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On an ovcast aftnoon a coup of wksago, I typ Finton into You Tub. It waso toug cuiosity tan wy-ynostagia - I was back t as cnty as astCistas, visiting a y aunts an finsan iniscing on at aftnoon waksaong t Waings in t gating usk ast win wipp in off t Not Sa. Buty iusion of a pfct itt wo a bnpunctu ong ago by a gowing awanssof t stainss, cynicis, snobby ans booy-innss of any of t

oca pop. Yas bfo I t nst founivsity an vntuay stt in Austaia, Ia ais tat t was a aais p att at of Finton.A conab coctiv si to psvt towns ic Victoian itag an sistt popua tn to onis was bingtanis by t ancoous bittnss of apop wo w consvativ not ony wit acapita C, but aso a vy ag sa c.

I count wait to av. An on y occasionatips back t it is ipossib to sak tosois.

So it was wit so tpiation tat I sttown at y coput to watc Wonan,a ocuntay boacast in 2008 anpupoting to b about a goup of sintsgting to sav T Gats fo bing tonown an pac by autoatic bais.

No sing gstu cou sybois t atof o Finton o tan t ova of tosiconic gats, an as Fintonians gat nass to potst tis outag, a BBC cwaiv in t town to captu t oo.Tis wasnt nws to I was aay awaof t poga, an t fuious bat tatfoow, via fins wo iscuss it atngt on Facbook wn it st ai. Anit ctainy wasnt nws to tat Fintonsints w opposing soting. In 1992,t unsuccssfu potsts of a voca inoity

to t opning of t st s an cip sopinsi t Gats tis is a sasi town,b a nationa an intnationaains. In 1998, soty bfo I ft tUK, I was woking in a at foo sop inConnaugt Avnu at t igt of Pubgat, acy-fougt batt against pans to opn ttowns st pub.

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But it is a not to abou so affctiono a town wic sap so uc of y ayf, a if spnt on us gnswas, pistin

bacs an can, toub-f stts, inuaint cucs an o-fasion swtops w ty sti wig wint coug

i in uats fo a ja. If tat souns aitt too iyic fo t toub an cynica80s, its bcaus it was a goiousy innocntcioo spnt in t st engisoutpost of Finton-on-Sa, wit a anuay-opat st of aiway gats kping t a

wo out. An t wonfu ting was, aspop wou aways t you, it was uit.So uit.

FOr All ITS FAUlTS FOr ALL ITS FAUlTS I Am VerYFONd OF mY hOme TOWN. I WOUld NeVer dreAm OFreTUrNING There TO lIVe, NOT leAST BeCAUSe mOSTPeOPle GO There TO dIe.

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Custo aft custo wou wai about Fintons iinnt is at t ans of iff-aff an scu wo wou b awnnoaby to t town by t wiff of GnKing b, aving ay an stuction ini wak. I ca to is t pictabiity

as y aging but fsingy pogssiv bosswou ty to ason wit t bfo givingup an casing t out aost Fawty-su,aing up ti ptitions an posts

bin t.

Watcing you town bing iicu anpos fo a t wo to s is aisconcting pinc. Iagin an o finwo you ca about ay but wis pivatyat wou gt just a itt couppanco so of is wongoing an ba baviou,

ony to s i uc to abjct uiiationbfo a baying auinc. Tat is watWonan os to Finton.A cutc of iniviuas, so sa an ony,o ccntic, so cay in t gip

of nta inss, a us to iustat anobviousy p-conciv ia of a pssing,naow-in itt town. T cu is in itsction as pat of a sis on t uikii of Bitis if. T -aks int

co to t noa, vyay fok, angivn t towns putation as bing on bigtint viag, ty ony want t y.

So totay a t un-60s aibus outof t pictu tat you cou b fogivn fowoning wt ts vn a scoo.

Its, siutanousy, oic yt copingviwing. Watcing magat, t nv bnkiss, sociay awkwa own of t dicknsCuios giftsop, confss unuitov fo a fin, is at-wncing.T caa stas at ik a ci wou,an s in tun stas banky at t oo,sufing nvousy. I f pou of ass aintains a uit, igni sanss int igt of t intviws pobing, aost

ocking ustions about fins intstin is ancing patn. Anot caact,gay Cas, cou b paanoi, ony, at,o a cobination of a t. Its a to t,yt is not a to iagin a oosua anin is snio yas gtting t co souin Finton. As ats aon, swis aon,an utts about is nigbous aon, youwon wt is oft-f to psct is ay soting pfcty innocnt,yt it cou just as asiy b sotingvy sinist.

An tn ts t swt o Iis ay

wo stans on t con outsi t baky,ooking out towas t gats, waiting fo sist. h sist nv aivs, yt sti swaits. S wois tat s igt b in tcaaans way, bissfuy unawa tat sis is subjct. Sti s waits. W a antto aug at bcaus s is an ccnticFintonian. But s as ntia, it is ca.Tis, o tan any ot aspct of t ,fs ik intusion an poitation of tost appaing kin.

T ain businss t batt to sav TGats is itt o tan a istaction fot stois of ts caacts, yt tis is ton pat of t w t caa nsposs t gnuin anss of any yFintonians. I ton, watcing it, btwnwanting to psv t iconic stuctus ant fact tat I cant ba to s ts popwin. T woan wo, own nos, ipost caa to go away, go away onc aguwit ov ou faiu to stock nougpitt puns. Anot an cis tat cant ba to av t nw autoatic gatsopat by so unatic fo Cocst.T ain capaign cant Wat o wwant? Safty! W o w want it?

T Gats is not iky to av BaackObaas capaign ta bating a pat toFinton fo inspiation wn t nt ctioncos aoun. Yt ty w aaant tat tbastas at Ntwok

rai wou not tak ti gats away an tywou stop at noting to pvnt it foappning.

An uban gn, nv vi but igypausib, as it tat a woan was oncstopp by a poican wi iving insit gats, an was ask to pouc icnc. But ofc, I ont n a icnc,s says. I iv insi T Gats. Gowingup in Finton, it was coon to a tskins of stois an joks an to aug. Taugt was aways ac wit a itt vitio att knowg tat, atoug ayb not uitto tat tnt, suc popous an uattitus ay i pvai aong so any oft oca giatic popuation. Yt ty wou joks, ou stois, an it was ou igtto pcat ou town. Tn soon caaong wit a caa an a pjuic, ana of Bitain (an anyon in t wo woigt stub upon it onin) saw Finton,aug, ayb ci, an tougt tank GoI ont iv t. Just ik ty igt if atun up in any ot town, foun fou ov obas, ock ti iiosyncasis anafictions an tn past it a ov titvision scns. It a want to towy as aoun t wo of Finton bcausits in an fo All its fauts, it intsv tat.

An i ty win, tos bav, vocapotctos of t Finton Gats, wo isk -an civ iicu in font of t nation?A fw wks ago T Gats sipp sintyinto istoy, pac in t sa, ak ousas ty spt. Pobaby by soon wo onyv want a uit if.

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5/27

IT WAS AN ePIPhANY. ONe OF ThOSemOmeNTS WheN YOU STOP, leAVeYOUr BOdY FOr A mOmeNT ANdlOOK dOWN ThINKING WhAT ONeArTh Are We dOING? hOW dId ThIShAPPeN? I hAd BeeN PerSUAded BYFrIeNdS TO meeT UP AT A WINerY, IN AFAmOUS AUSSIe WINe reGION, TO dOWhAT YOU dO WheN YOU GO TO A

WINerY ACT.

Ys, convincingy pay you pat in t wopfoanc. I was actuay suck in foa wi, gnuiny njoying t anicugans an aiing t bas anaciny. Bcaus of cous, Youv gotto go to hunt Vay. Youv got to. Itsnot ipotant tat I was in NSW, t sapantoi is going on in Baossa, Yaa anou own st magat riv.

