{"id":6393,"date":"2023-08-11T10:22:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/where-do-you-belong\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T10:22:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:22:56","slug":"where-do-you-belong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/fr\/where-do-you-belong\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Do You Belong?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/walk-of-life-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you often feel<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">as if you\u2019re alone in this world,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">as if no one understands you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you often feel like an outsider,<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">as if you don\u2019t belong?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stop feeling sad and alone and <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>use these feelings as an invitation to look very closely at the people around you:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Who are they?<\/p>\n<p>Are they like-minded people?<\/p>\n<p>Do they have the same values, dreams, beliefs?<\/p>\n<p>Do they live a similar lifestyle?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very important to take a very close look at what is going on around you, because <strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">once you\u2019ve found your \u2018crowd\u2019, you will finally have that feeling of \u2018coming home\u2019,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">of being where you belong.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is, ultimately, what everyone is looking for, and it feels so good because:<\/p>\n<p>you don\u2019t have to pretend anymore,<\/p>\n<p>you don\u2019t feel like an outsider anymore,<\/p>\n<p>you don\u2019t feel alone anymore,<\/p>\n<p>you can finally be YOU.<\/p>\n<p>That is what I wish for all of you!<\/p>\n<p>Find your group, your flock, your herd,<\/p>\n<p>whatever you name it,<\/p>\n<p>and thrive!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>In order to find your like-minded people,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>you first have to know,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>and define who you are.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Make it very clear:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>Who am I?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Know that you have every right to be who you are.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>How do I want to live?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Know that you have every right to live according to your values.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>How do I want to relate to people?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Treat people as good as you are and not as bad as they are.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>How do I see our planet? <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you see Mother Earth as something that is here for us to exploit, to use in whatever way we like, or just the other way around:<\/p>\n<p>Do you see Mother Earth as your home, as a place in which we have the privilege of living, of enjoying nature and all its beauty.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>What are my values?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Look at them very closely and discard what is not yours anymore, define what you respect and like to see more of in this world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>What am I here for?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is your purpose? What do you want to be remembered for?<\/p>\n<p>And so on.<\/p>\n<p>Ask yourself all of these questions and be very honest with yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Listen to what your heart says and not what your mind tells you to do.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your mind tells you what other people taught you, what other people say is how it is supposed to be. That\u2019s how your ego is created throughout your whole life. Override what is not for you anymore. Live from what your heart, your soul is telling you to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Once you have your own, very clear vision,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>keep your focus on living according to that vision,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>and you\u2019ll see that like-minded people \u2018suddenly appear\u2019,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>seemingly out of nowhere.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Where you used to feel weird, not \u2018normal\u2019, unaccepted, \u2026 as a result of frequenting the \u2019wrong\u2019 crowd for you, a crowd that does not see things as you do,<\/p>\n<p>now, once you\u2019ve found the \u2018right\u2019 crowd for you, the crowd where you belong, you suddenly feel invited to be YOU, just you. You can finally live the way you see fit and feel accepted for it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Finding where you belong, is the greatest joy you can find.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My invitation to you all this week is:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Clear out all the clutter in your life,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>make room for the real you,<\/p>\n<p>get rid of all that does not \u2018feel\u2019 like you,<\/p>\n<p>and you\u2019ll get a very clear vision of what you want your life, and the people in it, to look like!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Simplify your life,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>say no to all the \u2018obligations\u2019 that have nothing to do with how you see the world, with how you want to live your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Be very aware of what makes you happy and what not.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Keep in your life what gives you energy, and <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">ditch what depletes you.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Look at <em>all<\/em> aspects of your life:<\/p>\n<p>clutter in your house,<\/p>\n<p>unhealthy habits,<\/p>\n<p>self-imposed obligations,<\/p>\n<p>negative thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>These are all things that eat up all of your energy without you even realizing it, you feel \u2018low\u2019, you feel alone, you feel as if the world around you is hostile. So it&rsquo;s absolutely necessary to get rid of them!<\/p>\n<p>In my book \u201cLess is Yes!\u201d I guide you step by step through that process of clearing out:<\/p>\n<p>all of the \u2018too much\u2019, all of the \u2018draining habits\u2019, all of the \u2018letting other people define how you should be\/feel\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Take back control of who you are, of who you want to be.<\/p>\n<p>Make your energy run free through your body and mind again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Feel light again,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>feel happy,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>feel at home,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>feel accepted.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Find your group of like-minded people!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I wish you all a joyful reading, the intention and the courage to get rid of your \u2018garbage\u2019 and lots and lots of happy energy flowing through your body and mind (again)!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for reading me and for supporting me on Medium! If you want unlimited access to all of my articles and many other authors, you can become a Medium Member by clicking on this link <a href=\"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.com\/membership\">https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.com\/membership<\/a> and you\u2019ll be supporting me directly (and all the other authors indirectly). Many, many thanks to you all!!!<\/p>\n<p>Katrien<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLess is Yes!\u201d by Katrien Degraeve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you often feel as if you\u2019re alone in this world, as if no one understands you? Do you often feel like an outsider, as if you don\u2019t belong? Stop feeling sad and alone and use these feelings as an invitation to look very closely at the people around you: Who are they? 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