{"id":4679,"date":"2017-08-15T20:25:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T03:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4679"},"modified":"2017-08-15T20:25:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T03:25:44","slug":"running-start-at-sea-08152017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4679","title":{"rendered":"Running Start \u2013 At Sea \u2013 [08\/15\/2017]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Honey, we all came here because we were running from something. We all stay<\/u> because we finally found a place where we can stop<\/u> running<\/em><\/p>\n

A former colleague of mine \u2013 now long retired I think \u2013 said that to me one night at one of the passenger bars, it stuck with me. Has ever since.<\/p>\n

We all came to Mamma Ocean because we were running from something on land.<\/p>\n

I suppose in my own way, I\u2019m no different<\/p>\n

An odd thing has started happening ot me lately, I have realized that when I\u2019m at work? I\u2019m at peace. Yes, the job is hard sometimes, but the up-sides do outweigh the downs. Getting here is a pain? But once I\u2019m here? It\u2019s sometimes as if a ten pound weight drops off my shoulders. Life makes sense here, routines are comforting, I know the rules, I know the people. My appetite nearly instantly returns (I wolfed down a full omelet this morning, that has been unusual for me these days), and I sleep<\/em>. Worked like a madwoman all day yesterday (Seriously, embark day does not stop, ever), and fell into bed before 11, and there were no dreams\u2026not one. Or at least not that I remember, not the type that usually keep me up at night.<\/p>\n

Or course it does help that I love<\/em> the new room. They shuffled the cabins around so that we\u2019re up on the top deck, no window but the room is huge<\/em>, it feels almost like a small apartment, with tons of floor space and FOUR closets! There will even be room for my guitar when it arrives! And\u2026almost enough room for my books. Almost<\/em> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Stop running Shaughnessy, for the next little while\u2026you\u2019re home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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