My unpopular opinion is that people should never live in apartments because they are cruel.
Listen to your dog.
Find yourself a plot of trees and fields. Walk through them every day. Stand out in snow and rain. Listen to the noise the weather makes. Plant something you can eat every year. Pee on a tree. Make friends with a crow.
Life is too short to spend it surrounded by asphalt, cement, and tall buildings.
I feel that people in dense living situations have cut themselves off from what I call the "emotional wild." Living with a dog's sense of the world is healing in many ways.
The next time you have a strong, but not dangerous, precipitation event, go somewhere you can't hear cars, wear protective gear (rain/cold) and stand out in the weather. As the scandies say, there is no bad weather, only bad clothing.
Listen.
Find your sound. I like the hiss of hard snow falling through pine trees.
Smell.
Take in the smells of the world around you as if you were smelling the nuances of a fine-cooked meal. Let your nose be your eyes and see how a dog sees.
Feel
Notice what the weather feels like when you are surrounded by it.
When you get back home, don't stop noticing sounds and smells. It will give you a better direction than staying in your head.
Listen to your dog.
Find yourself a plot of trees and fields. Walk through them every day. Stand out in snow and rain. Listen to the noise the weather makes. Plant something you can eat every year. Pee on a tree. Make friends with a crow.
Life is too short to spend it surrounded by asphalt, cement, and tall buildings.