Tuesdays Thoughts…Rough Seas
Last week, Dorie Dillard Austin TX wrote beautiful post featuring a quote from Leonard Cohen.
It reminded me of our many years spent fishing in lakes and on the 
Atlantic. It was after one of our first ventures into the Atlantic after we'd moved to Delray Beach, when we learned that anything above 3 to 5 foot seas meant a rough trip.
We learned how to catch our own baitfish…which for us was ballyhoo. We anchored just offshore and tossed raw oats in. We had teeny hooks baited with even tinier bits of squid. The oats drew the ballyhoo to the boat and BAM…we hooked the ballyhoo when they took the bait.
This meant a lot of time staring into the clear water, which was fine if the seas were calm. My first experience with being seasick came when the seas were a roly-poly motion.
I was so sick, I begged Larry to let me swim to shore while he and our friend went fishing. Being the gentleman he is, it was anchors away and we headed offshore.
The speed and movement was what I needed. He also gave me the best advice to avoid getting seasick…FOCUS ON THE HORIZON.
OK…How does this relate to anything???
Life is much like the ocean. When it’s calm, it’s one of my favorite places. Blue skies, 1 to 2 foot waves and a gentle breeze.
However, when the winds pick up and the seas are rough, if you’re focused only on what’s in front of you, you may begin to feel sick. You may lose hope or want to give up.
Before you do that, try this first…
~Look to the horizon…have faith in what lies ahead.
~Keep pushing and moving forward…momentum is the best cure for the queasy feeling you get in rough times.
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