The Awaken Life Project
Navigating family, life and career in mid-40ties within the Christian faith context. Currently on work assignment in Shanghai China, talking about life in a different culture and country, who I am without my family around and how I cope with loneliness and challenges. Join me into this fascinating journey into Chinese culture, wandering thru small alleys of Shanghai and living in a big city full of lights and food options more than you can think off.
The Awaken Life Project
115 What Shanghai is Teaching Me About Myself
I came here for work. It was a big decision. I’m a mother, and my family is back in the UK. I knew this assignment would stretch me professionally—but I didn’t realize how much it would stretch me emotionally too.
The silence teaches me who I am without others around
The city teaches me to let go of control.
Distance teaches me what home really means.
Work teaches me purpose—but so does stillness.
Maybe you’ve made a hard choice too. Maybe you’re in a city where you don’t fully belong—or a job that’s stretching you thin. I just want to say: you’re not alone. There’s meaning in the in-between. There’s growth in discomfort.
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