{"id":6503,"date":"2023-12-21T17:33:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/no-more-feeling-alone\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T17:33:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:33:12","slug":"no-more-feeling-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/fr\/no-more-feeling-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"No More Feeling Alone\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6495 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/togetherness-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christmas, The Holidays, New Year, \u2026.\u00a0 I so often hear people saying they feel sad, they feel alone, they feel isolated, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">How can you stop feeling alone?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">How can you create a life in which you never feel \u2018left out\u2019 again?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read my \u2018Christmas\u2019 blog to find out! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>If you often feel as if you\u2019re alone in this world, as if no one understands you.<\/p>\n<p>If you often feel like an outsider, as if you don\u2019t belong.<\/p>\n<p>Then that\u2019s an invitation to <span style=\"color: #808000;\">look very closely at the people that surround you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Who are they?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Are they like-minded people?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Do they have the same values, dreams?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Do they live a similar lifestyle?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>These questions are very important.<\/p>\n<p>Because once you\u2019ve found your \u2018crowd\u2019, you\u2019ll finally have that feeling of \u2018coming home\u2019, of being where you belong.<\/p>\n<p>That feels so good because you don\u2019t have to pretend anymore, 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><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>In order to find your like-minded people,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>you first have to know, and define, your vision.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Make it very clear:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Who am I?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>How do I want to live?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>How do I want to relate to people?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>What is important to me?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>How do I see our planet? <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As something that is here to serve us, or just the other way around:<\/p>\n<p>as our home, as a place in which we have the privilege of living, of enjoying nature and all its beauty.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>What are my values?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>How do I see health care, politics, <\/em><em>\u2026<\/em><em>?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And so on, and so on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Ask yourself all of these questions and be very honest with yourself.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Listen to what your heart says<\/strong> <\/span>and not to what your mind is telling you to do.<\/p>\n<p>Your mind tells you what other people taught* you, what other people think is how it is supposed to be.<\/p>\n<p>Find a very quiet spot and put your hands on your heart when you \u2018listen\u2019 to your answers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Once you have your own, very clear vision,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>keep your focus on living according to that vision,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>and you\u2019ll see that like-minded people \u2018suddenly appear\u2019,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>seemingly out of nowhere.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Where you used to feel weird, not normal, unaccepted, alone, \u2026 because you were frequenting the \u2019wrong\u2019 crowd, now,<\/p>\n<p>once you\u2019ve found the \u2018right\u2019 crowd, the crowd where you belong,<\/p>\n<p>you\u2019ll suddenly feel invited to be YOU, just you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Finding these people, the crowd you belong to,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>is the greatest joy you can find, it is the missing part you\u2019ve been looking for your whole life.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>My invitation to you all this week is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Clear out all the clutter in your life<\/em>,<\/span><\/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><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Simplify your life,<\/em><\/span><\/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><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Be very aware of what makes you happy and what not.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keep in your life what gives you energy,<\/p>\n<p>ditch what depletes you.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Look at all aspects** of your life:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">clutter in your house,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">unhealthy habits,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">self-imposed obligations,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">negative thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These are all things that eat up all of your energy without us even realizing it.<\/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,<\/p>\n<p>all of the \u2018draining habits\u2019,<\/p>\n<p>all of the \u2018letting other people define how you should be\/feel\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Take back control<\/p>\n<p>of who you are,<\/p>\n<p>of who you want to be,<\/p>\n<p>of your energy.<\/p>\n<p>Feel light again, feel happy, feel at home, feel accepted.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Find your group of like-minded people!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>And you\u2019ll never feel alone again!!<\/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><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Happy Holidays and make 2024 YOUR year, a year in which you\u2019ll \u2018find\u2019 YOUR crowd, a year in which you\u2019ll always feel connected to like-minded people.<\/span><\/strong><\/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>*\u201dThe Trouble is: It\u2019s All Up To You. The Good Thing is: It\u2019s All Up To You!\u201d by Katrien Degraeve<\/p>\n<p>**\u201cLess is Yes!\u201d by Katrien Degraeve<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas, The Holidays, New Year, \u2026.\u00a0 I so often hear people saying they feel sad, they feel alone, they feel isolated, &#8230; How can you stop feeling alone? How can you create a life in which you never feel \u2018left out\u2019 again? 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