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As you gradually ascend from the Noosa coast and Bruce Highway, you feel you are approaching heaven. The distant views in all directions confirm your arrival. You also soon feel an escape from the endless Noosa, Sunshine Coast, and Brisbane hype as they compete for attention and tourist income and a short drive away if needed, though the near Cooroy CBD offers all. Here is simply about home and living; waking to admire newborn clouds ascending from the valley dew, bird songs welcoming you to the new day, a rare privacy and peace to tend to daily duties in a relaxed environment, observations of nature's cycles in seasonal blooms or fragrances or wildlife activity. Neighbours share basic values while also sharing their excess grown fruits or the fruits of their labours. All cherish our hidden refuge from the distractions of those lower worlds where materialism, greed, vanity, fads, crime and distractions thrive, unlike elevated here where family, pets, conversations, gardening, daily purpose and priceless rewards reign. Though other areas boast being environmental, we have always quietly just lived it in our daily respects and protections and necessary sustainable ways, being eco-friendly before the phrase was invented. The resident backgrounds are diversified; from professionals to labourers, from young to old, from wealthy to moderate incomes, but all modestly sharing a recognition that we have found our heaven on earth here. However, like the proverbial heaven, only those that are worthy will see the joys and receive the blessings. I've travelled the world and lived in several countries, but it seems fate and unnecessary complexities and politics elsewhere have eventually brought me here where I've stayed for the past two decades.