Vocation as Vacation

Its Waitangi day here in New Zealand. I woke with an acute awareness of quiet and stillness, from the normal high energy of a normal workday. The first words I read, were ones I'd obviously been captivated by at some forgotten time. A headline I'd ripped from a magazine reemerged from the unknown. I read with fascination the caption 'Vocation as Vacation', and I was reminded by the saying, 'do what you love and you never work a day'.

I also saw that the caption supported me, almost like a 'permission slip' to fulfill on my desire to morph my work- (passion for massage, and health giving practises) into a holiday. I took it as a great signpost for this joyourney, to stay true to my dream. And so this evening as I type from the 5 star bed of a 5 Star home of 5 Star friends, on the 5 Star island of Waiheke, after 5 Star weather and friends, with the moon (and 5 stars - poetic license) shining over the water and directly through my window, I do more than wish upon the stars.

I give thanks for the future experience already here. More steps along this joyourney included a meeting today with another WWW (Wildy Worldly Woman) who has her own production company. I showed her my dream team of 5 shadow heads being filled in by myself, Lori and Theresa so far, with two places to fill. The letters TM that were there that I had taken to mean 'technical management', she pointed out represented her name Tracy Moon. It feels like the perfect members of my team are appearing in double quick time, as easily and as joyfully as I could have dreamed.

I was however hit in some discussions, with the reality check stuff, that leaves me shaken but not stirred, meaning not falling from my path but shaking up more creative juices to - if I may quote our most famous New Zealander, Sir Ed, on our most patriotic day "to knock the bastard off"... and another famous New Zealander, Sir Peter Blake who said...

"To win, you have to believe you can do it ... to be passionate about it... the hardest part is to begin...we have begun...we have a passion...we want to make a difference."

Gayel