So t I was, in t tasting oo, o caoo as its known, aongsi a unwayngt count, wit a win wait ayingon an aay of s fo t oos intnsscutiny. I a just bgun to swap tosiicuous contay pass to ypatn wn I a y ont of caity.Suny fing ik t ony on in too wo knw w w in a ga, I bgan

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saw a sa of coups, city ay tippspaying ti pat in t biza itua ofnstant ptis. husbans w uttingings ik subt oaky afttast vibant

aciity an supising citusy us wiwivs pay aong soiy, vaing t fu

pts of ti ovnigt, supsnsitivpaat. On tat can spot a 1997 risingat 20 pacs an istinguis t ca gufbtwn a soky caskin an a tanninavy Cabtin ls eczau. Itwas a of a sun, totay iaious. Too co to t copaativ notsof spicy paats, fu bois, zsty ifts anoa niss. A cajo an ncouagby t win wait, siing away, sctyconucting t wo sow. Suppotingypouing an noing at a t topoitan

bow-ins, t wkn connoissuswos wats gt aki wit vy nip ofbuguny.

I ook aoun an saw pop oing

gasss up to t igt wit an pssionof a ab scintist ooking fo signs of teboa vius on a icoscop si. I apop giv tsvs away by takingabout m-otts an saon. Popw attpting to o t win swi,oing ti wists ik a russian gynastwaing up, topp off wit a tainga vy n n fac. Pop winaing t vapous off t iui wit tconcntation of a saf cack. Ty t iui in ti outs to tin tpcis viscosity, puing t ook of a 7 ya

o, fu of a ntists outwas. Otcoups w ooking sigty anious, witpnsiv ooks tat sai If I spit tis out wiit ay ook ik I know wat I oing?o paps, If I ont spit it out, wi tinkI an acooic o at ast a cost bink?

evyon was so ansty foowing tscipt, vn toug aft 5 gugs of anytingty cou b convinc win vingawas Pnfos Gang. I ckon t winisa aving utt ystics wit us. Typobaby up so of t cusiv faiySiaz saps wit mongoian cask winjust to s if anyon notics. At t n oft anc of cous it wou s absuan cuis to not tn ak a pucas.h ts gt 6, its btt vau isnt itaing? O wy not 12 o vn 24, tsstat a bit of a ca sa w? Wv got tatspac un t stais, nt to t ioningboa an isus ab-o.

Tn of cous, suitaby isa, t staffsoow anag to convinc vyontat it wou b insan to co to tiwiny witout oing a spot of foow-oncs tasting, bfo aing o witso of ti $86 a kio, sok cs.Of cous! how siy of us to aost fogt!

Sowy ging fo y uka ont,

I ov away in ystics at t bizapay in wic taitionay noa popnt a winy, av ti snss in tca, spn $300 in an ou an tn ao buoyant, iscussing ow paps tysou av gon fo t backcuantyon. dspit t ita an otionaintoication, non of us usuay tun foa wi, at ast unti t winy owns,cucking in ou wak, psua us to payt pic of a sa ca to a micaCawfo o eton Jon wisp baas

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eVerYONe hAS A STOrY TO Tell. SOmeOF The STOrIeS ThAT mAKe UP YOUrexISTeNCe Are emPOWerING ANd VerYUPlIFTING, SOme CreATe ShACKleSThAT KeeP YOU STUCK Where YOU Are.WOVeN WIThIN YOUr STOrIeS Are YOUrBelIeFS, WhICh CreATe YOUr reAlITY.

A popua pasti is to cay stois aounik a bag of onou, binging t out in asow-an-t fasion as a ans of ningou aity. epssing past pincs isa goo stat to t pocss of caing painfo past tauatic vnts. howv, wntis stoy is to ov an ov again it ony

infocs you bif syst an cats youaity, by igging a p gov into younuo-patways. most o tis unconsciousy,witout aising tat ty a just kpingstuck in t goov ty si to b ffo. Ty can cang ti stois, catnw stois an unpug fo t ati, ttai of if tat kps going aoun anaoun.

You gt attac to you stois witout bingawa tat ty kp you fo canging youif. Ty wi o you in a cofot zon, tgy zon, w you a nv too appy

o too sa, giving you a Gounog daypinc, ay aft ay.

You intna bio-coput is pogafo you stois an bifs, an tis is watyou bco. Its not a att of waiting fo

t win to cang iction o fo t potof go at t n of t ainbow: vyonknows you nv gt t. Its about tinga nw stoy, coosing a nw sign, so tatyou cat wat you want. Wn you buia ous, you o it in stags. T st tingtat appns is tat it you o an acitctsign it, tn aws up t pans an fot t buiing taks pac.

T avag pson spns a gat a ofti consuting ti nta guu in anattpt to gu out ti pobs, opingto ak ipovnts in ti if. Tis initsf bcos a stoy tat gts in t wayof ay knowing wats going on, o oipotanty unstaning it. T ony asonyou wi want to gu out you o issusagain is bcaus you a panning to ang ontot. Noting oty positiv can cofo asing o goun.

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On of t ost powfu ways to issov tssus you stugg wit is to t go of wantingo gu t out. mobi anaysis onyvs to o onto tat wic you si to

b i of. You av tis pob an you witat to won wy you o, wat it ans

about you an wy it is t. You wi oftncat a sots of panations about wy, anyt you sti av t sa pob. Wnyou av a a tu insigt about any pob,an takn stps to tansut t unyingings, it sipy isappas.

So a t asons wy you av t

pob a sipy cuss to o onto it.Ty bco you if stois. Tis act ofustication ony stngtns t stois anbs t p. T o you t ttoy to yousf an ots, t bigg ttongo it wi av in you syst, t

o you wi bco it an t a it iso t it go.

On t ot an t is noting wongwit unstaning you pattns. I notuggsting tat you ont av insigts. I aust avising tat you stop casing t.

Wn you a wiing to t go of wantingo gu out t pob wit you in, answs co. But wn you a tyingo gu it out, it acts as a bai to tat

knowing. T answs co fo you at,not you a. T is a big iffnc.

engy is aways oving an canging. It takson fo, tn anot, but it nv stans sti.evyting w s, a, tast, touc, o ss in a constant stat of cang. In fact cangs a t is.

Pop sotis say, lts wait unti t

ust stts aft a tis cang bfo w oanyting o I just want tis cang to uyup an b ov so I can gt back to noa.Ty ont unstan tat cang itsf iswats noa.

evy c in you boy is pac in sstan a ya. You ant vn t sa pysicapson you w a ya ago. You can go backto you o ous o you o town, but itwont b t sa, you wont b t sa, anyou ationsip wit it wont b t sa asit was. In fact, t wo wo as w know itis gon t ont w know it!

To bac an vag cang, ask yousf:wat stois a I anging on to in y if tatno ong sv ?

ltting go of you stois wi an catinga spac witin you fo t nw to co in.It ay an you going into t voi, a spacof notingnss an innit potntia, fo apio of ti in ppaation fo t nw.You cant just ay t nw ov t o. Youn to ca a spac fo t nw to cointo bing. You ay av to go toug soiscofot, an tis is t stp tat ost fa.

lt go of t fa of t unknown. Wnyou unstan t pocss it bcos ucasi an you can ov toug it witouttaking t pnona tat ay ais fo youpsonay. Couag oftn cos bfo joy,so t iscofot is w wot it. Just appyffot, psvanc an couag.

Fo anyon wofs tat ty cantcang, its w wotbing tat youstopp using nappisbcaus you bcatoit tain. Natu

ats a voi so wnyou focus on wat youwant, aowing yousfto t go of t o anstp into t voi, youwi cat a btt

futu fo yousf.`

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9/27

At o I cav goo witing. I wantbautifuy caft sntncs tat sin. Iont ca if ty a o tan si wosong. Not vyting can b uc to siwos. Not vyting ns to b. I tink

goo witing is tt tat you cant vnconciv of putting to pap yousf. It is nwitoy. Uncat anscap. It is stating,iing cobinations of soun, iag an

aning tat cat inib ipssions. Atts bst, it is copty ov fo tabunant civ tougt an pasing wcyc in ou aiy iscous. It is papsis psona pjuic tat invitaby

to iscoving t poic woks ofm Jon Upik.

