Magical places in our lives

We all have that fantasy of that one place that makes us feel safe inside and whole.  That place where we can be like ourselves and not worry about what others see and think.  Were nothing can essentaily touch us and make us feel those memories of our past.

Where is that place that you feel the safest?

Let me tell you I had a therapist once who told me to hide inside my head, in my safe space, while I dated a man, that made me feel gross, disgusting, and dirty.  So I ask this therapist, you want me to be essestentaily raped again becuase this man was insisting on dating and sleeping with me, even if I don’t agree to do that?  You want me to be raped or lose everything becase one man believes that he can have control over m body and life, just to essentially shove his dick into me? 

Needless to say that the therapist was speechless every time he tried to convince me to hide in my head, in my safe space, just to date and sleep with a man I didn’t want to be with just so that man would not force me to lose everything (at that time).

My favorite and most magical space is the beach.  But not in the middle of July, kids screaming, hot sun, middle of the day July.  Nope it is the end of September, October is around the corner, you can feel the chill in the air, as the wind whips through your hair, and the beach is almost a deserted kind of oasis.

There are of course the brave souls, that come to see the waves crash, with the sweatshirts on, to feel the chilly breeze.  Or, if you are lucky, you happen to be there when an Indian Summer Day hits, and the unexpected heat feels great as the chilly breeze touches your body with the right amount of chill to make it a serene place to be.

The reason is that it allows me to find a place to retreat and think.  There are few distractions on the beach to take my mind away from thinking of nothing and my body from feeling the sun and the wind.  I let my hands sink into the sand as my body feels the sun’s heat and wind’s chill.  And the smell of the salty air coming from the water with the occasional squawk from one of the birds just makes the day even better. I just let everything sink into the sand as I empty out my thoughts and just let myself be.

So, what is your magical place? What things touch you and al\ows your body to feel alive. 

Where do you feel safe and serene?

What smells are there to make you feel safer?

Is the place that makes you feel the safest include a person, and why?