2016 Tropicsurf Annual
$90.00 USD
$90.00 USD
A L O H A
Our second issue is loosely themed around happiness - that most elusive of human conditions that is so often misunderstood. Rather than some unsustainable state of ecstasy, happiness is more likely to be long-term feelings of contentedness, or even flourishing, that results when physical, spiritual, emotional, aspirational and philanthropic aspects of our lives exist in harmony and balance. Research shows that while material possessions contribute little to happiness, a style of experiential living does.
Tropicsurf thinks it's worthwhile to inspire you to work a little less and to live more experientially. That's what this annual is all about. We hope you enjoy it.
140 pages.
ON THE COVER: Who needs more materialism? Indonesian kid with home-made timber board. Stoked and happy. Somewhere near the Spice Islands.
PUBLISHER: Ross Phillips
EDITOR: Phil Jarratt
PRODUCTION AND DESIGN: Tim Black
CONTRIBUTORS: Ross Phillips, Phil Jarratt, Tom Carroll, Dean Brady, Jamie Brisick, Chris Prewitt, Dana Edmunds, Mark Cunningham, John Seaton Callahan, Tom Wegener, Pico Iyer, Lauren Hill, Joli, Louis Parsons, Michael Frampton, Alison Smith.
My life was about to change. Comfortable aboard a luxury cruiser in remote Indonesia, a local couple emerged in a tiny canoe, revealing their nine-year old daughter suffering a nasty head injury, so bad her skull was visible - except for the local herbs they’d stuffed inside. They needed help. But I was saddened to realize no options existed. No doctor. No clinic. Poor quality hospital two days away. I imagined how helpless I’d feel if that were my child. It was then I decided Tropicsurf would donate 1% of our program sales to kids in need at locations where we surf.
Ross Phillips. Founder Tropicsurf.