Upik i in Januay tis ya an ispassing bougt a fa ig bout of

ancoy an intospction tan t ucau passings of diana, Stv Iwin o tmoonwak. h was 78 an wit nowaning, is poic pn was suny putown fo goo.

I st a t na back in y cogays in t at 80s. A pio w I waspciousy obsssing ov t bif cataoguof Jd Saing an in paticua, is Fanny anZooy astpic. T ony book in y if

tat a stay in b a ay unti itwas nis.

In tis pio, wicv oo a paticuaousat an in, (w w otatingac t fo uaity) on of is ancoswas 3 og a novs, fov pcaiousybaanc on is antpic. I fogtvyting about t st two an t na oft ti, but istincty b its spin antinking tat Jon Upik was a cuious na,spciay fo an Aican wit. It was notfo anot twnty yas tat I wou anow t dutc faiy ancsty inttwin to

cat is iiosyncatic tit.

It wasnt unti I was in y ay titis untiUpik ca into y sp again. I wasvouing t uiky novs of NicosonBak an foun out tat a wittn abook about is obsssion wit Upik. Bakv py into pos tat ft i in aw.h igigt Upiks tapos suc ast coo agins of t b1 an owst st avtisnts2. h was paticuanaou wit a sntnc Upik cafts ona sping caact na Pggy, h sos,

ying bsi ft as if isog by a sift ofontu 3.

my favouit bit was wn Bak cas singUpik on TV at is ots ous ingsto winows. h toss own to us sostatingy uci ficity, sai Bak, sotingabout ts sa yay utis wic ba

ba ba, an I was stunn to cognistat in Upik w w aing wit a an sonatuay vba tat cou wit is fuckingois on a a.4

Bfo I copt Baks obiu oagntit U & I, I tougt I bst cck issubjct out.

Tus I ca to y opning itay a fot Pnnsyvanian ast. An wat a stat.Coups. T 1968 nov tat tai tsububan ivs of an ucat Aican ciuin a Nw engan town. Caacts tat cou

av sto into t ovi T Ic Stowitout any jot in t pot.

Jon Upik

dONT lIKe ShOrT SeNTeNCeS. PlAINANd INFOrmATIVe. ONeS ThAT hAVeTO Be STrAIGhTFOrWArd, leSS ANYreAder GeT lOST. The NATUre OFmY PrOFeSSIONAl lIFe meANS I AmCONSTANTlY dIreCTed TO USe SImPleeNGlISh IN eASIlY dIGeSTIBle ChUNKS.APPAreNTlY IN WrITING, PlAIN ISBeAUTIFUl. lONG SeNTeNCeS ANdPArAGrAPhS dONT hOld PeOPleSNTereST. Well NOT AlWAYS. GOOdWrITING CAN Be COmPlex, BeAUTIFUl,lONG WINded, FlUCTUATING,meTAPhOr dreNChed, meANderINGOUrNeYS OF ImPreSSIONS.

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T w so any patnsips intoucn t st fw capts tat I paus anw up a coups caact ap. Witout it,wou av soon ost y way aong t b

opping antics of t a-inking onists.Tis aition was iicu yas at by ain wo boow t now-coapsing

book, bfo a uick gasp of its ncssityansfo scon to gatitu. Wn ittun, I notic libaian ot a

kiny tn its if toug a gat paiob on t cov.

Witin 50 pags of Coups, I knw I a aa gat iscovy. On of t onts wnyou know you av unat on of youpsona iaons fo t wo of t ats.t was on tat wou nouis y obsssiono stois tat w pausib an at witnoting o tan ifting t i on uanbaviou. Ci, sci an fantasy av

co an spit t o tou, t Upikcataogu as bn a goiousy copnsivssay on t funanta tings tat w o.h is t ast of putting sububia un ticoscop. A ou joys an osss, fubingsan aspiations, uiks an waknsss an itsa on wit a paints touc.

on Upik wits agnicnty. evn tost unan of activity gts pss witns, yica, potic biianc. Sty tiups,but t contnt os not ag bin. hisntncs a a tat. Iv not co acoss

anyon wo btt aps out ou stubing,azaous jouny to atuity an ouspat attpts to fost appinss anbing aning an signicanc to ou ivs.h scutiniss t zon w w a aopss aicts ationsips.

Upik ocks a copnsiv focus on aou acting, o paying, cst bating, pining,tnnss, spit, guit an passion. I a suis ana is too confonting an too stakfo so, spciay tos wo ont want

t oantic vi ift too ig an toswo wou at ook anyw tan attsvs. Anyon sking pu scapisin itatu wou pobaby jup sip vyapiy on aing t unincing way scibs us a, in, boy an action.

I sti av so uc of is wok to gt toug.Iv bay scatc t sufac wit is sotstois t iu fo wic is ostpais. h is ost w known fo is rabbitcoction of books, cating t if of a hayrabbit Angsto, fo scoo basktba stato t gav. A goiousy oinay caact

fu of nobiity an aws, stong opinion anconfusion, ik w a a. hay can b an oafan yt toucingy tn. h givs into isipuss an sps wit pop sount.h as tnss capaigns tat fa an awayspougs into a scon sic.

You cannot p but ov rabbit, fo ist vyan an t anguag an pasingUpik uss to wav t fabic of is ifing ong in t oy. You nv ti offoowing is stoy.

Fo , its not so uc t iags Upiks

us of wos cats in you in, but ot s accuacy of is obsvations. Ina YouTub intviw I saw, spons tociticis tat is ovy styistic by statingtat ais to wit wit pcision aboutwat is ins y conjus up. A job nais. Toug t suts can sotis bsaing (h tigs t font of ssso tat vn staning up s as a ap5) tissntia fanknss an tut a oftn upifting.Aost an onation of hoo sapins.

In U & I, Nicoson Baks wif as ab

i as bing obsss wit Upik, toug fty cts wit Fo toug I tink aboutUpik a ot I so a i: suy a tuobsssiv wou a a t avaiab woks6.If tis os up as a fnc you ust fogivtis ong gus, fo vinty I a as innocnt ast an wo pnn t 179 pag icationtat wafs tis on.

Its just tat I ont tink I av v abtt witing tan t cosing fw pags ofis oi Sf-Consciousnss, a winowin wic attpts to viw is if anavancing yas. On in wic is ganc

an ounc a f to soaAlso like my late Unitarian father in law am Inow in my amazed, insistent appreciation of thephysical world, of this planet with its scenery andweather that pathetic discovery which the oldmake that every day and season has its beautyand its uses, that even a walk to the mailbox isa precious experience, that all species of tree andweed have their signature and style and the sky isa pageant of clouds.

Aging calls us outdoors, after the adult indoorsof work and love-life and keeping stylish, into the

lowly simplicities that we thought we had outgrownas children. We come again to love the plainworld, its stone and wood, its air and water. Whata glorious view! my father-in-law would announceas we smirked in the back seat of the car he wasinattentively driving. But in truth all views havesomething glorious about them. The act of seeingis itself glorious, and of hearing, and feeling, andtasting. One of my dead golf partners , Ted Lucas,said once within my hearing to another deardeparted fellow golfer, John Conley, Life is bliss.7

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Of CoicN A ClASSIC FrY ANd lAUrIe SKeTChFrOm The eArlY 1990S, hUGh lAUrIePlAYS A GOVerNmeNT mINISTer eATINGAlONe AT A reSTAUrANT TABle.

