It's About Survival and Learning to Combine My Passions

Written by Bijou Lane on 06 Jan 2020

It's About Survival and Learning to Combine My Passions

It’s About Survival and also Finding Out to Integrate My Interests

It’s been virtually 3 years since I have actually published a write-up here. So much has actually happened because time. Allow me tell you. I published my book. In May 2017 it was released. I boasted of myself for the success and afterwards it was over as well as life moved on.

In Oct 2017 Doug and also I moved to Florida. We took my moms and dads with us and relocated 1000 miles away from our children and grandkids. There were a great deal of reasons. Go review my write-up on detaching with love and you’ll have an idea of what was behind the move. Anyway, it was done. With the action came a great deal of activity and service that lasted well over 2 years. Moving to a new state is a lot! As well as it took some time to obtain adjusted. Heck I still am obtaining accommodated! Likewise in May of 2017 I began marketing traveling again. This is something I provided for awhile back in 2007 as well as delighted in very much. I was a Real estate professional for about 13 years as well as found it to be extremely difficult. I located traveling to be really similar to Realty in many ways; without all the stress and anxiety.

So I had a brand-new life, brand-new house, new service and things were going extremely well. I love Florida as well as specifically love the part of Florida we transferred to. It’s in the Northeast component of the state. I researched and checked out the place for a couple of years prior to choosing it. Ya all know I had not been going back to Orlando! So, as I stated, things were working out! In my travel service I specialize in cruising and residing in Florida is terrific for that particular specialization! I also determined to start vlogging my individual cruise ships. To that end I began a YouTube network. I have actually had the channel for about 4 years yet have just gotten serious about it in the last year. I’m ultimately constant in my uploads and also I think I’m on my method to having some concept of what I’m doing! Haha

As you can see life has actually taken a turn from contacting take a trip. It’s not a negative point, yet I have actually had current traumas in my life that have actually made me gravitate back towards my composing days. Mainly due to the fact that they were likewise one of the most spiritual days of my life. The greatest injury I experienced in 2019 was the really brief (3 months) fierce fight my brother combated against pancreatic cancer cells and also shed. That has actually rocked my globe and also created a break between me and God. My siblings passing occurred in June, June 21st to be specific, and for the last 6.5 months I’ve been drowning. I do not understand how else to define it. However what I do understand is this- it has to quit. I have to locate my way back.

For some reason when I began my travel business I let go of my writing. I didn’t assume both can co-exist in my life. After my siblings passing and also my lack of ability to manage it well- I’ve come to the conclusion that they have to learn to co-exist! I have actually gotten to the end of my rope below. I have no options left. Absolutely nothing is functioning to aid dig myself out of this dark opening I have actually fallen into. And also surrendering my writing, since the content is not concerning my cruise ship service, well that simply isn’t helping me anymore!

So below I am. Back at creating. I’m going to discover to combine my ideas in thankfulness, forgiveness, encouragement and also the power of love with my love of travelling and vlogging! I’m hoping I’ll figure this out as well as in some way one love will certainly support the other. Urging them to expand and also enhance my life and also possibly some one else along the road. I do not know what this all methods. I do not know if it suggests I integrate the two tasks or if it indicates I make use of one to enhance the various other! I just do not recognize! But what I do recognize exists is absolutely nothing even more spiritual, to me, than getting on the sea at sunup. To ensure that’s where I’ll start!

Christine Framework Martin Writer and also Cruiser learning to navigate her life. It’s a new journey. You might state it’s “under construction “. Discover more about me at [https://cruisingwithchristine.com]