Where is your "Happy Place?"

[RetroLounge]

These days, the only place I feel normal and okay with myself is when i am in the bookstore.

How about you? Where is your happy place? That special place you like being?

Either physically, or just in your memories, we all have a place...

Where's yours? :shrug:

:hi:

RL

[DS1]

1. the woods

preferably far enough in to not hear cars, or anyone else. unless i'm going in there with someone.

[RetroLounge]

6. Ah, yes...

I like to go out in the woods and then be still...

Been a while.

RL

[XemaSab]

94. Totally.

Most recently, my happy place was about 40 miles off the paved road in Modoc County between Tulelake and Alturas. :)

[rug]

2. At the base of my . . . . oh, never mind.

[RetroLounge]

4. Spine? Neck? Totem pole?

:shrug:

RL

[GOPisEvil]

3. I'm happiest when I'm with her.

We don't have to do anything special, but as long as we're together, it's all good.

[RetroLounge]

5. I miss that...

You're a lucky man...

:hug:

RL

[GOPisEvil]

7. Yep. And I'll be up there next weekend.

:woohoo:

You'll have that soon. And when you do, it will be so nice. :hug:

[RetroLounge]

8. Yes, soon...

but not soon enough... :D

RL

[LeftyMom]

9. In bed. With company.

:)

[RetroLounge]

22. Does company imply singular?

:evilgrin:

RL

[LeftyMom]

23. Do YOU want to be the one to ask him?

:rofl:

[RetroLounge]

26. Hell noes...

:hide:

RL

[lizziegrace]

10. Out back at sunset watching the trains

or in my head doing "wishful thinking". Someday, my happy place might be real. Until then, I can dream.

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

16. ...

:hug:

RL

[porphyrian]

11. Mommy said I shouldn't talk about that with strangers. -n/t

[Guava Jelly]

12. In the bathtub with music playing and a glass of something red.

I guess is my happy place.
I need to go there today.
DU sometimes is my happy place when I am talking to friends.
:D

[Deja Q]

13. Blood

y mary?


:hide:

[Guava Jelly]

17. I could do that

A glass of Vino is preferable though.
Although a cold beer can work as well Guinness or Heineken etc.. something foreign.

[RetroLounge]

14. DU. Of Course...

A very big happy place...

:hi:

You got anyone in the tub with you? :D

RL

[Guava Jelly]

19. Just a fantasy..

Yep..
Nobody in particular though.. :hide: :yoiks:
:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

15. Something red?

:D

[Guava Jelly]

20. Add a little rum to it.

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker :D

[SPKrazy]

18. deep

in the hundred acre woods

or

somewhere

:evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

21. You my friend are holding out on me...

Your posts all have a grin behind them.

Wassup?

:shrug:

:hug:

RL

[SPKrazy]

25. oh i'm just

a winnie the pooh fan is all :shrug:

;)

[SKKY]

24. When I'm doing this...

Running soooooo clears my head. It's the most therapeutic thing I can do.

[Ellen Forradalom]

27. the pool

[RetroLounge]

37. Which pool?

The football pool?

The gene pool?

:shrug:

RL

[Ellen Forradalom]

62. this kind of pool

I just stare at the pool bottom, adjust my stroke as necessary, and think about stuff.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear Retro...

My happy place?

Right here in front of my computer, in my comfy swivel chair...

Especially when my friends are here too...

Both just being here physically, and with some special memories too...

[MilesColtrane]

29. Montclair Drive, Memphis Tennessee in 1966 n/t

[lizziegrace]

30. Isn't that close to Memphis State?

now University of Memphis. I graduated from HS in Memphis and attended Tiger High.

:hi:

I've got a lot of good memories in that city.

[MilesColtrane]

32. Indeed, MSU is only about a mile away.

In 1966 Dad was still alive, and Mom and Dad were in love.

Nothing to do when you're 4 years old, but run around and play with your friends all day.

And, Cybill Shepherd used to be my baby sitter before she started to get famous.

...good times.

We moved away all too soon.

[lizziegrace]

33. Sounds wonderful

:)

[xchrom]

31. i know where

i'd like it to be.

[RetroLounge]

35. Bali? Tahiti? Oahu?

:shrug:

RL

[xchrom]

40. well -- those places have hot in common

with where i'm thinking.

[RetroLounge]

41. ...

:blush:

RL

[BarenakedLady]

34. In my cave

aka...my basement bedroom at night. It's were I can relaxed and be myself.

