“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde.             Hello, young Padawan   This is a great title, isn’t it? But what if it was possible? What if I tell you that for about 15 years, I wake up every day with a smile, happiness, love, and kindness in the heart, wishing the best for everyone, as well as for myself?  …

        “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow”. Audrey Hepburn.           Hello, young Padawan     To bounce back from last week’s article, let’s talk about gardening. But not just any gardening: urban growing in pots.   I hear regularly here and there: “If I had a garden, I would grow fruits and vegetables”. I understand it’s a beautiful dream, except…

      « Happiness is not in the search for perfection but in the tolerance of imperfection.» Yacine Bellik             Hello, young Padawan     With this society that elevates us into mortifying and deadly individualism, we have lost something essential. Something that keeps us away from others and prevents us from making friends, lovers, and getting along well with our other fellow humans.…

      “Health is like a kitchen garden; it needs to be cultivated” Julien Allaire.         Hello, young Padawan   That’s it; we are in autumn, there will be fewer and fewer varieties of fruits and vegetables, the good (or bad) strategists of vitamin and minerals will be revealed. The noses will begin to flow, and the throats to sore. But this is not inevitable!  …

        “To be happy, we must learn to use things and love people, rather than using people and loving things.” Paolo Coelho.     Hello, young Padawan   As you probably know, or not, I am inexhaustible on personal development topics and more particularly on the subject of happiness. Why? Because living happily is better, isn’t it? Lol.   It’s one of my passions (after music, of…