http://lifemyths.com/emmigration-stranger-in-your-own-backyard/263/ Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling Sydney Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:47:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://lifemyths.com/emmigration-stranger-in-your-own-backyard/263/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Clare Mann Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:35:11 +0000 http://lifemyths.com/?p=263#comment-62 Rob, have a look at one of my articles 'Change involves loss and loss involves change' - it is all about my own existential experience of emigration. I also like Eva Hoffman's book Lost in Translation on the existential experience of emigration. Rob, have a look at one of my articles ‘Change involves loss and loss involves change’ – it is all about my own existential experience of emigration. I also like Eva Hoffman’s book Lost in Translation on the existential experience of emigration.

]]> http://lifemyths.com/emmigration-stranger-in-your-own-backyard/263/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Clare Mann Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:26:59 +0000 http://lifemyths.com/?p=263#comment-56 Very interesting point you make here - have you read Alain de Bottom's book on Travel - similar views of how our relational position to a notion of country or culture opens up a different sense of self. I believe that our tendency to believe 'out there' is exotic reveals our tendency not to journey within - the 'other' is always better when in fact we don't really 'go to' a country, it comes to us! Very interesting point you make here – have you read Alain de Bottom’s book on Travel – similar views of how our relational position to a notion of country or culture opens up a different sense of self. I believe that our tendency to believe ‘out there’ is exotic reveals our tendency not to journey within – the ‘other’ is always better when in fact we don’t really ‘go to’ a country, it comes to us!

]]> http://lifemyths.com/emmigration-stranger-in-your-own-backyard/263/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Rob Adès Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:03:16 +0000 http://lifemyths.com/?p=263#comment-55 A very enlightening and truthful post. Having tried, I know that you can't run away from yourself. The further you go from your comfort zone, the more of yourself is exposed and the more of yourself you have to face up to. Isn't it strange that many people travel 'into' comfort zones, and not only 'out of' them, finding themselves more 'at home' or 'more themselves' while abroad... A very enlightening and truthful post. Having tried, I know that you can’t run away from yourself. The further you go from your comfort zone, the more of yourself is exposed and the more of yourself you have to face up to. Isn’t it strange that many people travel ‘into’ comfort zones, and not only ‘out of’ them, finding themselves more ‘at home’ or ‘more themselves’ while abroad…

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