Time passes by so quickly during these feverish months we have spent in the city. The days seem shorter and packed with tasks, while the artificially lit nights last much longer than our quiet ones back on the boat. Being back on land is a little overwhelming. Phil and I are truly excited, we returned from our Indonesian voyage last year with enough footage to produce a six episode series about our travels and the amazing people we encountered on the way. Our very own concept, our very own “Dreamcatchers”. Creating something out nothing is a thrilling and emotional process. This is our baby, a nearly intangible idea to which we both gave birth and one that we have been working hard to nurture into reality ever since.
It would be misleading to say that this process is always exciting, and an outright lie to say that it’s easy. Phil and I are extremely excited; our concept is materializing before our eyes as every day more content gets edited for a channel that is ready to air. We are proud of our work and very grateful to those who have decided to help us move forward, validating our project with their time and enthusiasm. However, once again Phil and I have dived into unfamiliar waters headfirst and the feelings of panic wash over me in waves.
I must admit that I’m usually the one to give in to the anxiety. While everything is going well and we have a small but incredibly talented, supportive, group of people working with us on this project, the process is slow. Things take time and it’s in these moments that apprehensions catch up with me and pull me under like a rip tide.
So here I am, telling myself to listen to my own advice.
This message we work so hard to spread, it’s our honest conviction and yet sometimes I find it so hard to evoke. To truly believe that through hard work it’s possible to achieve your goals. Even if at times those goals seem to ebb out of reach or wither under the weight of my worries.
The dream is vivid in my mind, to see Dreamcatchers on air – to be able to continue sailing the seas in the search of extraordinary individuals, collecting portraits of their adventures in order to inspire others to pursue their own. And to be able to do all this with my favourite business partner and Captain by my side. Admittedly, the dream is pretty big, but so is the ocean and yet agitated waves should never make you lose sight of the horizon.