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Do you bring your happy place?

Sometimes we can’t change the moment we are in, but we can change what we bring to it.

Last weekend, I found myself in my happy place.

On a bike, in nature, getting dirty…. and super sweaty (it was about 93° and humid in DC that day, which I absolutely love and know is bizarre.)

We were about an hour outside of DC, riding along the C&O Canal around mile marker 55.
 And somewhere along that ride, I realized:
 I was completely free.
 For me, my happy place is exactly this.

Being outside, feeling the heat, sweating, getting a little dirty, and most importantly…hearing nature.

The insects and cicadas were buzzing all around us, with bullfrogs joining in along the canal. I absolutely love that sound.

I felt connected to the world around me, and even had this sense that the sounds of the insects were carrying me along the trail.

I also knew we’d be rewarded at the end of our ride with delicious microbrews at a little brewery along the canal.

It was one of those moments where I thought:
 Remember this!

Because I don’t want my happy place to only exist when I’m there.

I want to carry it with me…especially into those moments when work feels stressful, negative or high-pressure.

The next time I feel the pressure building, I’m going to pause and mentally go back there: to the bike, the heat, the cicadas, the freedom.

Sometimes we can’t change the moment we’re in, but maybe we can change what we bring into it. We can find our happy place, remember what it feels like, and bring a little bit of it with us.
What’s your happy place?
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