"That Place"

    We all have one.  It may be somewhere physical where we can go when we feel the pressures building up in us.  It may change at various times in our life.  When we’re younger we may “run away” to “that place” and ponder how we are going to deal with a situation that we have to get handled.  As we grow older our life’s journey may take us to many places in the world, but we will always find “that place” where we console ourselves and sort out the thoughts within our mind.  Or it may be a place close by: that comfortable chair in the corner of the room that we have so carefully placed by the picture window where we can look out into the “world” of our everyday life and ponder the solutions that we need to find.  And in time we are able to resolve our inner difficulties as long as we have available to us “that place.”  Or it may not involve a “physical” location at all.  We may just “loose” ourselves within our own minds and be able to find “that place” where we need to be for our own comfort.

     For some of us this can be a real possibility for trouble, harassment and even criticism from our family and friends.  We let ourselves get so concentrated deep within our minds that “that place” has become for us a reality.  When the pressures of “this” life become more than we want to deal with we can travel to “that place” in our mind and leave all the problems behind.  Some of us have “created” a dual life, perhaps one in which we are able to do all the things we are unable to do in “this” reality.  Often we, on occasion, almost want to decide to permanently leave this reality and stay in “that place” that we have created in our minds.  However by doing so we only exist in our newly created reality in our minds and our body is unable to make the transition into the alternate reality that we have decided to live in.  So our physical body stays “frozen” in “this” reality and gives the appearance to others that perhaps we have become comatose or we are in a comma or whatever medical name they want to use for it.

     However, if we handle “that place” with care, we can find that moments of visitation can be very comforting and prove to be a great aide in helping us to deal with the reality of this life.  You may need to spend time perfecting the ability to transport yourself to “that place” in your mind so you don’t lose your way back and become trapped: maybe forever!  Then again, you may be one of those people who should concentrate on locating a “physical” place where you can sort out the problems within your life.  To create “that place” in your mind may prove to be too great a temptation to escape “this” reality and you may not want to return.   The mind is a powerful organ that actually helps us decide what is “real” and what is not.  It seems regardless of our present circumstances we always want something different, something “better.”  This is possible because we’re only human.

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"The kite flies because of the unseen wind.

Be someone's wind today."