It's getting mighty chilly down there though. :scared:

[RetroLounge]

36. Sounds like you need company down there...

Not me of course, but just saying...

O8)

RL

[BarenakedLady]

38. Well I do have company

They are all furry though. Emma, my lab gives off some body heat. But yeah, I would like human company. :(

[GOPisEvil]

46. ...

:hug:

[Crabby Appleton]

83. ...

:hug:

[fizzgig]

39. i have many

being with him tops that list, with being with my best girl running a close second

seeing as how i live far from both of them, i have plenty of memories to hold me over

other times i send myself back to scotland or the oregon coast. i don't know that i've ever known such peace as i did in either of those places

[RetroLounge]

42. scotland or the oregon coast

Mmmm, sounds heavenly...

RL

[fizzgig]

43. i keep meaning to scan my pics from scotland

the beauty there was almost surreal to me

[lizziegrace]

45. My parents are in Oregon

Here's the one shot I have uploaded to photobucket from my last trip there.

[SPKrazy]

47. WOW!

that's beautiful

:thumbsup:

love it

is that kudzu in the foreground though? :shrug:

[lizziegrace]

49. No, that's a southern thing...

;)

[fizzgig]

48. cannon beach?

that's one of my absolute favorite places. a lot of good memories at that beach

[lizziegrace]

50. Right!

Cannon Beach. :)

I also like Depot Bay.

[fizzgig]

51. i'd know that rock anywhere

i've never been to depot bay, though

[rosesaylavee]

81. That is my happy place too...

We vacationed there as a family a few times and haven't been back in too many years. Was able to take our lab there once and let her run the beach. It was perfect. Haystack (the big rock in the distance) is wonderful to contemplate at a distance or explore its tide pools up close at low tide.

I also had a number of people ask me for directions or suggestions on what to do or where to eat while I was there. Guess I looked like I belonged.

:hi:

[Xipe Totec]

44. This is one

Van Gogh's Ear - You can count on me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFCKR5fFrz8

[yellowdogintexas]

52. in my study with a warm beverage and a dog or kitty and a good book

with my husband and or daughter ..any where, any time.

with my sisters, anywhere, any time.

[lost-in-nj]

53. my favorite place

bare foot on a beach....
with a glass of wine
watching the sunset......
The beauty of it is I could be there alone or with someone special....
and I enjoy it either way...

lost

[Inchworm]

54. In my mind

Pushing a girl on a swing under a lone willow tree in springtime. The sun is warm -- when you are in it. The breeze is subtle, and the birds chirp inexplicable rants about us being there.

:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

88. Oooh, nice place...

I can picture it...

RL

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

55. Here:

[RetroLounge]

56. Nice!

Where is that?

RL

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

57. Lake Pepin, on the Mississippi, near Pepin, WI.

Here's the marina at Pepin:

[KitchenWitch]

60. Ahh Lake Pepin!

:hi:

[Xipe Totec]

58. Here is another one (real this time)

[LaraMN]

59. It was going to be my clothes hamper

but despite my profoundest attempts, I couldn't fit in there.
I was really disappointed. It has a lid, even.

x(

[KitchenWitch]

61. Here is mine

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

69. Split Rock Lighthouse!

Been there. Cool place.

[trof]

63. Over the river, and through the woods.

Granny's place.
:-)

[zingaro]

64. In my head.

It's happy in there. Sometimes I have to move some junk out of the way but there's always a nice something or other going on in there. :)

[Gonzo Gardener]

65. Summers at the cottage.

The happy thoughts that carry me through each dreary Indiana winter are memories of the previous summers and the ones to come on Thayer Lake.

I've found time to upload some of my photos to Photobucket this weekend so, I'll share a couple from my happy place.


The welcoming front door to my happy place... where friends and family gather.



Dangling my feet in the cool water of Thayer Lake while reading a great book takes me to a very happy place.



But, by far, my most happy place is hearing the calls of the loons echo across the lake at dusk while sitting around a bonfire with Mr. Green Meanie, a few good friends, our kids, and the dogs after a long day of playing on the water.

[carly denise pt deux]

66. at my villa in Puerta Vallerta, it's my happy place in my imagination

sitting by the eternity pool, looking over the ocean, as my blonde cabana dude named Thor brings me a cold drink, I can watch the sunset and ponder the meaning of life.
Carly

[Haole Girl]

67. Geographically...

Hawaii. :D

[SPKrazy]

68. The most peaceful place I remember being

was in Maui...

my mind was at peace, and the beauty of the place took me in.

