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YOU ARE HERE - BUT WHERE'S YOUR THERE?

The actual reason for this post is something I came across while browsing through - as Oscar Wilde would say "something interesting to read on the train": My diary. The official beginning of spring for this year is barely an hour away for me and so, the fact that it is time for nature to reawaken and show herself at her most glamorous, reminds me of the radical turn my life has taken in recent months and how I am reawakening and reinventing myself in the process. On March 18 2010, I wrote down a list describing my "here" at the time, according to the belief that in order to know what to change you need to know two things: Where you are now, your "here", which helps you determine if you've progressed in the future, and where you want to go, your "there". A year ago, I was living in a different country, engaged to be married, working full time, with a busy social life and a clear idea of where my life was heading. It is truly amazing that 12 short months can make such a difference. Where my life stands at the moment is.....a little challenging. I repatriated, broke off my engagement, am still looking for work after three months - which is particularly frustrating - and I am rebuilding my social life practically from zero. One thing is clear to me, however. I know where I am and I know where I want to go. And that is a fundamental difference between having life happen to you and making it happen. I let life happen to me for many years and if there is one lesson this past year has taught me, it is this: You always have two possibilities - either choose one of the many options yourself, or have someone else choose for you. Luckily, every new second is also a perfect time to start taking the steering wheel of your own life. Which reminds me of that compass in Pirates of the Caribbean, that points in the direction of what you want most. So, decide on a new dream, a new horizon, and adjust your direction. 

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