April 21, 2023
Often you hear people talk about their happy place. You know, that place where they can go to clear their mind, destress their body, and chill. For me, it is on a lake, in a kayak, on a 70-degree day. Not on a river. Rivers have current and that’s too stressful. Not on an 85-degree day. That’s too hot to be comfortable. When I am in the middle of a lake on a day when all of the elements are aligned, I am happy. There is no traffic, no television or computer screen filled with nonstop useless advertisements, and no crowd invading my personal space. There is just the cool water, the fresh air, and my thoughts.
Seeing that I live in Kentucky, though, the time I can spend in a kayak is limited. There is nothing like a tornado warning to ruin a little R & R, or a five day rain that raises the lakes’ water level above my comfort zone, for days after the rain has stopped. Maybe I need a new happy place. One that is there day or night, rain or shine. Wait! I already have that! It’s called family. Being with them is my true “happy, wonderful, secure, therapeutic, stress-free, love-filled, comedy-relief, all rolled into one” place!
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