Recently I spent some time with a dear friend in a beautiful place, and I would say that I once again was taken aback by the beauty of the place, and the beauty of the company and of the friend.

Hope to spend time with the friend again soon... whether it is where we were

or somewhere else

:hi:

[blueknight]

70. my happy place

is covington ky, 1967. mom and dad were alive, we would play out under the street lights on a warm summer night. no worries,carefree and just a kid.

[MrScorpio]

71. Amsterdam

Unfortunately, I haven't been there is a while

[Cabcere]

72. Stonehenge

(where the demons dwell, where the banshees live and they do live well...) :hi: temeah, if you're there! ;)

Seriously, though. When I was 17 I took an archaeology class at the University of Cambridge in England, and our class got to go inside the stone circle - something that virtually nobody gets to do anymore. :) It was amazing, and I think I used up about three rolls of film on pictures from just about every possible angle inside...but the thing I remember most was the fact that even though it had been a cold, cloudy, overcast & windy day, the stones themselves were warm to the touch. :wtf: It was pretty bizarre...and definitely awesome. :) So when I'm stressed out or need a mental "vacation," I often imagine that I'm back inside Stonehenge. There's something comforting about the solidity and mysterious warmth of those ancient stones. :shrug: :hi:

[fizzgig]

74. i'm so jealous!

i went to stonehenge about five years ago and would have loved to have gone inside the circle. i think i shot close to two rolls of film there, too :)

[Cabcere]

79. It's a pretty amazing sight, isn't it?

:) I have to admit, though, that even when I was outside of Stonehenge (we split into two groups and took turns to go inside the circle) I was really excited too...because I figured I was probably pretty close to the spot where The Beatles performed for the movie Help! :P Yep, I'm a huge nerd. :hi:

[femmocrat]

73. I just like to be at home. I have everything I need here.

I could turn into a hermit with no difficulty.

[graywarrior]

75. Seeing that I can't be in the woods or on top of a mountain, it's on my bike.

Or having loud R&R blasting in my ears.

[DarkTirade]

76. I am so tempted to reply with 'your mom'... but I'll be serious instead. :)

I don't think I have a physical place that makes me feel 'happy'. I think I feel most at home when I am with people who can understand me. And when I'm alone, I'm most at home when I'm creating.

[Joey Liberal]

77. Fenway Park

And the Bunny Ranch:)...............

[Tuesday Afternoon]

78. Sorry, Retro.

No can share the story of my most secret happy place. Too sacred for a message board.:hi:

[Skittles]

80. England

I don't get back there much but it always feels like home when I do

[triguy46]

82. Out on my tractor pampering the planet.

Anyplace else and I have to deal with unemployed son, dying mother in nursing home, a dysfunctional workplace.

[Fire Walk With Me]

84. Watching some guy shake his butt in his bookstore window as he packs books.

I'm straight, but the chaps, assless by definition, are somehow mesmerizing.

I keed.

[RetroLounge]

86. ...

:rofl:

RL

[puerco-bellies]

85. In the ocean on my surfboard or our kayak, the water glassy.

I don't care if it is warm or cold, dawn or dusk.

[DainBramaged]

87. Building hot rods and Muscle Cars bolt by bolt in my mind

when the stress is high or I'm laying in bed trying to go to sleep.


I just built a mean 98 Tahoe 2dr with a 330HP crate motor and 5 speed R6 auto. 22" Wheels. Pearl white like the Lexus color.


Haven't driven it yet. Got to find a highway in my mind not crowded with traffic.

[momto3]

89. In my garden.

Planting and watching the plants grow is very satisfying for me. Plus, the mindlessness of weeding allows my mind to drift to other places...

[Jimbo S]

90. State Street in Madison, WI

[dembotoz]

91. camping trailer along wisconsin river

My mom has had a seasonal site at this campground for like 25 years now.
Screened in porch. near the wisconsin dells but not OF the wisconsin dells.

Warm summer evening, cold brew in my hand, watching the sun go down over the river...
can just feel my blood pressure going down....

[Critters2]

92. The big, wide, open spaces of Iowa.

If I don't get there a couple of times a year, I think I'd go crazy!!

[Rhythm]

93. The quietest part of the downtown campus library...

It's part of the ORIGINAL library... built around 1900. The wood paneling is warm and cozy, and the overall mood of the room is serious, but in a positive way.

I go there when i want to get down to some serious reading... knowing that the creepy bust of Dante' will be staring at me the whole time, discouraging me from wasting valuable time.

I love it in there...