Where is Your Happy Place?

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ThereRoseaLamb said:
Do you have a special place you go to when you're stressed? Or a place you can be alone with your thoughts. Just a place that calms you. Can you describe it? What is it that makes it your happy place? It can be at home or somewhere else. I look forward to hearing your answers.

My happy place, in the warm weather at least, is my back deck. When we moved into our home we had a small deck that I added on to. The second deck is lower so it provides privacy. I have my swing there and I small table across from my swing with an umbrella so it's pretty shaded from the heat. I have four fountains, my hubby buys them for my birthday. And a divider to give me privacy from my neighbor. So it's like an outdoor room. I add pillows and decor to make it comfortable. Then it's my space to go outside. I turn on my fountains and I don't hear any other noises. I listen to music or sermons/pray or read out there. Sometimes I call family back home. It's my place to relax. I have lights in the evening. The only thing that bothers my peace are wasps! Ugh. If you have a good remedy for them let me know! lol

I have other places but that is the place I can go to quickly when I just need some peace and quiet. So how about you? Where is your happy place? What makes it special to you?
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when i"m in need of comfort i just stay home & talk to Jesus. every room hosts an opportunity to gaze out a window & view many trees. blessedly, there's hardly a time when i'm not full of joy. in summer time, i travel to auriesville shrine to walk & talk too Jesus. the place is loaded with history.
 
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Karlon said:
when i"m in need of comfort i just stay home & talk to Jesus. every room hosts an opportunity to gaze out a window & view many trees. blessedly, there's hardly a time when i'm not full of joy. in summer time, i travel to auriesville shrine to walk & talk too Jesus. the place is loaded with history.
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Nature is always a place that is easier to connect with God. I also love anything to do with history too. When I used to travel I loved going to historic places and saw many historic churches. Auriesville sounds like a place I'd go.
 
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Karlon said:
when i"m in need of comfort i just stay home & talk to Jesus. every room hosts an opportunity to gaze out a window & view many trees. blessedly, there's hardly a time when i'm not full of joy. in summer time, i travel to auriesville shrine to walk & talk too Jesus. the place is loaded with history.
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ThereRoseaLamb said:
Nature is always a place that is easier to connect with God. I also love anything to do with history too. When I used to travel I loved going to historic places and saw many historic churches. Auriesville sounds like a place I'd go.
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it started out as a catholic church about 1935. that's where mom & dad took us as kids. by course, i stopped attending church service there around the 80's. slowly, interest started to decline & subsequently, they sold off some land. around 25 years ago, buddhists moved into the land they acquired & built a temple. i go for memories also.
 
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I was going to also say my bed but also I love my job too. So I’m betwixt between the two. I know exactly what St Paul means in the book of Philippians haha

Also, yes like most of you here homes and nature are very fulfilling…
 
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Brasspen said:
I retreat into my room and hide. I might play some music.
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Now I understand your name ! Brass penny ! I've been going crazy trying to figure it out ! 😆❤️ . Yes, I find music very helpful in many circumstances . I hate housework , it's so boring ! But I also hate a dirty home so , when it has to b done I put music on so that it feels as if I'm not doing housework , I'm listening to music first and the house work is an incidental thing I'm doing while listening to music . Music can definitely energise me , help me to focus on menial things , calm me or cheer me up .
 
I love to b out in nature , either surrounded by greenery or looking at the sea , but this takes physical effort on my part and I don't have a car , so although either of those would b my first choice , I can't always do that .
I'm very happy on my sofa with my Bible and my cat , sat at one end and me at the other .
Other very best place , spooning with hubby ❤️❤️❤️ .
 
Mem said:
My cat sprawls out when he is next to me or in a relatively close approximation of my location. I can't imagine that he sprawls out when I'm not home since I usually see him emerging from the basement when I arrive, probably from some crack in a pile of clutter (he has to share the house with an overly attentive hound). But @Bob-Carabbio, who I will refer to as 'the rabbio' going forward, does bring up a good point in mentioning HaMakom, The Place, along with the astute observation given from the vantage point of your treelimb, challenges me to be more cognizant of whether I am stretching out or curling up to fortify and guard my guts.

But, similar to @seoulsearch, I'm most comfortable with my knees drawn up to my chest, sitting on the floor (it might be an Asian thing). Even when sitting in a chair I have a tendency to draw up one knee or the other, maybe for a hug, idk, or maybe it is for the extra warmth being that I'm more sensitive to chill so that 'chilling out' doesn't appeal to me as much as 'warming up' does. However, I'm not sure if that speaks toward me more than it speaks toward the condition of the world.

With that said, I just realized that my happy place is my nuzzling my nose into my cat's fur without experiencing any serious allergic reactions, and his graciously tolerating it.
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