: You Don't Have to Sing the Blues, New Insight into Living with Trauma.
My friend Peter Kramer, architect, touches on the value of art in his coloring books: Color Your Way to Mental Health. He promises:
Research has shown that coloring reinforces and energizes your hand-to-eye-to-brain connections, builds syncrasy, provides a milieu for repetitive non-threatening decision making, encourages focused attention to a specific task, and produces a tangible end product. Think of coloring as talking to paper with color as your language...It's therapy. Our coloring books will help you develop a positive self-image, self- confidence, and a healthy mental attitude…. Coloring is a metronome that will naturally melt away stress, level anxiety, reach into your subconscious unblocking old memories, and balance your head, your hand and your heart.