Usually I am pretty late when it comes to movie and documentary discoveries so maybe this is old news. Last night Rich and I enjoyed the documentary Happy. I recommend it, now available on Netflix watch instant.
Happy takes a close look at communities that enjoy long life expectancies as well as contrasting communities with lower life expectancies and high suicide rates. The film is in line with a book I have probably mentioned before called The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
The documentary is very apropo because the topic of happiness has been an ongoing discussion around our table for a few months now. We made an exit from our (happy) life in Southern California and left it all behind to live abroad. In doing so, a lot of questions have surfaced. What did we love about Southern California? What was missing from our daily life? What stresses do we feel oppressed us without even realizing it? Did we really spend our time in a manner that nourished us as individuals and as a family? Is home a place and a feeling?
And many more questions. Our feathers have become ruffled, the conversation continues.
i have wanted to see this for awhile. i have even considered re-subscribing to netflix to see it. good to know someone else i know liked it.
Posted by: Desi | December 11, 2012 at 08:18 AM