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When The Chase Ends
Life beyond the chase Most of us spend a good part of our lives in motion. We chase careers, recognition, relationships, milestones. We chase happiness itself, believing that once we finally “arrive,” we’ll feel complete. The chase becomes such a rhythm that we rarely stop to ask why we’re running and then suddenly the desire to chase ends. The discomfort of the breaking rhythm Then one day, the promotions no longer bring joy, applause no longer feels validating. Even relationships built along the way seem to demand more than you give back. You don’t feel angry — you feel nothing. And that “nothing” can be harder to face than failure.…
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In conversation with Jane Stephenson- Coach, Counsellor
Happiness, success, and satisfaction come to those who understand the meaning of it and have the capability to chase it. This is what I learned in an interview with Jane Stephenson. As she went into flashback sharing her expat story, she opened gates to her past starting from 1987. Jane came to the Netherlands with a job as a finance professional and no social contacts. There was also no internet or mobile phone facility in place. This made things extremely isolating for her. Her apartment did not have a telephone so she had to use the payphone on the corner of the street. As she reflected on the olden times, she…
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Being Lonely…is a choice we make
Ever since I came to the Netherlands, I started interacting with expats, about how they feel being in this country. Each one had a feeling of pleasure and pain. Interestingly for everyone, leaving their homeland was a big decision and it mattered a lot to them. Each one came with hopes and dreams about their new lives and they all had a unique story to tell. Despite the excitement of living in a paradise, I was amazed, people still felt isolated. They felt pretty lost without friends and family and no job in hand. This was true not just for women but also men who were trying to settle down…