Putting the He in Hero, all action/adventure films have the same moral: Perseverance pays. Of all the things I am not very content at doing,living on land is the most outstanding. I was an armchair sea dog dreaming of going places, now, a traveling sea dog dreaming of staying put.
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For reasons of necessity rather than a sense of innate wanderlust, I am at sea because it gives me something to do and a place to be. Magnetized and full of charisma, I always managed to stay on course, without realizing it.
20,000 Leagues Into My Brain
I'm beginning to think that maybe it's not just how much I love being at sea. Maybe what matters is who I am when I’m doing it. I’m my best self. Character is doing what’s right when no one is looking. All of ones problems come from the inability to spend time quietly alone in ones "room".
As much as I detest the travel (sometimes) —I love the writing and the introspection—the virtuous delights of organizing a disorganized country, itinerary or culture, and comparing it to my state of mind at that moment , stripping away the inessential and the second-rate, classifying all that remains in neat, terse blog posts, building a solid foundation with the bricks that these ports of call and at sea have thrown at me.
The winds of grace always blow for us but you have to raise your sails and just go.
Any port in a storm won't do. You need to be content with the weather of the day-to-day-The whole secret is to have NO FEAR. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Written on the gates of hell is abandon all hope" Written in the heart and mind of a Buddha " reject all help" Only then are you freed.
Sure living at sea is hours of boredom tinged with moments of hysteria- sometimes the waters are so rough you get sea sick, but I never found these as excuses to remain ashore…and it’s lonely at times, but I call that solitude. Freedom is not free but it is not for sale and can't be purchased in a 7 day cruise. Sure it's fun- all the food and drink and music and noise; but pleasure is not happiness. Happiness is balance and following your bliss, and connecting with the divine. The sea is the place I house my soul and access my higher self.
Any port in a storm won't do. You need to be content with the weather of the day-to-day-The whole secret is to have NO FEAR. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Written on the gates of hell is abandon all hope" Written in the heart and mind of a Buddha " reject all help" Only then are you freed.
Sure living at sea is hours of boredom tinged with moments of hysteria- sometimes the waters are so rough you get sea sick, but I never found these as excuses to remain ashore…and it’s lonely at times, but I call that solitude. Freedom is not free but it is not for sale and can't be purchased in a 7 day cruise. Sure it's fun- all the food and drink and music and noise; but pleasure is not happiness. Happiness is balance and following your bliss, and connecting with the divine. The sea is the place I house my soul and access my higher self.
