Could I leave my job and just write ?

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I remember about 5 years ago just as I was about to leave for Thailand that I phoned me, Mom.
I asked her if she thought I was doing the right thing.  She told me to follow my heart.......
Here I am in Thailand 5 years later. My Mom had passed on since but her words remained with me.
Lately, I have been pondering about this a lot.   What does it really mean to follow your heart of your bliss? Could I really leave my job and just write and take pictures?
I am more and more convinced that my current existence of being an English teacher and living here in this Big City is just an empty shell.  I do not feel connected to anything.  Yes, I love my students but in my private moments, I have a deep sense of longing for something different. Something that gives me a special connection, something deeper and meaningful. 
It's very hard to describe this feeling but the best word I think is " bliss ".
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  It's like my unconscious is sending me these signals to say that there is something out there.
The only thing I know about this bliss is that there is a deep sense that there is something creative inside me and that I  want to develop it.
So I've given myself a year to save some money, to do some research and practice my writing and photography 
 I have a feeling and a hope to create something really beautiful.
To write with beautiful words and to take beautiful pictures.
M

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