Welcome to this community!
I don’t know if it happens with you… But covid-19 changes my life completely! I was living from anywhere in the last 3 years, which means 10 different countries around this globe and counting. I work online and the nomadic lifestyle fits perfectly for me. I was happy moving from country to country, knowing new places, new people, new ways of living. So, I was in Vietnam when I received a call from the Brazilian Embassy and they highly recommend me to go back to my home country. And so, after a 36 hour flight I was back to Brazil, in a hotel room on quarantine.
After 8 days and a covid test negative, I was back to my parents home. I didn’t know what to do at that moment and I decided to stay there until I got some resolution… or at least a new ticket to somewhere else. I didn’t happen. And we don’t know when it's going to be, right?
I’m lucky to be in the Netherlands now living with my boyfriend for a while. During this time, however, little by little I was feeling more and more sad and low. I don’t know if it is too much time at home, I don’t know if it is because I miss my freedom, I just don’t know. But I really started to feel sad, and with a sense of being lost.
I thought I was feeling quite weird, with no energy for nothing. So, I decided to look for a therapist. But I’ve done therapy for a long time… and I know how the process works, and also know that it's a lot of money to get nowhere. Traveling was my best therapist. So, why spend money to spend one hour talking with a stranger?
So, I started to look into coaches. But well, I didn’t feel inspired by them at all. Giving advice to someone else is so easy, right? But most of the coaches I know are the kind of person “do what I say, but don’t do what I do” and in the end, all of them are selling “brilliant” solutions for themselves. I believe most of the coaches just want your money. So, why should I spend money on this?
But all these people who know something about this life start from somewhere, right? And they probably find some answers. With the distractive society that we are living in, I abandoned my habit of reading more and more. So, I decided to jump on it and try to find myself through books and through knowledge. I also create this community to share my thoughts and also connect with more people that are looking for some light, some inspiration, some possibility in these tough times.
Hope to have you with me!
Helga