Best articles
There are enough articles on this site to fill two books, so it can sometimes be daunting to know where to start.
Below are what many consider to be my "greatest hits", the articles that have been the most popular, the most shared, or had the greatest effect on readers' lives. I've listed the best 3-6 posts in four different categories:
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As beautiful as flowers are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Flowers must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. We just see and enjoy the beauty of the flower. In much the same way it is with people.
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Too often, our culture assigns self-worth with productivity; the rat-race is a one-way ticket to burnout. Solitude allows for a break from the tyrant of productivity and recentered around what is really important for you and for those around you that you care deeply about.
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I am full of tips that I am constantly giving to those who start their journey back 'home'. These tips are all things I have tried or experienced and wished I would have known before I moved back to Belgium.
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Expatriation & Repatriation
The Art of Collecting Memories"The best thing about memories is making them"
Every day we are collecting new memories for a later day . So while enjoying the ‘present’ moment I also am aware that I am collecting memories for later because precious memories are like an open fire that warms you during the cold winter. READ MORE ... |
A Part of MeHaving mixed feelings on how you are living your life can cause internal conflicts. It is good to take time to look at internal conflicts, untangle these conflicting parts, name them and ask about their intentions.
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The Art of StayingAs a family we were very used to a mobile life style and we were getting pretty good at it. This 3 to 4 year rhythm of change is still somehow in me. I feel the urge again for a big move, however we are staying. Now we have a new challenge and that is learning how to stay!
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The Others
I need you in order to be me.
And you need me in order to be you - Nelson Mandela We are made of multiple selves, allowing contradictive parts to co-excist will help you to a more balanced life and decrease internal conflict. READ MORE ... |
How to Cope with Change:
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Bitter & Sweet: The returning ExperienceBeing a returning expat, an ex-expat, a returnee or how you want to call it, has many challenges. It is like a big wave. You can overcome a lot of difficulties by understanding what is happening. Compared to the literature on moving abroad, the literature on returning home is quite confined.
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Self-Care
Compassion is a VerbWhat is compassion? Compassion is different from empathy in the sense that empathy is the ability to understand, recognize and feel the emotional state of another or oneself. It has a lot to do with our mirror neurons. While compassion adds the desire to alleviate or reduce the suffering of another, to take action towards the reduction of that pain.
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F.L.YFor me self-love is an essential ingredient for personal growth. Loving oneself is caring about oneself, taking responsibility for oneself, respecting oneself, and knowing oneself, this means being realistic and honest about one's strengths and weaknesses.
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The Country of Happiness"Happiness is not the absence of problems but the abilityto navigate them"
If happiness was a country what would it look like? How would you name the capital of happiness? Who would live there? Would it be an island, would it have a costline or would it be landlocked? READ MORE ... |
The Balance of Allowing
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GriefGrieving is an important skill to have. Grieving allows you to dive deep.Grieving is better than denying or ignoring pain and sadness. Take time to grieve also over the small things you've lost because they are praises for the things you love.
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Writing a letter to SelfWriting a letter to yourself can help you to overcome difficult times when in self-doubt. And we all have these moments of self-doubt especially in mayor transition periods.
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Self-Improvement
The Old, The New & the InbetweenMaking the most out of the ‘in between’ will make you grow, increase your consciousness, build up your resilience, expand powerfully and transform across all levels.
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Happiness is an Inside JobEspecially now when winter is coming up, I would like to share some thoughts and tips on happiness. Everybody is looking for happiness as if happiness is hidden somewhere and we need to go on a treasure hunt to find it.
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In order to Know yourself ...The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgments– krishnamunti
Life can be so demanding that we can easily get alienated from ourselves. in-order-to-know-yourself-you-need-to-learn-about-yourself-first.html |
The Power of Intention"Energy flows where intention goes"
Like all fairytales start with the words once upon a time, every adventure in life starts with an intention. the-power-of-intention.html |
Are you ready to bloom?In order to fully bloom it is important to examine what is holding you back. Have the courage to feel the underlying emotion that is preventing you to take action towards realizing your dreams.
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Katerina Plotnikova
HonestyMost men would rather deny a hard truth than face it (George R.R Martin).
The journey of living free begins with a lifestyle of being honest. honesty.html |
Culture
Unfamiliar and incorrect
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Culture & IdentityIs culture a chain around your ankles holdings you back from personal growth? Or is it an opportunity to look at yourself? What parts of your own culture suits your inner self? Can you choose which parts of culture you integrate as if you were picking out clothes that suits you well?
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Art & CoachingThe aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. ~ Aristotle
Art plays an important role in my life and I want to stimulate my clients in using art in different ways. My coaching practice is all about becoming the best version of yourself. art-coaching.html |
It's not all badDiversity is the key to creativity. Not just diversity in your workforce, but in your social and personal life. Simply interacting with individuals who are different forces us to prepare better, to anticipate alternative viewpoints and to expect that reaching consensus will take effort.
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I love differencesStrength lies in differences, not in similarities
- Stephen Covey I love working with people from different cultural backgrounds. It gives me the opportunity to get to know myself better and it gives me the opportunity to understand the other better. It is like discovering a new landscape, it is always a very exciting journey. i-love-difference.html |
What kind of Nomad are you?Just as in ancient time and even today sailors use the stars as a natural navigation tool to find their way, this course will learn you how to use your most inner motivations and purpose as a navigation tool in this journey called life.
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