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๐Ÿ’› Bounce backโ โ € โ โ € Resiliency ('an ability to quickly recover from or adjust to adversity/change') is the word of today, and we can all increase it โ€“ but how?โ โ € โ โ € Here are a few citations from Dr Lucy Hone's TED talk "๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž":โ โ € โ โ € 1. "๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ. They know that suffering is part of life [...] and knowing this stops you from feeling discriminated against when the tough times come."โ โ € โ โ € 2. "๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. They have a habit of realistically appraising situations and typically managing to focus on the things that they can change and somehow accept the things that they canโ€™t. [...] Resilient people don't diminish the negative but they also have worked out a way of tuning in to the good."โ โ € โ โ € 3. "๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ'๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ž? [...] Asking yourself, whether what you're doing, the way you're thinking, the way you're acting, is helping or harming you, puts you back in the driver's seat, it gives you some control over your decision-making."โ โ € โ โ € Watch the talk at www.ted.com/talks >โ โ € โ โ € *Dr Lucy Hone is a director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, a research associate at AUT University and author of the book Resilient Grieving.โ โ € โ โ € #seal #sea #horizon #resilient #resilience #bounceback #keepswimming #perseverance #resiliency #gratitude #lifeabroad #livingabroad #abroadland #greetingsfromabroadland #lifeskills โ #ocean #oceanlover #naturelover #openwater #seals #abroad #life #sealife #sisu #nevergiveup #sealsofinstagram #sealovers #marinelife
๐Ÿ’› seedlings of hopeโ โ € โ โ € Greetings from the same boat we are all in. I know many are now dealing with concern, sorrow or loneliness โ€“ my thoughts are with you. Even if we are used to change and uncertainty, this is a new level. Still, I believe weโ€™ll get through this with the help of our perseverance.โ โ € โ โ € My familyโ€™s - like many of yours - days are pretty packed now. We've been pruning the unnecessary doings off and taking it day by day. The kids not only keep us busy but they also keep us in the present moment.โ โ € โ โ € For a calmer state of mind, here are some simple stress relievers worth testing:โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Deep breathing. Even just a few minutes.โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Regular fresh air. Even by the open window.โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Mini workouts. Even for 5 minutes.โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Connecting with others. Even by making one call.โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Writing. Even just a few thoughts.โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Uplifting music. Even just by listening to one song.โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Limiting the exposure to the news. The essential info will do.โ โ € ๐ŸŒฑ Seeing the humour in things. For example, I couldnโ€™t help but laugh when I remembered my motto for 2020: Socialise more (by inviting friends over, by organizing play dates, by going to events etc.). โ โ € โ โ € The world, and each of us, is rebooting itself now and while this is a painful process letโ€™s hope it will give birth to brand-new things based on reconsidered values.โ โ € โ โ € Stay well, everyone!โ™กโ โ € โ โ € โ โ € โ€œHopeโ€ is the thing with feathers -โ โ € That perches in the soul -โ โ € And sings the tune without the words -โ โ € And never stops - at all -โ โ € โ โ € And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -โ โ € And sore must be the storm -โ โ € That could abash the little Birdโ โ € That kept so many warm -โ โ € โ โ € Iโ€™ve heard it in the chillest land -โ โ € And on the strangest Sea -โ โ € Yet - never - in Extremity,โ โ € It asked a crumb - of me.โ โ € โ โ € - Emily Dickinson (1861)โ โ € โ โ € #bird #tree #poem #hope #quote #greetingsfromabroadland #family #familylife #tidewillturn #calm #staycalm #seedsofhope #expatfamily #expats #familylifeabroad #livingabroad #internationalliving #globallife #globalfamily #globalwomen #neverstop #stressrelievers #thingswillgetbetter #tck #inthesameboat #newbeginnings #quarantine #quoteโ  #abroadland
