pickI bought this for some challenge or another last year but then never got to it. I finally got to it this week and enjoyed the author‘s travels while looking for the secret to happiness.
pickThis book falls in line with The Blue Zones; much of the content was familiar to me. The Japanese people of Okinawa have a very simple way of life, and it turns out to really pay off for them. The keys to aging well are the same, from everything I‘ve read: nutrition, fitness, mind, and social. These are also good tools for countering cognitive decline. I‘m adding this book to the books helpful to discuss at death cafes. We already know what⬇️
pickThis is not an authoritarian creed on the evils of smartphones. What this book addresses is the next seemingly obvious question - if you detox from screens, how are you entertaining yourself? You probably don't have a great answer and neither did I. This is one reason kids refuse to leave their screens. This is at the core of why adults are often worse than kids with their screen addictions. People just don't know what to do with their free time.
I am in India with the (now late) Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.
#WhereAreYouMonday.
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Rec'd for Christmas. I have run into people reading it everywhere.
#FiveJoysFriday!
Some joys this week:
🎄 Christmas decorations!
🐻❄️ This illustration from Tolkien‘s Letters from Father Christmas yesterday
☕️ A mug of tea from my tea Advent calendar every night
🍽️ Tasty Korean BBQ and good conversation last night with one of my best friends
🎁 My husband went Christmas shopping today (unheard of—he usually waits until at least the week of Christmas 😆)
#5JoysFriday!
The ginkgo trees at church have turned golden and I love seeing their leaves against the bright blue sky
My favorite roses in the garden are STILL blooming in December (welcome to Los Angeles!)
I went to a beautiful lunchtime Advent retreat on Tuesday
Daily joys: poetry & tea advent calendars, plus reading LMM‘s Christmas stories and Tolkien‘s Father Christmas letters
Christmas decorations! An annual tradition at my parents‘ house⤵️