A wait, pay by Stpn Fy, cognissi an gts i way. h tn cits,ik a vot fan, t wos of a cntspc a by t minist in t hous ofCoons to pus toug a nw boacastingbi wic wou pav t way fo uti-cann tvision. Upon nising, isoi to notic tat t inist is atingwit siv cuty. O but I tiby soy,t wait says, wncing t knif an fokfo is gasp. h tuns wit a bag of pasticcoff stis an pous t nti contntsonto t tab. W at ast youv got tcoic now, avnt you? cis, angiy. Ian ty ay b copt cap but ThINKOF The ChOICe!

W a suoun by coic. Nay 20 yason fo tat poptic pic of sati, coicis sti ga wiy as a vitu, aostwitout ustion. T o tings w av tocoos fo, t ic an o vai ouoptions, t btt t if - suy? But ookbin t vn an t is uc vincto sow tat t abunanc of coic inon socity poss as any pobs,paps o, tan it sovs. Ys, coic cancit an invigoat. T concpt of iitsspossibiitis cant fai to b attactiv. Yt two of sogasbo buffts, infoationovoa, satit tvision an cap tavay, utiaty, bing us ss satisfaction tant at-wat-you givn, biv-wat-you-to, hancocks-haf-hou an a-fotnigt-in-Skgnss wo of pvious gnations.

I going to us foo an tvision bcaus,wi ty igt b tivia atts in t gansc of if, ty iustat t ia ofcoic pfcty. most of us ak cisionsabout on o bot of t aiy. Tink of tast ti you at a a fo a bufft, paps

in a ot o at a wing. T aay of ivstptations can b so ovwing it ssswit t tast snsos in you a. If youtougt you fanci a pic of s tonigt,tink again bcaus ts uck cuy, oastpok an vgtab fittata on off as w.Cant ci wat to av? Tn av t a!Tis sot of ting appns to guay, tot tnt tat I av a itt of vyting butnjoy t vau of noting. I f issatis,yt ow cou I av ft otwis? ha Ipup fo just on is, wou I av bnwoning wat t ots tast ik? Wou

I av ft tat nagging sns of unfuntat faiing to ak t ost of a t coicsavaiab?

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So of t issatisfaction aso is in taity tat o coic os not ncssaiy

an o uaity in fact, it aost invaiabyans t opposit. Cann-opping asbco an intnationa pasti. Wt onot w av accss to satit tvision ants yia canns, ost of us av knownvnings w wv watc a faction ofigt sows, yt a of non of t. On onan I a ti tat I can coos to watcy favouit spots, 24 ou nws fo tUK, Austaia an t US, utip ovis, igtnttainnt, ocuntais an o, anyi of ay o nigt. But onc again, scatc

bnat t sufac an you n tat aia tat coic (pus t any sopping,uiz an ifsty canns I av absoutyno ifcuty in switcing off) t uaity isiut. how cou it not b? Twnty-fouou nws is ay about 20 inuts of nwspackag an cyc ov an ov untioting nw appns, nttainnt an

coy canns consist of a fw sct sowspat to at. As Jy Paan wot in

an insigtfu atic fo t Guaian in 2007,t o tvision t is, t ss any of it

atts. having o coic not ony ansat w a statisticay ss iky to stub

upon tat g of a tvision poga tatnics ou ivs an aks us joic in tiu; it aso ans tat g is ss iky tob a in t st pac, anyo.

So wy, givn t copitis invov in

aking ts utip aiy cisions, o wnot ak it asi on ousvs? do away witt tings tat ak us coos? T tutis tat I a, ik any pop, aict tocoic, an ik any aiction on can bcopaays by it. dspit its pitfas w sti sit as a vitu bcaus toticay it givs usconto, vn if in aity it osnt. Iaginysf, a sing an iving aon, coing oto a a a fo an on cann ontvision. my conto is gon, I at t cyof so ot foc. I b yaning to av ycoics back.

Of cous t a o ipotant coicsin ou ivs tan t ativy tivia onsIv ist. Wat cous to stuy, wat cato pusu, wt to buy tat ous nat coast, o tat up in t city, o tatasack cottag in t county. Wtto popos aiag, av tings as ty a,o av . At so point in t faiy nafutu, I going to av to ak a cisionabout w I iv nt. I cou asiy stictysf to two coics stay w a inAustaia o ov back to y oan.

Yt wat os a an o wn is sing,ativy afunt an as itay a wowo of possibiitis to coos fo?

So pop av a ti ipotant ifcisions, an vn t tivia ons, to tabitay toss of a coin. I tink a itt obackbon is n tan tat t abiity toak at ast so cisions is a funantaaspct of bing a functioning uan bing.But it can b fsing to intouc a ctainanonss to you if. rcnty I bgan

iinating coic by witing own t stting tat ca into y a wnv I ato ak on. T ibation is taoinay.You av to foow it toug by sticking wityou coic wn a t ot possibiitisa nting you a. An t bst ting?T satisfaction vs a so, so uc gatwn you convinc yousf tat you nvay a t coic at a.

An if I int know tat so sat-aswou say Baga o Scuntop I igtvn t as ak y nt ipotant if

cision. I o know wn to aw t in.

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I COUld NeVer See mYSelF OWNING AreSIN BOOmerANG WITh AUSTrAlIAIN GOld TYPe SUrrOUNded BY FAKeWATTle FlOWerS WITh A mAde INChINA STICKer ON The BACK ThATSITS IN A PlASTIC STANd ABOVe The TV,

BUT A hellO KITTY hOldING A hAlFeATeN BlACK eGG WITh A SmIlING FACedeCOrATIVe ThING FrOm JAPAN ThATYOU CAN ClIP TO The COVer OF YOUrNINTeNdO dS IS A TOTAllY dIFFereNTSTOrY - SO mUCh mOre USeFUl, SOmUCh mOre INTrIGUING!

T intsting ting about Japans souvnisis tat ty a poinanty a fo tJapans an a poinanty a in tcounty tat ty a souvnis of - nowts a concpt.

On of t gat tings about taving fo is ning intsting cazy stuff tat I ontn, but ust av. Tips to touist sits aaways swtn by a ong sow bows oft sop aftwas.

I wou b ying if I sai I int spn as ucti, o o, in t sop as I i touing tsit, watv it ay b. Not aways to buy,in you, but to pus t aay of souvnistat a aways so uc o fascinating tant bis I cou buy at o.

On pvious tips ovsas Iv bougt tasuitcass - a ncssity not a souvni - to puta t goois in. In y fns, bing pat ofa big faiy os not p.

So in Japan in 2008 I was tin to gofo t its tat wou pack ativy atan w igtwigt. dspit t stictions,I acui a gat any tings fo ysf anI vn anag to copt y Cistassopping ak t ovsas gifts count I say!

As pviousy ntion, I bougt t hoKitty coativ ting an t sos but aso

yukatas (ssing gowns) an Japans pyjaas;a cazy swat fatuing Uittg, t wofaous onky, wic supisingy noug Iav nv a of; a ky ing fatuing a sacock wit Japans nuas; fans; copsticks;tab cots; cobs; fac wass; a, abo sots fo bots-in-aws; a Pokont-sit fo y npw (I sou ntiontat t is a sto in Tokyo tat just ssPokon an noting s); fig agnts aust; apons an a wt suit cov fo yp3 pay; a bag; two taitiona Japansunc bos; puzzs; Tokyo Bananas; an o

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T souvnis tat stan out fo touga a Japans puzz bo, t tootpickos an a pint fatuing t roppongihis tows.

bougt t Japans puzz bo uing aon ay tou tat incu a bus i up mtFuji; a piat sip cuis on lak Asi, hakon

wic was a wo stoy in itsf; a io on t Sinkansn; an a opway tipo visit so ot spings w you can buy

boi ggs. Boi ggs o not soun tattaoinay cpt fo t fact tat t otpings tun t ss back. Supisingy, ost

of t tavs on t tou bougt a bag of ggs an at t. O wn you cou

aso pick up a ho Kitty oing a af atnback gg wit a siing fac coativ ting Ist y cas.

ov t puzz bo bcaus I ov a goopuzz an t wok tat as gon intocating it is astouning. It is inticaty an-

caft an it taks 21 ovs to ov t. I a nv sn on of ts bfo oinc an I got vy cit wn on fatu

v so biy on an Aican sitco. Tony own si cou b tat t is ony avy sa spac fo tasus insi but ay,at tai ss so insignicant.

