I would like to share a stress relieving activity I practice at the end of most days as I am lying down waiting for sleep. I know that many of us on the spectrum complain about overstimulation and the stresses caused by the social world we live in. Here is my practice that helps me:
I have a dream home (literal dream home) that I am obsessed with. I call it Coral Sands and it is supposed to be nestled in the Movie Colony section of Palm Springs, California. It rests on a 140' by 140' corner lot and encompasses 2,700 square feet. The actual plan was designed by Stef Gudmundson and can easily be found on the internet by searching for Stef Gudmundson house plan. There are several water gardens in and around the house. In the thirty-two foot long living room is a waterfall in an interior water garden. There is an L-shaped swimming pool with an island. The house is dreamy. So I have invented it as existing as a vacation home for me in Palm Springs.
To relax, I immerse myself into entering my home. I step through the double doors and admire the twelve foot square foyer with its wall of glass looking into a similarity sized atrium with water garden. Turning right, I approach the long sunken living room where the soft sound of cascading of water tumbles into the interior water garden. At night, the water garden can be illuminated to depict everything from cheery sunny days to dark stormy nights. I eat in the dining room where a wall of glass looks out at the pool with its little island. I have a private study that looks into the atrium. From there I can write my short stories in peace. The master bedroom, with a wall of glass, looks out into the side yard where a series of waterfalls empty into a long water garden, provides me a perfect respite from the day.
Although the house seems real, it only exists in that floor plan. But for me, it also exists in my meditation for sleep. Perhaps you can locate a house plan that you would find the ultimate place to relax and enjoy this end of day activity.
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"My journey has just begun."
