What's your "Tiffany's"?

In Breakfast at Tiffany's, Holly loves the sense of peace at Tiffany's. She feels that nothing bad could ever happen there.

I was talking to a friend recently and she gets a similar sense of wellbeing from going to Harrods. I've never been (yet) but can understand what she was saying about visiting when feeling a little down.

Being surrounded by beautiful, expensive things helps her return to normal life feeling more optimistic and creative.

My usual Mood Boost Place is the woods (or being underwater at the pool) but think having lots of different types of places is a great idea.

So I'll upgrade from my usual Pretending to Be a Millionnaire trick of choosing something I'd buy (on every page) from, say, the Next catalogue to luxury places.

Julia Cameron (author of The Artist's Way) would approve. She prescribes weekly "artist dates" where you take yourself off to a gallery / park / anywhere inspirational.

If you don't already have some Mood Boost Places, start a list now. Schedule in visits so you feed your creativity and recharge yourself regularly by taking in beauty.

I'd love to hear about them (email eve@applecoaching.com).

© Eve Menezes Cunningham / www.applecoaching.com 2009.