After my first year of yachting, many people asked me if I
had it out of my system yet and if I was ready to return to normal life
again. Those people didn’t understand
that this wasn’t something to get out of my system. This was, for me, a step in the right
direction. Yachting was an integral piece of
the puzzle I needed to discover the real me. Deep
down, I knew I didn’t see myself returning to “normal” ever again. The day I decided to embark on this
adventure, I was forever changed. And
there was no going back.
To start off, I would like to thank the wide world of yachting for
providing me with exactly what I had hoped to find; an opportunity to travel while getting paid to do so. Although I was excited to see the world from a vantage point that not the everyday person gets to, I actually ended up finding a whole other perspective of travel that I had not anticipated. I learned how to see the world as my home. I learned how to be at ease wherever I may be. My independence and self-reliance grew in such a way that it surprised me. I made the most of every location. I explored.
I saw. I lived. I found cities and countries to fall in love with as I allowed them to become a
part of me by changing the way I viewed the world and how I viewed myself, adding a new element of beauty and light to my soul.
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| Cheers, Yachting! |
My next moment of gratitude goes to my multiple makeshift “families” I found along the way. Whether that "family" was made up of my actual crewmates, crew house roomies, or other
friends made at the many ports we frequented, I am forever grateful for the many wonderful, amazing friends I made in this short time. All of whom
contributed towards helping me grow and assisted in shaping me into the person I am today. I thank them for their wisdom, their
laughter, their cultural lessons, and their love. I thank them for sharing a
portion of their lives with me. And now
that I am moving on from yachting, I know that the friendships will only
continue. Through either their travels or
mine, I have no worries that we will most certainly meet again. Thank you, Yachting, for making my world a more
beautiful place, by filling it with friendly familiar faces to greet me nearly anywhere I may go.
If that wasn’t enough, yachting gave me one more massive
gift. And for this gift, I have to thank
all of those whom I butted heads with. (That's right, I'm going there.) Those who challenged who I was. Those
who lived by a set of rules that I did not agree with. It is because of those people that I
discovered my own strength, confidence, and insight into who I really am. To what really matters to me. My experiences in yachting have helped me
realize the basic truths of myself and have stirred within me the strength to
speak it. And to take action upon it. To live it.
To live my Truth and not give a flying f#@k what anyone else thinks. That’s right.
I said it. I am a sailor after
all. ;)
I can now, officially, say that I am ready to close this
chapter of my life. And what a HUGE
chapter it has been. The gratitude I
feel for having lived this adventure is indescribable. I have loved my experience living and working
aboard yachts of the rich and famous, and now I am ready to love something
else. I am now ready to love a career
that is truly reflective of me. Whatever
that specifically may be and however it may morph over time. I am ready to move forward
keeping in mind the qualities from yachting that I loved, and letting go of
what I didn’t. And in the place of those things I am releasing, I will keep
ample space open for a new and unforseen opportunity to enter. Thank you, Yachting, for all the amazing gifts you have given me and thank you for paving the way for my next adventure to begin.
Sayonara Yachting!! It sure was good while it lasted. :)
Sayonara Yachting!! It sure was good while it lasted. :)
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