T tootpick os I bougt in bautifuKyoto. I bougt ots of t fo a twonfu fas I know. I av oftn bnout wit t wn soon as ask havI got soting btwn y tt? wic isuit oftn foow by a tip to t toit toisog t offning pic of foo. (ecpt ofcous fo wn w a bing iicuous anav sa ou tt ibaty wit foo

stuff cocoat cak is gat fo tis!) Tustion an t tips a no ong ncssayfo y fa fins fo in ti bags tyav a vy ptty, isct, tootpick ocopt wit a io.

A vy pactica gift an so uintssntiayJapans, fo t siz an t fabic to tuikinss. disappointingy, I iscacuatan i not gt on fo ysf - I souav paps kpt t on I bougt fo yot-in-aw an givn soting s ass s to not ay appciat its tuvau

lasty, I pick up a pint of an atwok byTakasi muakai in t moi At mususop in t roppongi his Cop. Soti bfo taving to Japan I watc aocuntay on Takasi muakai. I anv sn is atwok bfo an wasfascinat. Wat fun an iagination! An taktabiity of it a - iniscnt of pop atan a bu btwn ig an ow at.

T sow on at t moi At musutat nigt was a on confonting tinginvoving a anias, stuff toys an stanginstaations. So iagin y joy wn I fount pint in t sop aftwas. It wasnt untiI opn it at o tat I ais it was oof a souvni tan I st tougt. T ta sinybuiing fatu in t ow igt an siis t roppongi his tow. I can ook fonyon t pint wn fa an ung knowingtat I saw Tokyo at nigt fo tis buiing,was confont by so intsting onat an y usban an I a ou st atiscussion as a ai coup (a big nigt out!).

looking fo intsting souvnis wi aways big on y taving agna fo t wonan stangnss of t an fo t stoistat gt attac to t. I gt to -iv patsof y tips wn soon asks hy wi you gt tat?

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Wv oftn a it sai, if noug consciousiniviuas co togt to fo a citicaass, ty can cat a tipping point tatpotntiay cou sift t pant away fopointss uin an towas an optiistic,sustainab futu.

Cunty w ay w b staning at tatg of a pcipic, w w av tcoic to it bakown o baktougan pinc a a sift in voutionayconsciousnss - soting tat ay onyappn onc o twic a inniu.

Tis tipping point ay b cos tan w tink,wit t wav of t nwy ging CutuaCativs (a t st coin in 2000 bysocioogist Pau h. ray an psycoogist Syrut Anson in ti bookThe CulturalCreatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World).

Wo a t CutuaCativs?You ay cognis t, paps vn know

t psonay. T Cutua Cativsa oinay vyay pop, ik youan , ty a tacs, atists, pants,spiitua guis, scintists, businss pop,activists, finists, nvionntaists, sociantpnus tc.

In 2000 t Cutua Cativs a upnay 25% of t popuation. Tis tansatsto ov 50 iion auts in t Unit Statsan o tan 80-90 iion in euop, asubcutu tat sa Cutua Cativwoviws, vaus an ifsty. 1

Ty a t ons w s wn w sopat natua foo stos; ty us atnativicin an/o av soa pans on tioofs. Wats ipotant to t CutuaCativs is a o autntic way of iving,tat is ati, sustainab an ocopassionat.

Ty a t lifstys of hat anSustainabiity (lOhAS)2 akt, psntingon in fou auts o $209 US biion, in agowing aktpac fo goos an svicsfocus on at, t nvionnt, sociajustic, psona vopnt an sustainabiving. T is vinc to sow tat asconsus ty a t futu of businssan of pogssiv socia, nvionntaan conoic cang. Yt, ti pow as aconsu akt ains vituay untapp. 3

As t vangua of toays cutuatansfoation, t Cutua Cativs saa concn fo socia, coogica, spiitua,an psona vopnt. Couagousyustioning t status uo an aing toaous socia cativity in ainsta cutu.

Cutua Cativs:

tSleeping Beauty

IF eNOUGh PeOPle reAlISe ThATTheY Need TO STArT lOOKING FOrNeW WAYS TO lIVe TOGeTher ONThIS SmAll PlANeT, ThIS CAN TOPPle

The PreVAIlING SYSTemS. We NeedTO mOBIlISe CreATIVITY. CreATIVITYThAT reFUSeS TO ACCePT The exISTINGOrder ANd ThAT WANTS TO dISCOVerThAT There Are OTher WAYS TO lIVe.

Kamp & Laszlo 2004

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Cutua Cativs VausT vaus of Cutua Cativs a at tco of vyting ty o an ow tycos to iv ti ivs as ty bacivsity, coogica sustainabiity an a spcicuaity of if. By ti vy bing-nss,i ov fo uanity an t pant, ty

a binging about a cutua sift of nwyging (intga) vaus, suc as:

Psona Autnticity

engag Action an Wo-Pocss laning

Gobais an ecoogy

Iais an activis

T Ipotanc of Won

Gn ivingrjction of o paaigs an outatsysts

Atuis, Sf-Actuaization an Spiituaity

Wit ts uniu vaus an ifsty coics, Cutua Cativs a waving a nw

cutua tapsty of ow w s ousvswitin t wo toay.

Wats intsting is 60% of t CutuaCativs a won, wos coctivpsnc, ay paps initiat (as soav suggst) t potntia -awakningof t goba finin ngis, t gossactyp. Ty sk to cat o consciouscounitis; poviing pop wit a snsof pac an bonging; to co togt ana autntic iaogu. Tus cating an

oppotunity to a t pant by inspiing ito vov an tansfo.

In ti aiy ivs ty bac t pactic ofspiitua vaus tat a outsi of convntionavyay igiosity, sking a o psonapinc in ationsip wit Go, Aa,Bua, Yaw, Souc, tc. T CutuaCativs want o univsa, pactica,spiitua pincips wit intinsic vaus, attan pn on t autoity of any spcicoga o oain iniviua.4

Wat is ost aazing about tis subcutuis tat t Cutua Cativs ack on citica

nt: ty av no awanss tat tya an ging an aay stong focwitin ti socity an o ipotantywitin t wo. T ins potntiapow ying oant witin suc a ovntctainy sount b unstiat, asty tsvs, t businss counity anpoitica wo unstiat.5 Wn tisgoup bcos fuy conscious an awa ofits siz an potntiaity an stats to foa conscious wb of connctivity, it b ika butty ffct of bigt igts tuning onacoss t pant, wic cou cang t

wo in a vy sot span of ti.

In Pow vs Foc, davi hawkins6 statstat if 1/10t of on pcnt (.1%) of twos popuation, w to unify aoun asing caus, ty cou cang t pantayconsciousnss. Accoing to davi hawkins,

ONe pson vibating at v 500 (lov)7can count-baanc 750,000 pop of aow vibation! An on pson vibatingat v 700 (enigtnnt) can ais tconsciousnss of 70 iion pop! Tfo,ac ti on pson sifts into a ig statof awanss it causs a tia wav ffct ont ass popuation.6

T Cutua Cativs a post-onist anpost-inustiaist. If obiiz, ty cou winoous oa, socia an poitica inunc,

an sap ctions. Tis is pobaby wat wwitnss uing t US ction capaign,fo Psint Baack Obaa. T vy popwo ct i w t nw pogssivs,a popuation tats o intst in iaistan pactica ais. T ky fo t CutuaCativs is to bing a uc n soution-oint inst to assist t in tansatingtat iais into aity.8

In mac 2008, aft fut stuy ansac, ray foun tat poiticay, 36% oo of t popuation no ong intify

wit it t poitica ft o igt. Instaty a foging a nw ioogica insion,t nw Poitica Not, t basis of a nwpoitica copass; a syntsis of ing tbst of t monists (47% of t popuation)vsus Taitionaists (29% of t popuation)o Consvatists.9

enigtnnt 700 1000

Pac 600;

Joy 540;

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T ction of Psint Baack Obaacou sybois tis syntsis, t gingof opposing viws to fo a nw (poitica)uaity witin ou socity. eigt yas ago wnGog W Bus bca psint, Obaasction was uniaginab. evn wn A Gownt fo t psincy, t wasnt nougof a citica ass of t nw pogssivs,t nw Poitica Not to fog a pat bignoug to ak it appn. howv, just afw yas at, t poitica anscap bcavy iffnt. A signicant nub of sociayconscious Cutua Cativ Aicans catogt to ct t st Afican-Aicanpsint. Tis act aon as a a akin istoys pags, wist aso aving a nottat t ffots of t Cutua Cativs aaay canging t vy fabic of ou socityin any, as yt unknown ways.

