In a world of broken people, it is not easy for someone with empathic abilities to stay happy. It takes some effort to remember the unhappiness around you is not your own and then take the time to focus on those little things around you that do make you happy. Finding your happy place requires you to do two things: figure out what exactly makes you happy and taking the time to journey there every day.
One of the things my coach did for me was to help me remember those things that make me happy. My happiest place of all is outside in nature surrounded by trees. I spent a lot of time in my childhood playing in my yard. There was a smaller maple tree in the front yard and a very large black ash tree in my backyard. The tree in the back came complete with an especially cool tire swing, compliments of my father. Trees have always given me a sense of wisdom and permanence, and I spent many hours of silent communication with them as I grew up.
Even today in my little slip of a yard, I have a tendency to sit and commune with a couple of specific trees that live there. I can feel their presence now as I sit in my living room within 15 feet of where they grow.
On days when it is too cold for me to spend a lot of time outdoors, I will use my imagination to think about some of my walks in the woods. There are several places here in Georgia my husband and I like to go hiking. One of my favorite places is at a state park not far from the North Carolina border called Black Rock Mountain State Park. There is a circular trail called the Tennessee Rock Trail my husband and I found several years ago that makes me feel especially close to God.
This particular part of the trail I call my cathedral because it fills me with the quiet reverence you would expect to find in a church or holy setting. On days I cannot make it into my beloved woods, I will sit and use my imagination to spend some time there.
The point is, I know places where I am happy, and when I need a bit of strengthening and renewal I will find a way to go there, whether I am there for real or just in my imagination.
We all have this same ability. Granted, not everyone has a well-developed imagination. If you don't, it is not difficult to make substitutions. Find a picture here on the internet or one in a magazine you can sit and look at. Ironically, if you look at the same picture long enough, you may actually find yourself there for real at some point in the future.
If you have not already done so, make sure you know those activities and places that make you happy! Ask yourself a few key questions. What was I doing the last time I felt happy? Who was I with? How often do I make the time to do this? How could I do this when it is not physically possible? These questions and more will help you open up to the possibilities that are in your own life.
Take time to find your happy place and spend some time there daily. This alone will change your energy/frequency into a much higher one. When we all find ways to feel and be happy, we will also find our world has become a much better place for all of us to live in.
~CSE
One of the things my coach did for me was to help me remember those things that make me happy. My happiest place of all is outside in nature surrounded by trees. I spent a lot of time in my childhood playing in my yard. There was a smaller maple tree in the front yard and a very large black ash tree in my backyard. The tree in the back came complete with an especially cool tire swing, compliments of my father. Trees have always given me a sense of wisdom and permanence, and I spent many hours of silent communication with them as I grew up.
Even today in my little slip of a yard, I have a tendency to sit and commune with a couple of specific trees that live there. I can feel their presence now as I sit in my living room within 15 feet of where they grow.
On days when it is too cold for me to spend a lot of time outdoors, I will use my imagination to think about some of my walks in the woods. There are several places here in Georgia my husband and I like to go hiking. One of my favorite places is at a state park not far from the North Carolina border called Black Rock Mountain State Park. There is a circular trail called the Tennessee Rock Trail my husband and I found several years ago that makes me feel especially close to God.
The point is, I know places where I am happy, and when I need a bit of strengthening and renewal I will find a way to go there, whether I am there for real or just in my imagination.
We all have this same ability. Granted, not everyone has a well-developed imagination. If you don't, it is not difficult to make substitutions. Find a picture here on the internet or one in a magazine you can sit and look at. Ironically, if you look at the same picture long enough, you may actually find yourself there for real at some point in the future.
If you have not already done so, make sure you know those activities and places that make you happy! Ask yourself a few key questions. What was I doing the last time I felt happy? Who was I with? How often do I make the time to do this? How could I do this when it is not physically possible? These questions and more will help you open up to the possibilities that are in your own life.
Take time to find your happy place and spend some time there daily. This alone will change your energy/frequency into a much higher one. When we all find ways to feel and be happy, we will also find our world has become a much better place for all of us to live in.
~CSE
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