Be Grateful, Have Gratitude and Share It With Others. Enjoy your family and friends. Be Grateful, Have Gratitude and Share it with others. Here are a few quotes to keep you in the mood: You should be proud of yourself. Call it ‘adulting’ if you must. This year, 2020, is a historical and challenging year. None like it has ever happened before in a world connected by the internet. You are getting through it! You are amazing! If you ever need someone to speak with to lend an ear, … [Read more...]
How Do You Argue With The Facts?
This story is one I’ve heard on CNBC – from CEO’s, COO’s, Analyst and many others. “In order for something to happen at xyz, (whatever company they’re speaking about) it’s going to be like stopping a loaded Supertanker at sea. It’s going to take forever!” Let’s begin with a fact – Yes, if a Supertanker was fully loaded and traveling at full speed ahead and then stopped the engines it would take awhile to stop. Now that is a fact. In reality why would a Supertanker need to all of a sudden … [Read more...]
Calm and Restful or Furious and Unpredictable
Each time you hit the sack aboard ship you assume, yet don’t know for certain, what the seas and weather have in store for your rest and sleep. Days may go by with the calmest most peaceful seas. Your unconscious senses recall being gently swayed as an infant. There are other times when the fury of the sea arises as if whipped into a frenzy. Most of the crew aboard the ship are not sleeping well. It is as if you are riding a roller coaster with the addition of free flight with occasionally … [Read more...]
How Does Nature Impact You Each Day?
Have you ever considered how does nature impact you each day? For example: Do you pay attention to or even know what time the sun rises and sets each day? OR do you recognize how you feel and begin the day when it is cold and rainy all morning? Compared to how you feel when you begin your day when the sun is shining and there is a clear blue sky? There is a connection with all of us and how we are each influenced by our surroundings. We are all influenced emotionally by nature and … [Read more...]
Shh! Can You Keep A Secret?
An interesting thing about communication and ships is the secretive nature of information from HQ – headquarters - or the home office to and from the ship. Most of us can easily understand why this would be the case for Naval Vessels. Why has it continued to be a practice for merchant vessels? Some would make the case that this became a practice from WWI and then more so from WWII. Where the ships were heading and when they would be going were key strategic pieces of information. Without a … [Read more...]
