Snowflake Challenge 2019 - Day 1

[gothikmaus]

I had fun with the Snowflake Challenge last year, so I'm doing it again this year.



Day 1

In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calm you or keep you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

This is an easy one: my Happy Place is in front of a stage. Anyone who knows me knows that I love going to concerts, both big and small ones, I just feel in my element when I'm standing there, not just listening to music but being part of a show, sharing the experience with other people who are enjoying it as much as I am. It's something I try to do as often as I can, and I hope I'll be able to do it for many, many years to come.

Another Happy Place that literally kept me sane during very difficult years is fandom. Not a specific one (I've been in a few different fandoms through the years), but the feeling of being part of a community, of being connected to people who share the same love or at least interest for the same band, book, TV series. Lately the community part hasn't been so strong, but reading a good fanfic still makes me feel good and makes me forget about everyday problems, at least for a little bit.

Comments

[sl_walker]

As someone else who totally has stayed sane via fandom, I hear you. <3

[gothikmaus]

I'll always be grateful for discovering fandom. Even if I stopped writing, drawing, reading fanworks, I will never forget how much it helped me. ♥

[seleneheart]

Fandom has for sure been a refuge for me over the years, as well.

[gothikmaus]

Fandom will always have a special place in my heart.

[sperrywink]

I hear you on live music experiences! I'm a little too old for general admission anymore, but going to a concert where I can sit down between acts is still a fabulous thing. I do hope you can enjoy it for years and years to come.

♥

[gothikmaus]

Thank you! I also love combining going to concerts and visiting new places, those trips gave me so many special memories. ♥

[dragonyphoenix]

That sense of connection. Good one!

And years ago, when I was clinically depressed, fandom was one of my few happy things. I still adore it.

[gothikmaus]

The sense of connection is what I miss most (I'm thinking of one specific fandom that's not active any more). But fandom in general still gives me so much, I really don't know where (or who) I'd be today without it.