Gardening..one with nature man.. catching butterflies, or fireflies, let your emotions float out I guess painting..
Touhou, other video games, tabletop rpgs(namely D&D), reading, writing, drawing, physical activities. Oh yeah, and watching anime and movies.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.