Tis gowing subcutu witin ou socityunstans t intconnctnss ofvyting, ty tak a iffnt viw, ty

s socity as an oganis, a iving batingcatu tat w a a a pat of. Tyunstan tat watv is appninganyw s in t wo affcts usiniviuay an coctivy; knowing if w oa to ots, w o a to ousvs. Asing oganis, an oganis tat causs ato itsf, is unsustainab.

Incasing nubs of us a coosing to ivo autntic ivs. W a sowy iscaingo paaigs an o ways of stugging fosuviva, wat an pow. W a abanoningcntuis o us, systs an bavious

tat av copty fai to tak if onat in t igt iction. As w go fowatis Cutua Cativ goup know tingscan b iffnt an continu to coos lIFetansfoing it wnv possib into lOVean tus tansfoing t pant on cativipus at a ti.

Vesna Sampson co-founder of the Institute ofSustainability & Social Innovation (ISSI)

If you intify yousf in any way wit tvaus, ifsty coics an wo viws oft Cutua Cativs an f you avt si to ak a iffnc in tis woan b a catayst fo positiv socia cang,tn pas contact t nwy fo Facutywitin t Insigt Founation, t Institutof Sustainabiity an Socia Innovation (ISSI).Ask us about ou nw uniu pogat Avanc dipoa of managnt(BSB60407) in (Socia) entpnuialasip, a nw (Austaian) nationaycognis uaication.

As a cutua cativ an socia innovato,wit a si an passion to ak a iffncin t wo, ts tansfo t pant, oncativ ipus at a ti.

To n out wat ISSI is about, go to ouwbsit at www.issionin.co.au. If you avustions tn you can contact Vsna Sapsonvia -ai: [email protected] o obi:+61 409- 445- 631.

Cutua Cativs:

tSleeping Beauty

continu

rfncs:

1 & 4 Pau h. ray & Sy rutAnson, 2000

T Cutu Cativs: how 50 miion Pop A Canging t Wo

2 & 3 lOhAS onin 2009lOhAS Backgoun: A istoy of a Sustainab maktpac www.oas.co/about.t

7 Kap, J., & laszo, e 2004 Any ay witout a nw ia is a ay ost O magazin

8 d. hawkins, d., 2005Pow vs. Foc: T hin dtinants of huanBaviou Vitas Pubising

9 Pau h. ray, P.d. 2002

T Nw Poitica Copass: T Nw Pogssivs a In-Font, dp Gn, Against Big Businss & Gobaization, &Byon lft vs. rigt

10 minof, 1999Cutua Cativs: Cutua Cativs making a diffnc fot Futu in Goba Onnss

11 laszo, e 2006T Caos Point: T Wo at t Cossoas, haptonroas Pubising Copany


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IT WAS TIme TO SeNd mY GrANdmOTherher 89Th BIrThdAY CArd. I WANTed TOINClUde A reCeNT SNAP OF mY ThreeYeAr Old dAUGhTer TAKeN IN TheFrONT GArdeN.

Aas I s to pptuay fogt wic wayup t bank poto pap is suppos to go.I got it wong again, but wit o ca anipssionist pastic an t atst fs sicof accinta at.

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know tysf

Cins at is powfu in any ways.Gant it its o iiaty toug tack of ptnsion o any notion of tying toipss. T atists av yt to vop tinanc of sf consciousnss. Ty paintwat ty s. Ty aw wat is ipotant

to t. So oftn tis cuts staigt tougto us bcaus w a aning ivs tattak us fa away fo wats ipotant. Ifw a not cafu, w iv on istncsof ous caning, supakt ists, t gasbi, insuanc, intnt tanc, gtting t casvic an sou-ss tvision.

atIts aazing ow powfu tsipst painting by a cican b. Just a fw ins of aawing, o a fw spass of

coou, can bing t tougstof sous to tas. rca tna scn in About Scitwn Jack Nicoson civsa awing fo is sponsoci in Tanzania. h isisa by two sip stickgus oing ans, a spas

of coou sky an a atsaing psntation ofunconitiona ov.

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If uncck, t nss aintnanc anptitiv ugy of uban if can sa ntss convyo bt. hnc wy a 5inut oug awing of u an a, witbig gins, a og, a ous an a aotyow sky can bing us staigt back to

ousvs an unvi sti otions.You ont av to av a cin to b itin t at wit ts awings an paintings,toug gntic inks wi apify t pow anpobaby bing about nw gay spac on afig oo. most of t pow is toug tsip fact tat t gus a aways siing.T two insiona gus a taitionaybigt, sining an oving if, a pat auts avbn known to stay fo!

T kis a not tapp into gtting it igt,o paays by wat ots tink. Ty anot concn as to wt ty a gooat it, wt its t igt coou, to sca oin pspctiv. Ty a not afai to fai anont giv a citic uc to ponticat ov

ot ot tan Tis is y wo an Ayou n is ov.

Now tats at.

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ntviwhOW Old Are YOU?37, atoug I was cnty accus of ooking38 o t nonsns tat spws fo touts of cin.WhATS The BeST ThING ABOUT BeINGThe AGe ThAT YOU Are NOW?

cou abbit on about ow uc oatu I a now an ow I can o aiyn fai pspctiv in t tibuations of

y ay. But tat wou ony sv to ais auow bow of conscnsion fo aswo a 38 o o an caus tos youngan to tink I was a sf igtous twat.

honsty, as I gt o I a bcoing ocynica, o bazn an fa ss toant ofits. I ov it.

us t wo fuck a ot o (oftn wntak to its) an I a cofotab

waking away fo pop if ty av notcaptu y attntion in t st 30 scons.a at as wit cuing tos staggs tat

av soow accu ov t yas tatav iacuousy a it onto y fins istbut wo contibut noting to y appinss.

As I skip toug y 30s, I a bcoingncasingy cofotab as an atist an ananti-tist. I s no ason to poity spct usions of a Jw, a Cistian o a musi.

As I ag, I f o an o cofotabing t utifu toanc tat I was ais

wit as a ci. If it ooks, fs an tasts ikos sit, cancs a t is a igiouspson in t oo.

dO YOU ThINK meN Are CUT OFF FrOmThe WOrld OF emOTION?

Paps not cut-off but ty a ctainybunt to t pinc oosuasan hyunai ivs cu. Waswon wi aiy pss an ibibotiona pincs (ti own as was t otions of ots) n tn to bo actionay. Tis is not to say tat w(n) a ivn puy by ibic ugs, o

tat w av t otiona pt of a cowpat.I ci ik a baby at t n of Jas BonCasino roya s was a vy attactivwoan an ty ony a s onc otwic. But I tink n tn to tat otionsat pagaticay t vy way otionssou not b tat. On on an, nav succssfuy vov to ais wat ainanc otions can b to aking ationa,info an citicay vau cisions. Ont ot, ty a oftn obivious to tawbacks of not pssing otion. A toooftn n pss pnt up otion in vy

unaty ways ty bat ti wivs ona ti sons Jayson o Sasa.