๐Ÿ’› treasure keepers We all hold so many treasures within us, and only a fraction of them are noticed by others and also by ourselves. Itโ€™s easy to get lost in the everyday hassle and endless goals, asking advice from outside even if we already have so much wisdom within us: the lessons learned, the moments lived, the people around us, the places weโ€˜ve been. Iโ€™m sure it would save us from some missteps if we would listen to our own voice more carefully and see what we have gained and gone through so far. No one else has what you have, and no one else knows better than you do what fulfills you. Quite recently I lost someone who I loved. So much. A person who had the biggest heart, who taught me a lot and who was always there for me. But I didnโ€™t lose her completely as I still have all the memories, and Iโ€™ll always be carrying them and her stories with me. . "When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.โ€ . Ps. These pictures I took on the gorgeous Stewart island/Rakiura. Probably the item on which the bird is sitting is not a treasure chest but I saw it as one. #treasurechest #treasures #treasure #globalliving #internationalliving #life #memories #quote #globalwomen #stewartisland #island #abroadland #greetingsfromabroadland #expatlife #expatriate #treasurekeeper #seagull #newzealand #sea #preciousmoments #lifeisatreasure #preciouslife #onelife #livingabroad #expatblog #preciousmoments #๐ŸŒ #sea #traveltheworld
๐Ÿ’™ Mountainous moments The fresh year comes with things to let go, things to continue and things to start doing. One thing weโ€™ll continue is to explore our current living country. 131 countries are bigger than Switzerland but still this land feels bigger because of the many spectacular places to visit. These photos were taken on the 2,5 km high Sรคntis mountain. From the top you can see six countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France and Italy. People are so small and mountains are so big! said our younger son when looking down from one of the mountain tops. What things youโ€˜ll continue this year? #mountains #sรคntis #mountaintops #view #landscape #abroad #livingabroad #newbeginnings #fresh #explore #vista #scenic #scenery #internationalliving #internationallife #vuoret #greetingsfromabroadland #expatlife #expatbook #family #expatfamily #makinmemories #explore #โ›ฐ #mountains #switzerland #๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ#โ„๏ธ #snowymountains #sveitsi
๐Ÿ’› Stop-Breathe-Think-Actโ  โ  This methodology is used in diving but it also serves as a general guideline for many task and situation in life. At the turn of the year, I've truly stopped and breathed. I was kind of forced to. Now Iโ€˜m in the thinking stage but I don't want to get stuck here for too long so I can move into action! What is your current stage? Ps. I took this photo on one of our holidays with an underwater camera - some of the most marvelous memories are made in and on the water! #stopbreathethinkact #lifeadvice #greetingsfromabroadland #abroadland #expatlife #reflect #guidelines #maxim #maxims #rules #beach #tropics #waterlife #diving #swim #expatfamily #lifeabroad #movingabroad #livingabroad #outlander #auslรคnder #foreigner #expatriate #internationalliving #globallife #mindfulness #global #calm #holidays #๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ’› decades, and the moments in between โ โ € โ โ € Have you also stopped and looked back at the past ten years?โ โ € โ โ € If someone had told me in 2009 that in the next decade "๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ & ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€ฆ" โ€“ most likely I would have laughed, thinking this fortune teller is โ€œnot playing with a full deckโ€. ๐Ÿ˜‰โ โ € โ โ € Naturally, I've also had some lower points too during these years but most of all I feel highly happy, lucky and grateful. It's been incredibly enriching!โ โ € โ โ € Now is the time to be with loved ones, and to turn inwards to be able to turn outwards with best intentions for the years to come.โ โ € โ โ € Thank you all and Happy Holidays โ€“ wherever you are! ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŒโ โ € โ โ € #globe #happyholidayswhereveryouare #abroadland #greetingsfromabroadland #christmasball #ornament #christmascard #holidaygreetings #greetings #happyholidays #global #globalpeople #internationalliving #expatlife #expatriate #expatfamily #lifeabroad #livingabroad #illustration #bauble #2010s #holidaygreeting #familyabroad #expats #expat #christmasornament #world #globetrotters #expatwomen #internationalwomenโ 
๐Ÿ’› Christmas contrast This morning here in Switzerland, I was at our sonโ€™s schoolโ€˜s advent event where the kids were singing Swiss, English and African songs. When we had our first school Christmas celebration in Australia, I was prepared to wipe away tears while watching touching performances but it turned out to be quite the opposite: a jolly picnic in the sunshine and the kids were singing (and dancing) the happiest Christmas songs. My childhood December in Finland was often snowy (snowmen, sledding, ice-skating...) with candles bringing cosiness into the darkness. In Australia, our sonโ€™s local teacher told how she once spent Christmas time in Germany and it had felt wrong for her - it wasn't suppose to be dark and cold in December/Christmas! I love how different countries show different perspectives and traditions, challenging our assumptions and beliefs. There is no one way to do things such as the seasonal celebrations. How are the (possible) Christmas celebrations where you live? Any surprises? #expatfamily #livingabroad #expats #expatlife #christmas #christmasparty #christmascelebrations #seasongreetings #expatbook #expatcartoon #cartoons #cartoonist #cartoon #comics #expatillustrations #tck #thirdculture #illustration #internationalliving #globalstories #abroadland #greetingsfromabroadland #contrast #christmascard #parentingabroad #nomadiclife #familylife
