Am I getting enough rest? Am I eating properly? What am I doing for relaxation? Have I an exercise program I enjoy doing? Am I making enough money? Am I managing to save any money or enough money? When was the last time I treated myself to a new haircut? When was the last time…
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Change is our constant companion throughout life. Every second, every minute is different. How amazing is that! Most of the time we don’t really notice this. Change just happens naturally and we roll with the highs and lows without the need for conscious focus or deep soul searching. But once in a while change packs…
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Just to remind you, whatever circumstances surround you, you are allowed to invent your own life’s meaning as many times as you need or want. You’ve got this! You are in control of what meaning you give to your life. So go ahead and choose. Start with one positive meaning and see where the road…
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Every journey is commonly perceived to have a beginning, middle and end, so much so that we tend to measure, and apply meaning to, our life journeys this way. For the expat, this can be identified with the leaving of somewhere, the experience of being somewhere different, and ultimately the leaving of that place for…
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Hi. I want to introduce you to my new book – Expat Life Imprint Move – available now from Amazon stores worldwide.An Imprint Move begins when you travel to work and live in a foreign language country. It is a serious move out of home culture into other culture, and maybe even into expatism.Expat Life…
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I hate to tell you this but writer’s block or interrupt or whatever way you like to describe that insane place where the words simply won’t oblige you by appearing on your screen in perfect order, is real. It can happen to anyone at any time but prefers to butt in when urgency is most…
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We come into this world wired for deep connection, for family dependency. Bit by bit we are weaned into individuality and encouraged to develop independently. When we reach full adult sustainability we seek other deep connections in romantic relationships. We search for friendship connections. We seek professional connections. We develop community connections. We work to…
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Before long, in your new post, you will begin to ask yourself how you are doing. Is this working for you? Is it what you expected? You will begin to moderate your expectations in relation to your personal experience on the ground. And so you should. Your contract is likely to be a finite one…
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We all wonder why someone decides to emigrate. We like to think we know, and often we decide the reasons in our own head because these are the ones we can be most comfortable with, and I get it! It is hard to accept that someone is leaving because they wish to escape my life,…
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The Connection Factor can be a major source of misery and angst for the departing expat unless she devotes sufficient time to the unravelling of its many mysteries and gifts. We are all connected. We are members of many tribes: family, work and friends being the BIG 3. All of these connections run deep and…
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