Connection
Connection-with others, to myself and the country I live in. Sometimes that means we need to connect deeply and be able to let go entirely.
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Do we hear or are we listening?
Do we hear or are we listening? Hearing – it’s what we do naturally, often without having to put in any effort. But listening…really listening, does not come natural to many, if you ask me. To really listen, asks for more awareness and attention and real presence. As the definition goes, Merriam-Webster defines hearing as …
“Getting back to normal” – is that really the goal?
Ok, here it is. This “getting back to normal” saying is doing something to me. I know I might overthink that one. I assume, mostly it’s meant in regards to being able to meet family and friends, be out and about, work, schooling, doing day to day things, etc without restrictions and masks. But, I …
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Simplify – it’s not that simple, is it?
Ok, I’m almost laughing as I write. And this whole process of writing this blog post just shows me again how much I need this. Yes, my seemingly simple word for 2021 isn’t that simple for me! What’s my word and intention setting for this year you wonder? It’s simple – Simplify. Yes, that word …
It’s time for adapting…
As the days go on a lot of us feel the additional tiredness creeping in. Partly, it’s due to nearing the end of the year. This change of season tiredness. But most likely we feel the Covid19 tiredness even more. Yes, there seems to be a heavy mental shift in the air, no matter where …
End of Chapter One
Wow I can’t believe it’s done. We reached the end of chapter one! Our first year in Oman is not quite over yet, since we moved here in August 2019 but our first school year at ABA Oman, and even more significantly, our first 14 weeks of home-learning are officially over today. 14 weeks, 98 …
Broken pieces
The Japanese practise the art of fixing broken objects. They say that things that break don’t necessarily become useless. No, instead something that suffered a damage has a history! And by showing the scars it can become (even more) beautiful! Isn’t that just a lovely way to look at things? The mending of broken pieces with …
Bravery vs courage vs confidence
Over the past weeks I’ve been talking about characters strengths, taking a character survey (*), reading books, listening to podcasts and participating in an online course around bravery, courage and confidence. And I started to wonder even more about those words – bravery, courage and confidence. How do I see them? What do they mean …
Grateful moments don’t just happen
Last week I went for a run. It was my birthday and I wanted to have some time just for myself. And a birthday run at the beach was what I was longing for. It was a truly gorgeous morning, not too hot, a light breeze and an empty wide beach at low tide. And …
Social Wellness (1)
As promised in my previous post I am digging deeper into the eight pillars of Wellness for, but not limited to, Expatriates and Repatriates. And I decided to start with the Social Wellness. Why? Because as somebody on the move for almost 20 years I feel this can be one of the toughest ones. Sometimes …