๐Ÿ’ a cheerful & meaningful gift for a parent abroadโ € โ € Itโ€˜s still possible to get 'Greetings from Abroadlandโ€˜ book under the Christmas tree! โ € Greetings from Abroadland is a perfect gift for a family moving or living abroad because:โ € โ–ซ๏ธIt shares intercultural expertsโ€˜ wisdom and personal stories about living abroad*.โ € โ–ซ๏ธItโ€™s compact and easy-to-read. Each chapter sums up the essentials, and there are tips for further reading. The small square size makes it easy to ship/give/carry.โ € โ–ซ๏ธItโ€˜s colourful. The look & feel makes it a book you can keep on the coffee table and read more than once.โ € โ–ซ๏ธItโ€˜s written and drawn with warmth and humour.โ € โ–ซ๏ธIt comes with 35 real-life cartoons and 70 tips on how to make the most of your time abroad!โ € โ € *Book topics:โ € - ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅโ โ €โ € - ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ดโ โ €โ € - ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ/๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ดโ โ €โ € - ๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ดโ€™ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅโ โ €โ € - ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆโ โ €โ € - ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆโ โ €โ € - ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅโ โ €โ € โ € โ โ € From ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ & ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€ + other online bookstores ๐Ÿ“– โ†’ ๐Ÿ›’โ โ € โ โ € โ € More information at ๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บโ โ €โ € โ โ € โ โ €โ € #bookidea #abroadland #bookgift #bookstagram #expatwomen โ #livingabroad #movingabroad #booklovers #giftidea โ #expatbook #expatguide #expats #christmasgift #amazonbooksโ  #kirjavanhemmille #expatlife #globalliving #internationalliving #bookreviewsโ  #nonfiction #publishedbook #published #giftformom #familylife โ #instabooks #greetingsfromabroadland #perfectgift #giftbook #parenthood #cartoonbook
๐Ÿ’› living with FUMOโ  โ โ € Last weekend, my good old friend had a big birthday party back home, and I wasnโ€™t able to travel there. So, I missed celebrating her milestone birthday and catching up with many friends who I havenโ€™t seen for a long time. Photos on social media added the feeling of โ€˜I wish I could have been there too!โ€™.โ โ € โ โ € I thought I was experiencing FOMO ('Fear Of Missing Out') until I realised it wasnโ€™t exactly that. In addition to this specific event, I was also thinking other missed happenings during our years abroad, also our events that my friends and family had missed in the places where we had lived.โ โ € โ โ € If FOMO is defined as 'a fear that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent', characterized by 'a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing' and also defined as a fear of regret, 'FUMO' ('Foreigner Unavoidably Missing Out') is more like a fact that if you live abroad, you will miss some interesting events elsewhere. To some events you are able to go to and some you arenโ€™t. You can not live fully in two places simultaneously. The fact of missing events will evoke variety of feelings, one of which may be FOMO.โ โ € โ โ € Some study experiments suggest that the thing causing the FOMO is a social anxiety which is not really about the experience itself but more about what your friends are doing in building up their social group history that you're missing out on. We can reduce FOMO for example by remembering the reasons behind the decision, by focusing on the moment and by spending less time on social media (and remembering that social media content is often an exaggeration anyway). โ โ € โ โ € How can we deal with the 'FUMOโ€™, the fact that when you live abroad, you will be missing many events?โ โ € โ โ € #fumo #fomo #abbreviation #newterm #fearofmissingout #abroadland #greetingsfromabroadland #lifeabroad #livingabroad #globalliving #internationalliving #elsewhere #longing #missing #birdseyeview #abbreviation #wordlover #words #definition #expat #expatlife #immipat #belonging #movingabroad #globalpeople #tck #expatwoman #expatfocus #expatcommunity โ โ €

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