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The Internal Journey
This was originally published on 6 March 2023 on my blog called The Anchor Within (theanchorwithin.blog). I want to talk about a moment when I was in Innsbruck. In this city, I was at a point of deep confusion in my life. That point where you give up trying to do things, and all you…
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Invisible Barriers
This was originally published on 23 February 2023 on my blog called The Anchor Within (theanchorwithin.blog). I want to tell you a story about a man I met in Slovenia. I had arrived there in January, during winter, and so it was very cold. I still remember the first morning I was there. I walked…
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Beauty is Something We Share
This was originally published on 13 February 2023 on my blog called The Anchor Within (theanchorwithin.blog). I came across a Kurdish proverb recently… “A heart in love with beauty never grows old.” It reminded me of another saying I was taught in Basel one time, when I met a group of wonderful people who taught…
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The Moment I Decided Not to Hide Anymore
This was originally published on 20 February 2023 on my blog called The Anchor Within (theanchorwithin.blog). I am someone who feels a lot. I can sense the emotions in a neighbourhood, and I can taste the emotions in a room. For me, they are like a strong perfume – I don’t only feel someone’s stress,…
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Unhooking From the Past
This was originally published on 8 February 2023 on my blog called The Anchor Within (theanchorwithin.blog). Soon after I moved into an apartment in the centre of Valbonne village in France, I had a water leak in my ceiling right above where I kept my clothes. I still remember that sound at night… ugh, that…
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Doubts are like Doors
This was originally published on 16 February 2023 on my blog called The Anchor Within (theanchorwithin.blog) I want to tell you a story about an experience I had in Ireland. When I ended up in a place I didn’t really want to be… haven’t we all felt that way sometimes? I had just received my…
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My Love Letter to Valbonne
This was originally published in February 2023 on my blog called The Anchor Within (theanchorwithin.blog) In the middle of the pandemic in August 2020, I left my life in Singapore… where I had stability, love and comfort… so I could have an adventure in Europe. I didn’t know where, but I really did not want…
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Change is Coming…
I have been a little quiet these days, because I’ve been busy with other things but I am still here – and I have something exciting coming up! I need to wait about two weeks before I tell you, but don’t worry. I have something more to share with you in the mean time. Every…
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Owning Your Journey
Recently I have taken a step towards my new life, and it tired me out a little bit. That’s why I haven’t been writing. But sometimes we need to do these things. Although I’m a person who doesn’t really like to work too hard, it’s my habit and so it has taken me a while…
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At Home, Elsewhere
And so on the final day of July, I share with you the beginning of my story. I wondered whether to still do it or not. A lot of things have changed in my life since I started this blog, and I am not afraid to change my mind. But something within me knows that…