Saturday, May 4, 2024
Inspirational

Inspirational

This is where I babble about my silly epiphanies, my random thoughts and my aha moments.

Aha! Moments

    Careful what you wish for! Working through my issues during a sabbatical, a piece of my past explains why deep down I can move to France with ease. How did we end up in France?  Of course, we are following our dreams and inspiring people to put family first. I hope we are examples of pursuing happiness. However, I am talking about...

One Year Left to Live

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?...

Laying Low After Loss

First I wanted to apologize for not keeping up with our posts. We are under some stress, more than the usual moving to a new country may produce and as a result we lay low, but we do have some distractions of course. Lets start with... On a happy note: Daniel's delivery service is still up and running. He has 5 clients,...

Days of Reflection – Coming into the Light

How far is the journey? As deep as it is long! My layers have shed, my true self exposed. There is a heeling process when experiencing so much change. I say goodbye to my former self. The other person was here for so long, and to realise that it wasn't the authentic me, makes me wonder why I held on...

Top 5 Things Learned While Travelling

The Hamori family sold off their life in White Rock, Canada, down sized to 2 suitcases each and flew across the Ocean to Budapest, Hungary. From there they bought a Mercedes Viano Camper Van with a pop top sleeper, and planned to travel around Europe looking for a B&B, to start living a life based on Time Currency. A...

Why Not Pursue Happiness

starbucks Budapest
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...

Ditched 9-5:00 for Europe Adventure

Where is my, and they live happily ever after?
A couple ditched their 9-5:00 jobs years ago to travel with their kids, move to southern France and they explain how they did it. In February 2011, Alfonz came home from a stressful day of work. They just went through a full year of tragedy, losing an uncle to a heart attack, a stepfather after a liver transplant that...

Three Year Anniversary Since Leaving Vancouver Canada

Eva & Alfonz Canadian Expats in France
Wow, how time flies. August 2nd was the three year anniversary of our family leaving Canada to pursue happiness in the intoxicating dream continent of Europe. I know, people still think we are a little crazy. I assure you, however, if we are crazy, we are very happy in this state of mind. Moving away from family and friends is not for the faint...

Our First Year Pursuing Happiness

My expat life Hamori family
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...

Four years as Expats in France

2015 Hamori family photo
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...