The Joy Of A Special Place

Lake Kolelemook

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter

-Nicholas Chamfort

    A place is truly special when you smile every time you arrive there. When my car pulls into the New Hampshire house driveway I feel as if I am dropping all my stress off at the end of the road. At the New Hampshire house in Springfield, NH I feel freedom. I feel as if I can do whatever I want, I could be paddle boarding on the lake, or even hanging out with my family having a good time inside.

     I was out in the middle of Lake Kolelemook in Springfield, New Hampshire, I tried my best to gain my balance on the paddle board, but my three cousins tipped me right off into the water. Everyone around the lake could probably hear the echo of laughter, or even screaming during the epic battle of paddle board wars.

    The essence of paddle board wars with my cousins is not just about tossing each other off a paddle board and climbing back on, it is really about the freedom and the fun that I get to have out on the lake. When I am out there I feel relieved of stress. All my worries about school and other things go away. Instead of thinking about mathematics or biology, I think about the best way to tip my cousins off a paddle board. It just feels as if I am in a different world, a world of fun.

    It is through times like these that I become relieved of all my worries about the future, and start focusing about the fun of the present.