It’s very cheesy to be told to find your happy place but honestly it can make a huge difference in your life. The days where you feel like the world is against your or someone or something is about to drive you absolutely insane are the perfect times to have these “happy places” to escape to. Some of us handle situations better when we can take a moment to step back from a situation, relax, evaluate the circumstances, and then come back to figure everything out. This is where your happy place comes into play, to help you find peace for a moment in the middle of whatever frustration you have at the time.

If you are happiest when you are at the beach, that’s a happy place. If you are happiest in your bed, that’s a happy place. Consider where you would be able to spend the rest of your life if you had to pick one place, and that is the place that will help you relax the most. It’s also good to have a couple places where you can physically go to escape reality for a little while as well. Find a place in a park near you, an empty parking lot, or even a library. Somewhere where you can go and feel that you have completely escaped the situation that has caused you frustration. It’s good to have different places for different levels of stress too and also to keep things fresh. Wherever you choose to go, take a deep breath or two, try to think of the bright sides of things, and then come back to reevaluate everything that is stressing you out.

I hope that you are able to find peace in a place or a few places now that can help you overcome any stress that you may have in the future. It doesn’t work for everyone, but it’s worth a try to help get yourself to relax. Enjoy your escape from reality.