That moment when you realise you’re deeply dissatisfied with your life.
lalalara
My name is Lara.
I'm a writer + researcher interested in why we do what's easy, instead of what’s good.
This blog documents things I find beautiful or interesting. I love ideas that challenge the status quo, new creative outlets and people with something to contribute.
My "things" are :: ancestral health, bikram, bikes, nostalgia and beautiful things from long ago, reading, provenance and locavorism, the arts, wanderlust, hometown glory (melbourne love), clever design, slow living and true global prosperity.
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Declan O’Rourke - Poor Boy’s Shoes.
Hearing this for the first time prompted me to go away and read all about the Potato Famine, Irish History, the history of Irish folk music and dance.
The Irish have been persecuted for thousands of years, like the Jews. Fascinating and so sad.
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This is one of the most beautiful songs in the world.
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Paolo Nutini - Last Request. Sublime.
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Thanks to Becky McCann for sharing this one… x
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Bikram.
(Source: fit-girl-in-the-real-world, via ruby--slippers)
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California-based photographer and dog owner Jessica Trinh Captures Beautiful Portraits Of Her Pet Dogs.(via)
Adorable.
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If a brand is making a promise that you’re going to feel better about yourself if you buy it, they’re making a false promise. Human beings metabolize their purchases very quickly. … This is an element of what social psychologists call “the hedonic treadmill”: If you’re always looking to validate yourself and get satisfaction from buying stuff or having a bigger house, then you’re on an endless, addictive treadmill. There’s no enduring satisfaction to this. If a brand’s only purpose is to get you on that hedonic treadmill, it might be good for business in the short run, but in the long run, you’re doomed. If you look at the components of long-term well-being, it has nothing to do with material goods. Once you’re past a certain level of material well-being, people’s long-term happiness and wellbeing is about having deep personal relationships, believing in something larger than themselves, and doing something meaningful that they enjoy.
—Dan Pink interview by Debbie Millman for her new book Brand Thinking and Other Notable Pursuits.
Really enjoyed this whole article from this week’s Brain Pickings.
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Yet another cute little fashion film, this time by the brilliant Wes Anderson. It features the divine Lea Seydoux for Prada Candy.
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4-8yr Olds Describing Love.
- Rebecca, age 8: When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.
- Terri, age 4: Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
- Danny, age 7: Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.
- Nikka, age 6: If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.
- Elaine, age 5: Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.
- Chris, age 7: Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.
- Mary Ann, age 4: Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.
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What Burn Out Feels Like
I wrote in a post late last year that I learned in 2012 that burn out is a real thing. Not so long ago, I learned that it has a name too. Hypoadrenia. Also known as Adrenal Fatigue, or sometimes Adrenal Exhaustion. And I learned this the hard way, as my doctor was talking about me when she started throwing big words around. -
Another super cute little fashion film done well, this time featuring Ashley Smith and almost the same amount of irony and meta.
