Welcome to Litsy!

Short book on various philosophies, outlooks, and traditions from around the world related to increasing one‘s own happiness. Includes tips on how to incorporate each into your own life. If you like learning about other cultures, you‘ll enjoy this book 😊

Finally finished. This isn‘t a book I‘d normally pick up but it was mentioned in a magazine article I read so I thought I would give it a go. I‘m so very glad I did!

Currently waking long before the sun does in order to get any kind of alone time and headspace.

Still feeling down with this virus but the new meds are helping. Today‘s a bit of a wild and woolly day here...20c and wind and rain in mid summer Australia...I‘ll take it. Going to make soup, read and try and relax.

3 plus weeks ago I came down with the virus my eldest had been fighting since November. It‘s a nasty one. It tricks you seemingly getting better then worse. It‘s gone to a chest infection now so I‘m on antibiotics and a puffer. The cough...argh I have had it. So now hitting it with elderberry, Manuka in tea, kalimur and garlic. Worse is littlest has it and isn‘t sleeping at all. It‘s going to be a long few weeks here in this house.

Looky here what came in at the library!

A coworker and I just went down the rabbit hole of hygge and she suggested this book. This is the library blurb...would you believe I have a job interview coming and I have been trying to be in the petta reddest mindset!? This was a little weird and serendipitous to see. ☺️🧘🏼

I totally loved this ride around the world to uncover 33 secrets to a happier and more meaningful life. Most of them exist in my culture as well as in others; if not necessarily defined by a word or a concept, this wisdom is to be found in old local sayings and proverbs passed down from generation to generation, and of which it is always wonderful to be reminded

It read like a collection of blog entries and some concepts were repetitive, but overall I enjoyed it

This was a great book that explained a key concept that certain places saw as key to happiness. It was a good time to read this, since the world is so weird. And I love learning about other places.

January book haul

I absolutely enjoyed this book and would love to own a copy of this in hard copy. This book describes 33 different concepts of happiness/philosophies/attitudes/life mottoes from different countries around the world. Learnt about adopting ideas of happiness: homeyness from the US, jolly from the UK, joie de vivre from Canada, wabi-sabi from Japan, xingfu from China, jugaad from India, and so many others. Truly a book to have on the shelf 😊