{"id":41,"date":"2009-06-29T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BrandTwist.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:14:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:14:59","slug":"find-your-inspirational-happy-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/inspiration\/find-your-inspirational-happy-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Your Inspirational “Happy Place”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We all have a “Happy Place”.<\/p>\n

I’m not talking about a location we just enjoy. <\/p>\n

But a place where we really feel at home, and connected to our “true” selves.<\/p>\n

A place where we are able to think clearly, remember what’s important to us, and get back in touch with what we really want and believe.<\/p>\n

Mine is a house on a lake in Western Massachusetts that belongs to very close family friends.<\/p>\n

Many of my happiest childhood memories involve family outings to this place.<\/p>\n

I was lucky enough to spend some time there this past weekend.<\/p>\n

Up early before anyone else on Saturday morning I sat looking over the still lake, and I felt rested in a way that I haven’t in a long time.<\/p>\n

I didn’t realize how much I had been missing and needing this place, until I was back there.<\/p>\n

While I am lucky enough to get back to this lake once a summer… I was thinking how can I harness the energy of this place when I need it on a more regular basis?<\/p>\n

I started to think about other places where I felt this kind of peace that, for me, often leads to a renewal of creative energy.<\/p>\n

I realized there were a few other more local places that gave me a similar feeling:<\/p>\n

– the second floor of my local library overlooking the Hudson river
– the quiet car of the Amtrak Acela train along the coast to Boston
– the sanctuary of my synagogue <\/p>\n

These places seem to be quite different from one another on the surface. <\/p>\n

But when I thought about it they have a lot in common. <\/p>\n

Many involve a view of water, all are relatively quiet, all involve reflection and an ability to be with other people but also be alone with my own thoughts at the same time.<\/p>\n

By identifying these similarities and realizing I had more options than a scenic (but somewhat impractical) 3 and a half hour trip to Western Massachusetts, I immediately felt better.<\/p>\n

The renewal I need to keep the creative juices flowing is here and accessible. <\/p>\n

It’s just up to me to make the time and conscious effort to visit my local “Happy Places” more often. <\/p>\n

That’s my point of view. What’s your twist?
Where’s your “Happy Place”?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all have a “Happy Place”. I’m not talking about a location we just enjoy. But a place where we really feel at home, and connected to our “true” selves. A place where we are able to think clearly, remember what’s important to us, and get back in touch with what we really want and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-inspiration"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16671,"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions\/16671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}