Inspirational

  Lucky in the Languedoc of France Home and Garden Channel This was the TV promotions blurb about our family's TV debut on House HUnters International. I cannot believe it was in 2012, but as the world turns, it looks like we will be doing another TV show about our move from Capestang France to Budapest Hungary! Stay tuned, and we will...

  Third Culture Kids (TCK)  refers to children integrating aspects of their first culture and their new culture, creating a unique “third culture”.  Kate from Flight of the Wines Poured shared with me some of her experiences as a Third Culture Kid now all grown up living in southern France. I had never even heard the term before, nor thought there was others like...

Happiness, gladness or joy is a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. My life is dedicated to find my personal sources of happiness. To know what I love and not to...

I want to know who our readers are. Of course I see the stats and have a rough idea where you live, how long you visit us for and even know the most frequent visitors personally. But I want to know, who you really are. Have you taken action in your own life towards fulfilment and happiness? Are you living the best...

It started with a letter to my husband. A simple post on what if you only had one year left to live. From there we started to plan how we would make our dream a reality. I hope this brings you a little inspiration. Here is the letter to Alfonz, One year left to live, what would you do? Where would you go?...

Just a note to our readers... this is not the usual post about travelling or moving to a foreign country, but a very personal account what travelling throughout Europe and moving allowed me to accomplish on a personal level.  I believe we all have the ability to determine our futures through the power of thought, the law of attraction...

  "Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else" If you are lucky this happens. You are on vacation and all the stars line up for a serendipitous experience. Maybe you are at a resort and the maid brings you back to her house for a home cooked meal...

August 2nd marks a year since we left Canada to find a new life. Here I reflect on our journey and try to put things into perspective. What is the secret to happiness? What is the time/money ratio that would make life perfect? Balancing time together, time pursuing individual hobbies and interests yet always keeping it exciting and full of...

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My One Year Pursuit of Happiness My pursuit to find happiness started around 27 years old right after ending a long relationship. I even stated it in my ‘Dear John letter' that it was time for me to focus on myself, to pursue what makes me happy and to put myself back on my priority list. There I was after...