Pondering how one would create a “happy place” and<\/p>\n
find respite from the onslaught of stressful arrows shot at us.<\/p>\n
Twenty-four hours a day I am exposed to<\/p>\n
an environment affected by people, elements, inventions,<\/p>\n
animals domestic and wild.<\/p>\n
Perhaps it would be in a hot-air balloon, drifting on soft breezes<\/p>\n
over the rolling hills and emerald green pastures of Tennessee.<\/p>\n
Perhaps it would be wiggling my toes in soft<\/p>\n
white sand of a Caribbean island.<\/p>\n
Perhaps it would be face down, towel-draped, receiving<\/p>\n
a healing massage from the love of my life.<\/p>\n
More than likely it includes listening to harp guitars while<\/p>\n
swinging in a wide hammock under a pair of sweet maples,<\/p>\n
soft breeze blowing across my brow as I write to the music.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, I know there will be stressors to affect even that place.<\/p>\n
This writer thinks turning inward to listen to the<\/p>\n
Voice of my Creator will be most successful as a “Happy Place”<\/p>\n
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