Occasionay (vy occasionay) I vn ftat n iss out on so of ifs itt joysbcaus of ti inabiity to acknowg anact upon o subt otiona vnts. I, foon, gt no joy out of painting y tonaiswit a ga-pa o watcing Gio Gis.Fo t ost pat I a contnt to not fuyunstan t igt tat suc activitis canbing. But tn t a tis, (usuay wnI av on foot oist up onto t batoo

sink, to nai cutts at t ay an yscotu anging aissy in t bz ik apnsions gin) wn I tink Tis igt bo njoyab wit a gifin by y si.

WhATS The mOST USeFUl ThING YOUhAVe eVer BeeN TOld?

I ca bing to not to snz wistuinating. I can appciat tat tis is not t

sot of wis Buist povb tat wi spant gnations, but nontss I ug vyan wo taks pi in ti ai to ty it atast onc. Its an acivnt wot takingt ti to stag. Picking you nos wistjogging is anot ski wot acuiing.

WhATS The hArdeST ThING YOU hAVeeVer hAd TO dO?

I a a kiny ston onc. Tat was a ougay. I aso ca aving a cus on y ntist int i 1980s s ook ik lina Catinus t gon asso an t invisib jt. S

was giving a ing on of tos a ankypton aoys wic a now outaw cptin at-ow inats. S a t fsstlistin bat an to wat a bav boyI was. Tat was a oug ay too. mo cnty,I gav a uogy at y ganots funa.Kiny stons an ings ant so ba ay.

WOUld YOU lIKe A PArTNer WhO ISWISer ThAN YOU Are?

my patn is fa wis tan I wi v b.S is wonfuy intctua, spctacuayatuistic, ubingy pattic an

baassingy bautifu baassing tostan bsi. Abov a s, s as anagto cot suc uaitis in a stunningy fininpackag. I bac t any ways in wics unintntionay outsins an vyons ts. I consi suc ug inuaitis inou ationsip to b powing,not bitting.

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WhAT dO YOU GeNerAllY dO WheNYOU Are FeelING BlUe?

On 30l sv of scotc wit 2 ic cubsan a goo as of vania (dont us vaniassnc. You os t ffct). lt it stan foa goo 3 to 5 inuts unti so of t icas t an giv it a asonab sti bfoyou sip.

Faiing tat I ty to sa t isy. I a ucky.a yt to ncount a pob tat cannot

b sov (o at ast aaticay ssn)by counicating iscussing you tougtsan concns wit soon s. But I av avy nic if. I av noting to ay copainabout. I ov y wok an I ov t popaoun . I av sn ow tuy cippingpssion can b an I av wok aongsipop wit fa ss to b tankfu fo popat av vy igt to f bu, o ownigt

isab. If ty can put on a bav fac anbigtn t ay of ots aoun t tn

o can I. dont gt wong, I a not on ofos appy, capping Cistian typs. I n t

pannty cfu in spat n of aap. But I o tink tat t cais of so any

pop to b stss, pss o anious,bitt t gnuin suffs wo n a tp an spct tat w can off.

WheN dId YOU lAST GIVe YOUrABSOlUTe All ON SOmeThING?

Booy . I not su its v appn.You know I ont tink I can onsty say (wit bnt of insigt) tat t as v

bn a situation in y if w I countav on btt, w I count avppa o toougy o w I sipya noting o to giv. Iv ctainy tivy a at a ot of tings an in any ofos I av fai isay. But I cant onstyay I av v foun a ti wn I tuy a

aust a of y options. how pattics tat?

hOW WOUld YOU deSCrIBe A FUllYrOUNded AdUlT mAle? (WhATATTrIBUTeS dO TheY hAVe?)

A fuy oun aut a is ca a fa.W know tat t fa bain functionsbtt at ost tasks tan a a bain. Fasacui anguag ai an wit gat ptan as. Won uti-task an ak

cisions bas on nuous an copntactions btt tan ost as cou vop to. Ty ak btt octos, awysan poiticians. Ty a btt istns ancounicatos tan n. Ty av naywo-tis o nv cs conncting ti

cba isps an wn ti bainsa viw by functiona mr iaging, ty igt

up ik a Cistas t to t sa stiuusat bay voks a soitay bip in a abain.

So wn I a ask wat constituts a woun a, I f ik you asking toscupt n bon cina out of a og tu.A w oun a knows wn as atoo uc to ink. A w oun a taksti out fo taking to istn fo a cang.A w oun a continus to antougout ti if fo any souc possib.A w oun a asks fo ictions an

can apoogis witout osing is ignity. Butpaps abov a, a w oun a accptstat ty a not t supio gn anno av ty v bn. Ty acknowgtat bing pysicay stong, o ab toy ou, os not ak t igt anty a contnt to b as goo as ty can(givn t ackust bain tyv bn at)witout putting own ots in o to aktsvs ook btt.

WhAT IS YOUr INTerNAl dIAlOGUeGeNerAllY lIKe?

Continuous an unnting. I ivconvsations I av a, o convsationsI wou ik to av. I bat pop I avnv t an I ak accptanc spcs atT Oscas. I a aways bing caugt spakingto ysf an I av stopp tying to i it.

WhO hAS BeeN The BeST TeACher INYOUr lIFe SO FAr ANd WhAT hAVe YOUleArNT?

my 4t ga tac. S i o tbasics aing, witing an at. Faiuas aso bn a akaby tooug tac,

atoug I av not aways ant w fo juston sson.

WhAT Are YOU GOOd AT?

Knowing wn I a wong an acknowgingit. I wasnt aways goo at it in you. Sucan attibut gos an-in-an wit binggoo at apoogising.

WhATS The mOST reCeNT ThING YOUhAVe leArNT ABOUT PeOPle?

eucation is not t so antiot to igion.It is a big pat of t soution, but say not t

ntity. It as takn a wi to appciattis fact an I a san by it. Bcaust a so vy fw intignt appy-capping Cistians o utip-vigin skingmusis, on is so cang in t biftat intignc an t psycotic usion ofa ity can b anyting ot tan utuaycusiv.

dO YOU ThINK We CreATe OUr OWNreAlITY?

Of cous w o. W wak vy oning anss in cots tat w tink aks us ook

goo. W psnt ousvs to t wo acay in a ann tat w tink ay appa topop (o at ast iniis t offnc wcaus). W aug at ot pops joks wnty a not funny an w coos to bivtat pop a goo at at an wi usuayo t igt ting. W tun off t tvision

if t nws is pssing an w consuit coa an oganic foo bcaus w tinkit wi ak us ook goo, o iv ong. Winvnt Gos an igion. W cat a aityto ak if intsting, to stt ou fas anto st ousvs fo t asnss of awo tat osnt co wit a t ns.

deSCrIBe The BeST hOlIdAY YOU hAVeeVer hAd?

In 1989 I spnt a ya in t Unit Stats.Gat pop, gat foo an fo a 17/18 yao it was an intns, if-canging pinc.mony spnt taving is ony w spnt.But bing soon tat appciats tisbut ats aing t tav stois of otpop, I spa you t tais.

IF YOU COUld, WhAT WOUld YOU TellYOUr 18 YeAr Old SelF?

1. Won a not scay to tak to. Ty afa asi to intact wit tan n, ty

ak fa btt convsationaists anty istn. You ont av to ook ik BaPitt o sot t wit witty bant, justtak an istn an an fo vy woanyou t.

2. Foow vy pojct toug to itscoption an ask fo p any stag aongt way.

3. Gt ictions. A t ti you spnstssing an fafng aoun wn you ostcan b aviat by asking t nast non-biki ooking stang.

4. Unattactiv cckout cicks a usuay tfastst. Tis u ony appis to at-nigtsopping an Satuay onings.

5. lan to anc an ont b sy to b tst on t anc-oo. It wi aways svyou w.

6. Aways buy t bst win you can affo.

WhAT dO YOU WANT FOr ChrISTmAS?

