Michael -- I consider architecture one of the many disciplines of art itself. So many things to be considered in structure and design ... materials used, the edifice itself, aesthetic value, historical significance, its place in the cultural surroundings and/or environment, "lines" etc. Then there's the intrinsic values ... where is your comfort zone, favorite place (balcony, alcove, "nook," etc.
I suppose your meaning extends "happy place" is a mental state, current consciousness ... how a place/time makes you feel in real time or in the current. We go in and out of these in our lifetimes ... they evolve as we evolve. I'm a different person at 66 than I was at 46 so my "happy places" are different now than they were two score ago.
I have an appreciation for both of the above. Sometimes they meet. Right now, if it was possible, I'd like to be at St. Basil's Cathedral (Moscow), or maybe at Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), or St. Mark's Square (Venice). Tomorrow I might prefer my own home office here In Lawrenceville surrounded by many of my life accomplishments that decorate the walls.
I kinda "get" what you mean in this piece. It took me on a nice mental Zoetic travel trip. Appreciate it much. -- Jim
Surely, as you say, a happy place is open to the individual’s own preferences, interpretations, and other factors. Appreciate the sharing of your comments!
Michael -- I consider architecture one of the many disciplines of art itself. So many things to be considered in structure and design ... materials used, the edifice itself, aesthetic value, historical significance, its place in the cultural surroundings and/or environment, "lines" etc. Then there's the intrinsic values ... where is your comfort zone, favorite place (balcony, alcove, "nook," etc.
I suppose your meaning extends "happy place" is a mental state, current consciousness ... how a place/time makes you feel in real time or in the current. We go in and out of these in our lifetimes ... they evolve as we evolve. I'm a different person at 66 than I was at 46 so my "happy places" are different now than they were two score ago.
I have an appreciation for both of the above. Sometimes they meet. Right now, if it was possible, I'd like to be at St. Basil's Cathedral (Moscow), or maybe at Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), or St. Mark's Square (Venice). Tomorrow I might prefer my own home office here In Lawrenceville surrounded by many of my life accomplishments that decorate the walls.
I kinda "get" what you mean in this piece. It took me on a nice mental Zoetic travel trip. Appreciate it much. -- Jim
Surely, as you say, a happy place is open to the individual’s own preferences, interpretations, and other factors. Appreciate the sharing of your comments!
Lyrical Excerpt from “A Happy Place”
“I have found that stress and nonsense
Puts me in zone of avoidance
Could my mind be moving faster
Pulling like a super cluster
Can be hard to trust a feeling
But believing ends in seeing
We’re going to find a happy
We’re going to find a happy
We’re going to find a happy place”