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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Expatriation & Repatriation
The Art of Collecting Memories"The best thing about memories is making them"
Rather than making new year’s resolutions this year, we tried something different. We, as a family have made a first start to filling our jar of memories. the-art-of-collecting-memories.html |
A Part of MeMost of my friends, colleagues and clients who have had expats experiences when asked to describe the feelings that pops up when thinking back on how it was “the expat life”, say: “it has double feelings”. And that is exactly so, a lot of mixed feelings are involved when living abroad and also upon returning home.
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The Art of StayingMy kids have travelled the world with us. They have lived, since they were born, in 4 countries, that means 3 to 4 years in one country and then moving to the next. We are now 3 years back in Belgium, for them a new country to explore. For us, the parents, a country filled with our own childhood memories.
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How to Cope with Change:
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Bitter & Sweet:
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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
When living abroad it was quite obvious that I was different and that the people who surrounded me where different from me (just looking at our skincolor, the way we dress, talk etc) however we always look for what we shared and what we had in common and "different from what I am used to" was not associated with bad or wrong, "same same but different" was the motto. the-others.html |
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? the-country-of-happiness.html |
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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Alicia Savage
Coming "home" can be a very rich experience that can lead to personal growth. One important ingredient for personal growth to take place is introspection. Introspection and reflections are very different from overthinking or rumination, the first leading to personal growth the latter leading to depression.
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