Hobart Tasmania
Not much posting as I have been at sea a bit and enjoying some freedom from social media. And the folk on the cruise haven't been the best spevimens for the World Pursuit Of Happiness.
Lots of Americans, Brits, Asians, and a smattering of Ozzies and Kiwis, wearing premium level cruise badges.. So I haven't screened much for folks to chat with..
But...
Today we were off the ship in the 10th happiest country..and had a chance to talk with the nice, happy folk the tour is stalking..
Hobart Tasmania is part of Australia. A delightful port town with lots to see and do.. About 180,000 people live in the Hobart city area. We met and had a nice chat with one of them, Lily.
Lily works as a server at Frank restaurant right on the harbor in Hobart..her work day, I'm sure, is inspired at times with breathtaking, vibrant views of the harbor and distant hills that you can't help but absorb from the inside and outside of Frank Restaurant.
She has lived and worked in other parts of Australia but was drawn back home here..
Her paycheck is good, she admits, and feels a sense of security with good health care and a pension ready when she is ready to retire...in 30 or 40 years.
She is content enough to reap the rewards of her labor and feels no pressure to go to college to crank up and advance career options to become a competitor in the boosting your lot-in-life game. There's lots of work and opportunity..
Lily, like other happy countryists I've talked with feels very content doing what she likes, paying her bills without the economic stresses and pressure found in less than happy countries..like USA.. That gives her more time to enjoy life to the fullest and the beautiful ambiance of Hobart and Tasmania
I told Lily of our pursuitofhappiness mission and she is willing to share her thoughts and perspectives on life down under .. If I can find the inspiration to fill some posts with notes and tales from happy people from happy countries.
And, Lily is willing to offer more of her thoughts, and advice to us, on basic training techniques for happiness pursuit..
Thanks Lily, you are sparking some inspiration..Hoping we hear more from you.
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