Holding the Sun

My co-worker shared this with me earlier this week. Enjoy!

He was wrong, and it was a good thing.

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Today, while enjoying my lunch, I was jabbering with a co-worker. He lovingly discussed his years in France with his pregnant wife. He spent two years there as he pursued his degree, aching to return to his friends who lived there. Upon arriving home in Mexico city, he reflected on his life leading up to that point, as though he already reached his peak in life. "As I stood on the stairs leading down to the tarmac, I thought, my best years are behind me," he said... 

"I was wrong. The best was yet to come."

Ahh, that made my Wednesday! I hope we can all embrace the possibility that there is no such thing as a "peak" in life, and that we have endless opportunities available to pursue the peaks at any stage of the game  :) 

Hector

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I recently finished a "Hector" book - Hector and the Search for Happiness, and I fell in love. It was a pleasure to read, didn't force my brain into over load (have you read Lolita??), and made me feel good afterward... So you can imagine my excitement when the author, Francois Lelord, released his second book - Hector and the Secrets of Love. I'm starting it today and I can't wait to report back! :)

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Dr. Lelord is, in fact, a psychiatrist. His first installment outlined his pursuit to accurately describe and define the term, "happiness." What does it mean to be happy? How does it feel? How do different cultures experience it? (He actually traveled to several different countries to survey this topic.) It's a must read!! The second book, then, tells tales of love abroad. I'm loving it, so far!