A life coach shares her thoughts on why achieving temporary happiness by travelling abroad may become a worrying trend
All of a sudden, Germany (and now several other countries on our list of vaccinated travel lanes) became one of the most desirable places in the world. If you live in Singapore, you know what I mean by that.
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It is hard to keep up with the latest Covid-19 related news, yet the conversations are beginning to feel redundant, exhausting and are grating painfully on the spirit of every person in Singapore. It is certainly great news to travel out of Singapore without quarantine from certain countries, but this dependency on travelling as the ticket to happiness gives me hope and simultaneously worries me.
Happiness Is Within My Control
As a happiness enthusiast and life coach, I advocate greatly that happiness is within ones’ own control. We cannot rely on external stimulants like a new car or landing a promotion to generate happiness within our soul. Sure, temporarily a shiny new car, or promotion with the perks feels great, but over time that positive effect is attenuated, and we become used to it. We need to work for these things to fill our lives, but if we constantly depend on them to fill our happiness cup, we can end up feeling let down when things don’t go our way.
Ticket to Happiness
Over the last few weeks, with Singapore’s announcement to remove quarantine at dedicated facilities from certain countries, there has been a surge in online bookings, so much so that the Singapore Airlines website was down. The queues to make the bookings in person at the Ion Orchard store were extensive and people were on hold for over an hour to speak to an operator.
The level of excitement is building as people begin to leave Singapore and plan their next holiday. For my family included, just speaking of leaving the country during Christmas has brought such excitement and joy. This is our ticket to something different, adventure, and creating memories. Yet inside my heart, I worry about what happens when we return. All our happy plans and dreams ride with us on that flight as we will leave Changi. And what happens when we return?
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