Elke Robinson
High Flying (aka private pilot) Single Mother!
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Owner/President/Publisher
Health Professional
Being a single parent is hard enough!
Being a single parent in a new country is even harder:For one, you don't have your family support, nor do you have a network of friends build up yet!
So why stay?
And Why did you decide to become a private pilot?
Here are nuggets from my interview, filmed at Langley Regional Airport!
Just over 12 years ago I came to Vancouver!
Unfortunately, my marriage fall apart and I stood alone with my 10 year old daughter, not knowing how to go on!
I found jobs as a Nutrition Specialist and worked hard just paying the bills; finally I bought a condo and stabilised our life, as you call it. We had no friends or family support.
I needed to PROVIDE and SURVIVE on a basic level , inspired by my beautiful gift of a child, I drove myself forward, not allowing desperation to take over.
Life is a struggle if we want it to be...or a JOURNEY to enjoy and meet and gain more opportunities.
By taking care of myself on all possible levels, like exercising and eating well, I was able to keep a positive AURA on everything I put my mind to.
LIFE opens up when you open up
- so they say!
During one of my afternoon strolls I looked upwards into the sky and noticed all the small aeroplanes buzzing around in the sky!
I decided to check out the closest flying school, boarded a plane for a sightseeing trip and was hooked!
And just like that my journey of becoming a private pilot began!
It took four years of fighting time, work schedules, motherhood, self-care in achieving a phenomenal dream of freedom:
Flying!
The empowerment, the confidence, the struggles, all seemed to come full circle, as the WORLD did open up around me.
An opportunity came along to buy an Aviation Magazine; Oh well I thought, I have no experience or know-how of publishing a small news journal - and said yes!
It quickly turned into a sophisticated, high-level national magazine.
I am thankful for opportunities that come along! At first I am scared of course to grab hold of them; but then I realise I need to take them to make another dream come true!
The biggest struggle for me was not being able to share with my friends and family.
My family is far away in South Africa!
Building a new circle of friends means staying in one place long enough to belong!
We all have dreams...and we can make them a reality
by jumping in and living life.
by jumping in and living life.
On a daily level I learn my lessons, e.g. how to become a better person, how to become a better communicator and how to fall in love with myself first before I can fall in LOVE with somebody else!
My greatest motivation has been raising my daughter.
LIFE is a JOURNEY - not a DESTINATION!
The struggles and wounds we gather are really shaping us into SHINING Diamonds...spreading our energy to those around us!
The struggles and wounds we gather are really shaping us into SHINING Diamonds...spreading our energy to those around us!
Now I am learning ballroom dancing - a new language of beautiful expressions that LIFE is meant to be lived.
Thank you folks at Langley airport for allowing us to film here!
ER AVIATION AND NUTRITION LTD.
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