Thursday, May 5, 2011

My Happy Place

Whenever we are angry or upset, the noise of our thoughts is louder than any other sound around. We try to shut our mind up, try to distract ourselves with something else. But my mind is the exact place I want to be when I am upset because my mind is the only place where I can be completely alone.

I have this place in my mind which is my Happy place. A place where I am alone, a place where I can hear what my heart wants to say instead of the screaming thoughts of my mind. I always imagine it to be a beach, on a sunny day. The sun is setting making the sky a beautiful shade of red. I sit on the beach in front of my house. I know its my house because its exactly how I wish it would be. Small, white, with huge windows. As the sun sets, the sound of waves overpowers the sound of my thoughts. I settle into a comfortable silence, with no noise except of the waves. The sun sets and the night takes my breath away. A star-lit sky looks down on me. I have always had this fascination with stars and planetariums, and the sky is a real life planetarium. The sea is not scary, its like a lullaby, gently soothing me away. Cool breeze and my dimly-lit home behind me, it has to be the most beautiful place in the world.

I do not know if any such place exists. But I have decided to find out. If not, I would still I have my Happy Place in my mind :)