@Former-Member could you please maybe swing by and simply let me know you are here with me in this storm?
@Former-Member Thanks for stopping by on this gigantic wave. My favourite type of exercise is swimming, which I guess makes sense, given I'm a sea turtle. 
I think the thing about swimming is that it forces me to regulate my breathing (cos, you know, otherwise you drown!).
My dog lives across the Rainbow Bridge. He re-located there almost five years ago. For most of his life we lived in a beachside unit and we walked thousands of miles along that beach across his lifetime. I super love being near the ocean (again, makes sense, given I'm a sea turtle!). Sadly, Sydney house prices pushed me inland further, although I do still have a couple of super nice rivers nearby. Sometimes I get an overwhelming urge that I HAVE to get to the ocean. I am only an hour from it outside of peak-hour and I know I could never move further from it.
My cat who re-located across the Rainbow Bridge last November was super good at helping me with mindfulness and slow breathing. He used to sit sphynix-like on my chest and we would have a staring competition as I watched him go up and down with the rise and fall of my chest. My old boy who still lives with me is super cuddly. He TRIES to be supportive...but his idea of helping with my big feelings is to lie across my face such that he nearly suffocates me. My young boy is ridiculously hyperactive. He is not into the cuddle thing at all, but his hyperactivity makes me smile.
Zoe
