My Essay Place: A Happy Place In Life

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My Happy Place Everyone has a happy place in life. Everyone has a different one. A happy place to a person is a place that no matter the situation in life, you can find happiness there. Everyone's is different and unique mainly because we all like different things. Usually a happy place is a place you is a place you go to on a bad day. Maybe also even on a good day. This is just a place that saves you from all the stress and can keep you calm. My happy place is Warburton Field. Warburton Field is Minico’s baseball field! I don't care what kind of day it is. It could be the cloudiest, gloomiest, windiest, ugliest day, If I'm at the field you will see me with a big bright smile spreading ear to ear on my face. The first time I laid eyes …show more content…
They were all studs! Finally the day came in 8th grade I made the Minico Varsity legion team. My dreams were slowly happening. I got to play with all the older guys. Everyone around me was bigger, stronger, and faster than me. They were so nice to me and taught me everything I know today though. That memory is the one that started it all. Having older guys that can be there to not only teach me their love for baseball but also be so supportive. Usually you go to high school for the first time and the big older guys just look down on you and talk, but having these guys was way more than i could have ever expected. They pushed me from my freshman year up until they graduated but they sure did leave some big shoes to fill. With prime examples to look up to i knew what i could bring to the …show more content…
One of the best feelings ever knowing that I'm on the right track now and to check off one of my goals. I felt like I was on top of the world but still had a lot more to do to get better. I knew i had a long way to go but being able to have a jersey, my jersey, and knowing that i was for sure good enough to be on the minico baseball team was already a big step. Lots of people know that minico is one of the top teams around here and i was so excited to be able to wear a bright red jersey with amazing players i have always looked up to.

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