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Finding Your Happy Place
by annexation | Mar 08 '06
A man without a happy place is merely a simulacrum of a man, sewn together with the stitch and needle of eternal despair.

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Still searching for my happy place... (Reply to this comment)
by annecal
am not totally convinced it isn't just a figment of my imagination.
May 14 '06
4:47 pm PDT

HAPPY place(s) (Reply to this comment)
by louisdrinkingt
You sure "call a spade a spade"..and I agree with most of what you suggest...
and for me the song I tune into is..
"dont be happy lalala..
ju-ust worry" la la la...
and then I move forward ...
to the next "happy place"
it works for me.

and of course your #7 is seriously the best suggestion.

Thanks.

Lou
Apr 06 '06
10:08 pm PDT

Reading this... (Reply to this comment)
by djazz773
makes me smile Mark. You and Lacy are my happy place. ;)
Mar 21 '06
7:52 pm PST

Reading this (Reply to this comment)
by djazz773
makes me smile Mark. You and Lacy are my happy place. :)
Mar 21 '06
7:50 pm PST

The Happy Place of Dick Dangerous. (Reply to this comment)
by dick_dangerous
I got a lotta love for a big box of donuts and a kung-fu DVD - that's what gets the big DD into his happy place.

And I heard that most dude's happy place is their prostate. My buddy Ern offered to show me where that was but I declined.

DD
Mar 16 '06
3:19 pm PST

But Yanno... (Reply to this comment)
by misc_el
sometimes life just SUCKS!


Music can be a great thing. BUT when you're dealing with things like Kidney stones and horrific pain life just sucks.

Sometimes life just gets you down and I just want to be in a bad mood. I'm down with popping in Secret Agent Man, slapping on the sunglasses and trying not to hit small dogs or children with my car.

Ok so I'm not that terrible but there are days when life just sucks.

Did I read a long time ago that you had kidney stone issues? It could have been one of the thousand other people here, my old brain isn't what it used to be.

Those are really painful, like crawl under a big rock and die painful. Just for the record.


XOXO
PMS elaineious


Ok I'll admit, my song is:
Monty Pythons "Always look on the bright side of life"

Makes me happy everytime
Mar 09 '06
5:14 pm PST

"If a problem gets you down..." (Reply to this comment)
by oldcomixfan
1) First you’ve got to think of a goofy a-s song to play in your mind. This first step is crucial, as it sets the tone for finding your happy place. If you can’t think of one then just think of Oingo Boingo’s ‘Weird Science’. Used sparingly, that song will never fail you.

Good advice! My personal choice of a mental soundtrack for a crappy day shall be Whip It by DEVO. Wearing a chemical suit and one of those "flower pot" hats while humming the tune will make my ultra-violent Kung Fu fantasy even sweeter. And when I'm done, the hat can also double as a bowl for feeding milk to cute little kittens.
Mar 09 '06
2:06 pm PST

hey there annex... (Reply to this comment)
by sleeper54
..
you said...
"4) Think of something cute. Like kittens! Think of a kitten hobbling about on its newfound legs."

Bull. We have a new kitten in our household recently. Looking all cute and playful while just waiting to pee in the closet and poop on the stairs and bite your ankle when you are not expecting it ('He is just playing, honey..!') and then getting a pass on it all because he is 'so cute and so small and so cuddly...!!'.


Makes me wanna puke.


What was this essay about again . . .?? Maybe I better go re-read it . . ..


. . . ...:happyplacesmiliemoment:...



...tom...
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Mar 09 '06
1:57 pm PST

Good rules to live by (Reply to this comment)
by _haggis_
But would it be acceptable to kick the shit out of the cute little kitten?
Mar 09 '06
10:21 am PST

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by aashok
Good advice, but I have a faster and more efficient way to get to my 'happy place' ....

Step #1: Visit the nearest ATM
Step #2: Visit my favorite strip club
Voila, destination 'happy place' reached !!

Ashok

Mar 09 '06
4:26 am PST

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by brendan2
Kicking the sh!t out of someone who failed to realize I'm the center of the world with a cute fluffy kitty in the background and "Weird Science" playing on the stereo... yep, sounds like good advice to me. I'm serious.

~Liz
Mar 08 '06
9:37 pm PST