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[Love_Is_Blonde]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one? Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge? What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

 

[Lmizzler]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one? Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge? What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

Sitting on my mower in my yard. Sounds simple but it’s the perfect mindless activity to clear my mind and relax.

 

[hotwords229_A]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one? Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge? What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

This is interesting. I was going to answer like @Lmizzler that mowing the lawn is a calming exercise.
However, that’s more meditative action than a specific place for me.
This question made me really think—in places I’ve lived in the past, I always had a specific place that I would go, usually walking, hiking, swimming, etc. but I don’t really have that place where I am right now.

That might be something I need to work on. I need to find a place . . .

 

[Endless_Night]

Huh. That makes three. I've never had the slightest desire to be involved in lawn care before, but there is something about mowing on the Zero that is just so completely soothing.

And you're getting something done at the same time! Win win.

 

[SimonSex]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one? Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge? What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

It’s the Venetian atrium inside the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum in Boston. It’s a sacred space for me. Pictures do not do it justice. It is simply breathtaking. I meditate there whenever I have a chance to be in Boston. The art work and collections are also world class, but that atrium….it commands your reverence.

 

[Lord Pmann]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one? Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge? What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

Locally, it’s my music room. Various instruments allow me to escape. Be creative. Lose myself.

Not locally, Iceland. It’s my favourite place on this planet. The beauty is beyond description and it’s just perfection. I can lose myself in the natural beauty of the scenery. If I could go one place, that would be it.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

Thank you for sharing about your happy places.

I’ll leave this audio here for a bit to talk about mine.
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[Girly_girl]

Anyone who knows me, knows my happy place is the beach, always has been. My mom was a single mom, but every summer she’d take me down to our favorite beach town for 1-2 weeks. There is just something about it that takes all my worries and sadness away, sometimes I’ll even jump in my car and go off season. It’s great therapy for the soul, nothing like listening to the sound of the waves while walking along the beach.

Lately my happy place has been spoiling my sweet dog as she was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago, she has got me through some really tough times, she’s my heart dog.

As for this place, in my 10 years here, sometimes it’s been a happy place, sometimes not. I’ve made so many wonderful connections of different types. They’ve helped me through a lot and I’m grateful for them, more than they will ever know.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

Anyone who knows me, knows my happy place is the beach, always has been. My mom was a single mom, but every summer she’d take me down to our favorite beach town for 1-2 weeks. There is just something about it that takes all my worries and sadness away, sometimes I’ll even jump in my car and go off season. It’s great therapy for the soul, nothing like listening to the sound of the waves while walking along the beach.

Lately my happy place has been spoiling my sweet dog as she was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago, she has got me through some really tough times, she’s my heart dog.

As for this place, in my 10 years here, sometimes it’s been a happy place, sometimes not. I’ve made so many wonderful connections of different types. They’ve helped me through a lot and I’m grateful for them, more than they will ever know.

Thank you for being here, GG . You and I are kindred spirits when it comes to our dogs. You were one of the first people who helped me when I was looking for advice about my elderly dog before he passed last August. I won’t ever forget that.

 

[Girly_girl]

Thank you for being here, GG . You and I are kindred spirits when it comes to our dogs. You were one of the first people who helped me when I was looking for advice about my elderly dog before he passed last August. I won’t ever forget that.

And thank you for being here.You are truly a bright spot around here and I’m sure many will agree with me. Yes, we certainly are. It was my pleasure, I know how much you loved him. We aren’t given enough time with them sadly. My door is always open

 

[LustfulIntentions2]

And thank you for being here.You are truly a bright spot around here and I’m sure many will agree with me. Yes, we certainly are. It was my pleasure, I know how much you loved him. We aren’t given enough time with them sadly. My door is always open

Thank you for being here, GG . You and I are kindred spirits when it comes to our dogs. You were one of the first people who helped me when I was looking for advice about my elderly dog before he passed last August. I won’t ever forget that.

Honestly, the way this makes me smile. Two people I've known for a bit, who are both kind, good souls, sharing something real and heartfelt and authentic. I'm getting soft in my old age, but this is the good stuff.

 

[SimonSex]

The ocean’s edge is a fine spot to ponder one’s significance or Insignificance. I, too, worship in my own way there.

There’s a Pete Townsend song with the title
The Sea Refuses No River. I very much embrace that sentiment. Not the greatest tune or lyrics, but the title resonates.

 

[Mei5ter]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one? Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge?

In the sense of a physical location? This isn't really something I get to experience nowadays. But any change of scenery is refreshing to some extent, even if the weight of the world still travels with me.

Luckily, airlines don't charge extra for emotional baggage, although RyanAir are probably working on it.

So my happy place nowadays is...underneath my cat

What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

Because however bad a day it's been, she always loves me and wants my lap. No questions asked (except implied ones about whether I've also got any chicken. Or steak. Or butter. Or cheese. Or ham. Or if there are any butt scratches going).

And who doesn't feel better for that?

 

[QuietCanadian]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one?

I don't know that I have a specific spot, but the track comes to mind. But so do lots of places I run because I think it's more the act than the place. But there is something about the track where you know you're about to do something really damn hard, but also very rewarding.

Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge?

World off my shoulders, no. Likely even the opposite. Getting out there and running, especially on your own, puts you completely alone with your thoughts and feelings. That may sound scary, it is a bit, but it's also a really good way to process and move towards peace. Eventually I do kind of forget everything and just run.

What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

Again, not a specific place, but typically when I run I'm in some sort of nature. My feet are on the ground and I can take in the sky, the smells, the scenery, sounds, all those things. And outside of Garmin giving me ridiculous amounts of real time data, I'm disconnected. I'm not checking my phone, notifications are silenced, no one is getting a hold of me. The only place I would say I feel as free as I do when I run is when I'm on a bike for all the same reasons.

 

[BreukelenAnima]

Happy Place
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Where is your happy place? Do you have one? Is there a place that when you are there, you feel like the weight of the world is off your shoulders, you’re accepted, you’re at peace, you can recharge? What is it about this place that makes you feel so grounded?

Once more, I'm coming to another H&B prompt late, but I happily echo the voice of some of you.

I used to live near the ocean. At sunset, I used to drive to the beach, park a 1/4 mile away and walk across the cool sand, sit close to the ocean, and watch the California sun set over the Pacific. There was something magical about standing at the edge of the world, watching as the day fading to night. The setting sun would paint the sky into streaks of gold, soft shades of purple and a fiery orange-- casting a warm glow over the ocean waves. I always felt a sense of peace, renewal and optimism on those visits. The rhythmic sounds of the waves, gently crashing to shore added to my peace of mind.

The beach at sunset reminds us all that some endings can be beautiful. A daily goodbye that helps us feel grounded and grateful. And it serves as a simple reminder on how the meaning of the words, "Until next time..." is more of a cheerful promise than a goodbye cliche.