Whenever I've tried picking up the guitar thinking I was finally going to dedicate myself to learning how to play, it's fizzled out. It doesn't come naturally to me and I lose interest, particularly trying to play lead guitarist-type lead runs. All I really find myself doing is strumming the few chords that I know. But I've found that simply doing that can be really soothing, almost meditative.
What I have is an acoustic-electric guitar, a Kramer Ferrington model (Telecaster shape). I can recall Neil Finn of Crowded House playing such a model. I feel kind of bad that I don't really know to play such a nice guitar, but when I do find myself in the mood to pick it up and start strumming, what I like to do is lie down and rest it on my chest. Even if I'm just playing the same three chords over and over again, the feeling of resonance it generates makes me feel like I can heal all that ails me.
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