When one door is closed, don’t you know, another is open. Bob Marley
Sometimes, we have to look at things and situations in a different way, a different angle.
Last week the Indonesian government decided to keep Bali closed for at the least 2020 (maybe even longer). This was shocking to me since I had already talked to friends out there and told them I’m coming back soon! I was sooo excited to be back to the place where I found a feeling I never felt before. I felt true happiness within myself.
My plan was to be in Germany for 3 months, now it’s been 8 already. Is this a bad thing? It is definitely sad that I’m not in Indo, but on the other hand its so nice because I’m able to see friends I haven’t seen for a long time, I’m with my family, I see my little nephew grow up etc. I really can’t complain about my life but I did. I fell back into a place of unhappiness. A place I was in before I quit my job about 1.5 years ago.
My friend asked me some questions which made me view my situation in a different way.
One question was: don’t you think you can find happiness in a different place as well?
Can I actually have this feeling somewhere else but Bali? Maybe! I don’t know, because I haven’t really given another place the chance to show me it’s beauty and to give me this feeling!
I can’t change covid, I can’t change the Indo government but I can change the way I look at this situation and I’m the only person in my life who can change the feeling of being stuck and lost because I don’t wanna feel stuck, I don’t wanna feel lost.
I wanna feel free, true happiness and alive!
So maybe some other options and opportunities need to be considered until I can be back in Indo.
