I am a member of crew of a world travel cruise ship. I still can’t believe my good luck! Now I can combine my qualifications with my love for sea. When I’m on board I feel like I’m at home. Of course , for my family it is a little hard as I can’t contact them very often, but they have now realized that this is a way I can feel happy so they are happy for me, too.

Working on board is great! We all belong to a big family, crew and passengers. I work at reception desk and I am responsible for a lot of paper work. Here I have chance to visit exotic islands such as Seychelles and Bora Bora , sunbathe at white sand bays and swim in blue green water of Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Still, I can earn my salary and have a great social life on board.

Who wouldn’t love this job?’

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2) Move past your mistakes. This is especially helpful in meditation. If you find yourself kneading a few thoughts, whipping up some emotions, or punching down your view of yourself as a "good" meditator, simply dump that flattened soufflé in trash and move on.

You're alone in your head, anyway.

3) Do it for yourself. Julia Child always ended her television shows by sitting at a beautiful table set for one and raising her glass of wine to camera with a melodic, ascending "Bon Appetit!" She made it seem perfectly reasonable to spend time lovingly preparing a delicious meal--for yourself. She delighted in idea of cooking--and dining--for sheer joy of experience.

By remembering that we are never too old to start, that we must expect to make mistakes as we keep moving forward, and that we need not impress anyone but ourselves, we can stir up mindfulness wherever we are.

I still think that staying home to watch Julia Child should have been an excused absence from school. She taught me value of demystifying difficult concepts in order to embrace learning without fear.

Bon appetit!