READING … The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls / Hector and the Secrets of Friendships by Francois Lelord.
LISTENING … The World’s Greatest by Bonnie Prince Billy.
SEEING … The Jungen Wilden / The Vessels /more LIVE gigs.
EATING … Broccolie-Potatoe-Soup / Fig yoghurt / Plum juice.
LEARNING … valuable life-lessons about being in LOVE & LETTING GO.
SMILING … about slipping, tripping & falling on my feet (or butt).
MISSING … the sight of the SEA SEA SEA!!!
AUSSIE PhotoGraphy by Max Dupain.
A Collection of AUSSIE Fashion at its best.
Awesome AUSSIE Beef Burger recipe by DONNA Hay.
‘Waltzing MATHILDA’ by TOM Waits.
2nd hand markets DOWN UNDER: Check out the AUSSIE Suitcase RUMMAGE,
Hector and the Search for HAPPINESS by Francois Lelord
“Once upon a time there was a young psychiatrist called Hector who was not very satisfied with himself… . ” – this is how Hector’s tale on happiness begins. As a successful psychiatrist, Hector grows weary of treating people who aren’t happy with what they have, and, ultimately, with who they are. Even though some of his patients might battle real problems, he feels that most of them are unnecessarily unhappy as they appear to have it all.
Triggered by that paradox of happiness or the lack of it, Hector sets out on a journey, travelling around the globe in the search for what makes people happy. From Paris to China and from Africa to the land of More, Hector finds that happiness comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. What makes a person happy in China may be far remote from what makes a person happy in the land of More. And la bonheur in Paris does not equal the happiness of those felt in rural Africa. In a list, Hector collects his learnt ‘lessons on happiness’, eventually realizing that there’s a cultural and individual note to true happiness and sadness, too.
Written in a style that’s been compared to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince and Paulo Coehlo’s The Alchemist, Francois Lelord adds a child-like feel to Hector’s tale, employing simple language and evoking pictures from the past. All in all this timely little fable will leave readers contemplating what brings happiness into their very own lives, making them realize that there’s no some such thing as that ultimate recipe to happiness.
PHOTO: Goodreads
PHOTOgraphs by Parker FitzGerald.
Get your piece of CAKE and eat it, too! There’s nothing wrong with getting an extra slice of Smörgåstårta, a Swedish SANDWICH Cake.
‘JULY’ from BOY.
There’s something very SPECIAL about dresses/skirts/shirts from the house of CASPER & PEARL.
ANN-YA makes absolutely MARVELOUS marble GOODIES.
1991: When I was young I had it all perfectly mapped out: by 25 I would have travelled the world, lounged a successful career in journalism (or psychology), saved a reasonable sum to be ready settling down by the time I would hit the big 3 – 0. But that was back in those days where I would still climb on trees, serving free chocolate to the neighbours’ kids (made from rain water and my mum’s most fertile dark soil) and dream of some Huckleberry Finn adventures while watching clouds passing by.
2011: A decade later I find myself a little lost without a handy plan at hand: I’m in the final year of my 20s and just returned from travelling the world. I am more or less disillusioned from the media industry and I do not have saved enough $$$ to lean back and dive straight into the comfort zones of retirement. But`, despite all this, there are no road regrets and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Because I know that I can still cut and paste the stars…
PHOTO: Lula Mag
READING … more meaningful things (At least 3 COSMOS articles every 2nd day). And BOOKS, loads of them!
LISTENING … to old records. And new artists. Oh, and MUM & DAD.
SEEING … more CULT MOVIES (Hitchcock / Herzog / Fassbender etc). And more live CULTURE (art exhibits / theatre plays / concerts).
EATING … muchhealthier. And MUCH more diverse, quality FOOD.
LEARNING … how to BE GOOD TO SELF / WAST time / STRESS less.