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mISSION, CAlmYrNA, AdrIATIC, KAdOTA,ABOUKOUNIS, BAreSe, ChIOS, KAlAmATA,PASqUAle. BlACK, WhITe, red, TAWNY,dArK red, CrImSON ANd GlOrIOUSFIGS.

my dNA stans ust contain oinant ggns. I a attact to gs an ty to .

Tis is no gnt of y iagination. Onof y aist cioo ois is t pat aing fo t back oo to tauny s an to t ft of tat ganpasoo s an nt to tat a sua, sy,

ity incinato. Na t incinato was auga g t. I ont b ating gs

as a young ci, but I can sti b t of t t. my ot was y g-ating

tiutt o o: by si I watc as puck a g, bok it in two, ubb t

avs togt an tn pu t s offwit tt aving t skin stipp ba.

As a tnag, I cyc toug back ans ofCottso an Pppint Gov foaging gsfo ts ovanging back fncso vnsnaking insi fncstn packing t int itt sky wic was ocki-stapp tot back of y bik. Off sason I wou go toKakuas Bots continnta sop in Not

Pt an buy a sting of i gs an avt an t fats bfo I aiv o. OnSatuay onings I wou pick up a packagof sst gs in juic fo t i fuitsction fo us sopping baskt. Cistasoiays ant s-toug pastic gac fuitpacks containing gs aong wit t st:pinapp, apicots, pas, pacs an aascino cy. Using t tiny pastic fokI aways ift out a sticky, gistning g.

By t ag of 17, y ous opani was inpac. I a a nta ap, a kin of Foos fogs, of g ts in an aoun Pt. Tity

yas at tis knowg as panto Bvy, Busston, magat riv anFins in WA an to Waanyt, Kw,Backbun, an Cuci Isan in Victoia. Ivpocu fs gs fo Fai an Foatto Fant an Fonc. Iv njoy gja, g an ging ja, g is, g cutny,g nwtons, stuff gs, i gs, gac gs,poac gs, g kbabs an y fin dianasfaous ca, yogut, bown suga an gsst. my usban-to-b onc snt aaptuous tt fo di scibing tg an ony ic ca was sv at t

dasapakas hot. I ust ait tat I avyt to tow on on t babi.

Sva yas ago in Pt I pac anavtisnt in ou oca pap: Figs want.

Wi pick an ak ja in tun. I a vsponss. T o fou yi a goo suppybut on was sup. Figao ft a ssagon y answing acin inviting tosa is aiy avst. his ays as a Victoianocaist av bon fuit in t wst, tanksto cuttings sugg into WA fo Victoiayas ago. T two ts bin is ous aw an tuy atu, na pfct spcins,an t fuit a ag, uscious an abunant: agnuin ot o. T ain t as bnpun ow an wi fo asy accss, atouga a is ui fo t upp ibs. Figs

out of a ac a fo t bis.

I was ntust to g-sit wi an iswif wnt on oiay. I wou cock in about9a, sip on t g picking sit, coct tpastic buckts an stat. Picking uis nisciination. So gs a at t pfctyip pinnac an ca out to b poppicty in t out. Ots a btt ftfo a ay o two. So a vy soft an goofo ja. T fw stin fo t jct bucktgo soppy in you an an ibb own youa an p into t wft of you cots.

In an ou t buckts a a bo anany gs wit y w ft to cook in Figaosspciay sign soa ovn (a ta tin wita pic of gass coving.) Fo wks t tackyca sting w in of t witsap of a g.

mo akab g ts a na Notciff,on t way to Abany. Fins invit us to staywit t in ti oiay ous an winjoying on of t obigatoy tacto is wiscov a ug t an wit fuit nat stock yas. Tis is g aa in action. Atonts ik tis, I go into a kin of g tanc,

not acty g canning, but nity sing-in. Aft af an ou, I uctanty ftwit at, sit an cks fu.

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n Fbuay, wn t sason is paking,wou cuis by a nonscipt ofc bock

n mosan Pak on Satuay o Sunayaftnoons. If t paking ot was pty, Iwou pick t ag pup skinn gs up to fnc, cibing up t ocky anscapingo ac t top ons. On wkn I was

oi to iscov tat t w stio wokaoics at t ofc wn I aiv.wnt in to ask pission an was givn a

ook of you wio, an a sug of a igt.

T ibs anging ov t fnc a just aaction of t t. T ain is on tot si in soons back gan. Svais I av bat p an attpt to

appoac t oo of t ous on t oti, but t wo pac is a bit too cpy

ovgown, faing own, bokn winows, totan it ss a ong way to t font ooan back.

T a a fw oab ts aong tSwan riv. my favouits a na a spotscuboo in Bicton. On t is outsi

fnc an gts pick by ocas on tiwaks. Anot t is witin t fnc an,ncib as it ss, appas to b ignoby t cub bs. I av wok out ac fo tis paticua t. I uicky pick

any aining ip fuit fo t outsi t.Tn, wit pty pastic bags usting in ypockts, I noncaanty but connty acnto t spots gouns an witout ookingft o igt I pass in fu viw of t winowsof t confnc oos (woning if bopaticipants a staing out t winow as Iov by.) I put t gs into t pastic bags

an tn pass t bags toug a sa gapn t ock gats nt to t t an intoa bo tat I av statgicay pac t.Wn I a nis, I ac back ptyan past t winows an coct y fubo of gs outsi t gat.

Ov t yas any fins an faiy avbn stat, supis an baass byy obsssion: t sun tuning off of tca an knocking at so stangs font ooo yooooing ov t fnc of unsuspctingg t owns. Nv av y fins oaiy opny suggst pofssiona p as

spn y ftnt conscutiv ay in fotyg at g picking an tn staning ov stov aking ja.

my goson was just v onts o wnI took i an is ot fo is st untin is pus toug Caonts sttsan svs caing in wv w saw gts. W t a wonfu y woan ina vy gacious o, wos son was uit

suspicious wn ca o an foun ust on suc a isy-souning ptnc.

Waking aong a tai in Kw wi staying wita fins augt, I spott a g t tougt ts an knock on t oo of anItaian faiy gat fo unc. Aft socaa-ik panation, papa siingy wntto gt is son an so engis tansation.Soon papa an aa an t ast of tyas cop w off to aong witan invitation to co ai nt ya. lastsu I bougt gs fo an y Itaianay at t onty Waanyt akt. About

two ous an uit a fw gs at, I aisit wou b a ont bfo I cou buy soo. Aft a fw pon cas to t aktoganiss I ocat ms mazzon. I av noItaian, but w sa a univsa anguag. Iusuay iv ov aft I ak out wantyou gs, 3:30, an I a o. S is anpinc gow an a sw s an Iaways av wit at ast v kios.

last su wi waking na ou stat pakI spott gs in t back gan of a nabyous. I cast y in acoss t fnc: ho,o you ik gs? [so pop o av tcssiv g gn, Cou I buy so? pickso? o ak you ja? I wou b wcoto a fw, an to cck back in a fw wks, spi. Wn I opp in aft wat I ftwas a cnt intva, I was pu in tougt gat wit aspat noiss an sowna an-tt sign tat a bn post

outsi: wou t ay nuiing about gspas ca in. I was to ow t pak angan augt a bn noti to at if I was sn on t tai. Waiting in tfig w two fu gocy bags. Tat oagav y ticps a wokout as I a foo. At y ag suc oa baing activitisa igy con fo buiingstong bons.

mi if is no cisis. my apptit fo gs isaty. my g aa is uniinis. mypysica staina on a g unt is obust. my

g ja putation as not bn foaycang. Watv t sason, y cupboacontains ja an bo fins vn ask fos wn ti aott bitay ja is pty.I a consiing giving ysf an onoayg an putting Pd (Fig) aft y na.Atoug a pubican by natu, I a bon tou as a g un an wa au toitt gui.

(Not: So of t nas an pacs avbn at o oitt to potct t ts.)

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