Happy Place

Have you ever been told "go to your happy place"? I have, and I was always kind of frustrated because I didn't really have one. Then today happened. I went to the beach with my family. The weather was great. The waves were massive and once I got past the coldness of the water, I spent over an hour boogeyboarding and jumping in the waves with my sister. After this, I wrapped myself in a towel, laid down on a beach blanket, and began to reread one of my favorite books while laying on my back. That was where I discovered my happy place, because as I lay there on my back, looking up at the perfectly blue sky, smelling the salty air, hearing the waves crash, holding a Kindle in my hands, and being surrounded by my siblings, I was 100% relaxed. That NEVER happens for me. I always have a baseline of anxiety. But not today. I was enjoying being near the ocean (one of my favorite things) and just savoring the moment. Now I have a happy place. When I'm stressed or lonely or depressed I will have that memory of when I was perfectly happy and content. It's a comforting thought. If you don't have a happy place yet, Ii recommend trying to find one. It might surprise you where it'll come from or when it will happen. But I promise, there are good things in life, and it is possible to find a moment where you are perfectly happy that you can hold on to when things get bad. Give it a shot.