We all need a happy spot to escape tension, stress, and conflict when life’s challenges threaten to steal our joy. Some people know where this place is and returning physically or mentally instills peace, happiness, and a sense of safety. Others of us aren’t sure. But we long to find the place where headaches fade and muscles soften, allowing us to be renewed so we can push through problems.
When we refuse to relax, we’re headed for exhaustion and unable to work or communicate to our full potential. Establishing our special place takes a little effort, but it’s so worth it.
Look at the following 11 ideas to help find your happy spot.
- A creative person longs for means of artful expression. When something of beauty is attained, imagination swirls and emotions are gratified. A variety of art forms can fill the need: a walk through a museum, adding color to a blank canvas, playing a musical instrument, listening to a concert, cooking a five-course dinner, gardening, and the list goes on.
- Connecting with nature and experiencing the quiet world often clears the mind.
- The company of other people can eliminate stress, especially family and friends who love us unconditionally no matter what we have or haven’t done.
- Simple blessings of life often provide sweet moments of joy—the first cup of coffee of the morning, watching a sunrise or a fiery sunset, volunteer work, or relishing in a child’s smile.
- We may find our happy spot by completing a personal goal. Satisfaction of a job well done may be what we need to regroup.
- Curling up with a good book or enjoying a movie could be our form of relaxation.
- Happiness can mean a beautiful location as in a favorite vacation spot. We might crave the rhythmic sound of waves crashing against the shore or the sight of an eagle flying over a mountain peak.
- Exercise stimulates the brain and allows clarity. Some personalities look forward to daily exercise as a highlight of their day.
- Hobbies are a great way to tune out the world and relax.
- Pets are soothing for many people. We may bask in the devotion of a pet and the time spent with this special animal or bird.
- Worship can draw people away from themselves and into pure adoration and spiritual happiness for our God.
Whatever our personality, establishing a happy spot allows us to calm. Use one of these techniques to calm your frazzled nerves.
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LETHAL STANDOFF by DiAnn Mills
Justice can be elusive. Family secrets can be deadly. The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking in a volatile criminal case filled with unanswered questions. And Carrington Reed is running short on time to piece together clues that will solve the puzzle.
Hostage negotiator Carrington Reed is called to the scene when reports come in that fifteen hostages are being held by the Kendrix brothers in an abandoned house in south Texas. When she arrives on site, Carrington quickly learns that the brothers are armed and refuse to release their victims, a group of undocumented immigrants, until the local police identify their father’s murderer.
Working closely with Levi Ehrlich, a handsome investigative reporter who has covered some of Carrington’s negotiations in the past, she finds herself being undeniably drawn to him. Carrington digs deeper into the death of the Kendrixes’ father and begins to notice that some details surrounding his death aren’t adding up.
As Carrington investigates the brothers’ claims and tries to piece together their motive for taking innocent people captive, it soon becomes clear that they are trying to hide something and that revenge for their father’s death may not be what they’re really bargaining for after all. To protect the hostages and ensure the brothers don’t carry out the rest of their sinister plot, Carrington must get to the bottom of one family’s secret and the truth they’re trying so hard to hide before time runs out.
Award winning author DiAnn Mills delivers pulse-pounding romantic suspense about secrets, betrayal, and finding a path to forgiveness.
Romance Suspense | Suspense | Christian Contemporary [Tyndale Fiction, On Sale: September 3, 2024, Hardcover / e-Book, ISBN: 9781496485090 / eISBN: 9781496485120]
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About DiAnn Mills
Expect an Adventure
DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She weaves memorable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. DiAnn believes every breath of life is someone’s story, so why not capture those moments and create a thrilling adventure?
Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards, the Golden Scroll, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests.
DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, an active member of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. DiAnn continues her passion of helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country.
DiAnn has been termed a coffee snob and roasts her own coffee beans. She’s an avid reader, loves to cook, and believes her grandchildren are the smartest kids in the universe. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.
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