One way to avoid habituating your pleasure is to engage in a variety of pleasurable activities. I help my clients create their own personalized pleasurable activities list. Here are some local activities that you may have forgotten about:
Walk on the Beach in the Fog
Shop at Brita’s Old Town Garden on Main Street in Seal Beach
Have coffee at the Long Beach Museum of Art overlooking the water.
Galleries & Store
Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Oceanfront Dining at Claire's at the Museum
Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (last serving 9 p.m.)
Admission: $5 Adults, $4 Students/Seniors (over age 62), Free First Friday of every month
Address: 2300 East Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90803
Phone: (562) 439-2119
Visit the Latin American Art Museum
Tuesdays through Fridays: 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sundays: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Admission: $5, Seniors $3
Address: 628 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562)437-1689
Visit the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at CSULB
Tuesday through Friday: 8am to 3:30 pm
Sunday: Noon to 4PM
Admission: Free
Address: CSULB Campus
Phone: (562) 985-8885
Eat al fresco:
Naples: Pasta Al Dente, Small Café
Belmont Shore: Taco Surf, Malvasia, or Babette’s Feast, Bono’s
Long Beach: Acapulco, Schooner or Later, or River’s End
Seal Beach: Blackboard Bistro, McKenna’s, or Jimmy’s Fish House
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© Donna Schilder, PCC, Life & Business Coach of Glacier Point Solutions, Inc., 2007. Dschilder@aol.com (562)434-7822. You are welcome to “reprint” this article online as long as it remains complete and unaltered (including the “about the author” information at the end).
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