Gotheborg Sail Training Ship 2015
The companionship of like-minded beings,
managing ropes, sails, decks, cleaning, maintaining,
eating, sleeping, learning,
contained in a vessel of awesome proportions.
Half-way up the mast, the view is changed,
the deck below much smaller than it seemed.
Half-way up the mast, sea, sky, wind,
a single mind, a new perspective.
Photo courtesy of Richard Sibley tallshipsgallery.co.uk
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About maskednative
I live in Ireland, in an extended cottage overlooking Waterford Estuary, privvy to constant changes of light on water, colour and movement, tides and people. I am anglo-Irish and although my initial intention was to live here for a year and a day, I am still here, a blow-in to these shores for the past fifteen years. There have been countless times when I wanted to run back to England with homesickness and relief, but for one reason or another, so far, it has not been possible. I surrender, the soul of Ireland has captured me, allowed a glimpse of the world behind the mask of everyday experiences, bringing forth a mixture of words and pictures from an ordinary everyday life, filled with ordinary everydayness that I offer as a celebration, to the creator of this truly wonderful planet.
Teri, I find this alluring in so many ways. There is a “aboveness” to all that goes on in our lives, a rising above to see what really matters, getting out of our own head and into the fresh air. What happens below is necessary of course, but it’s all part of a more glorious and life-giving reatity.
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Tom, thank you for your insight to my words, sometimes, even though I know in my heart what I mean, it takes someone else to point it out to me. I’m always grateful for your wisdom.
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Reblogged this on Tall Ships Gallery and commented:
From the Masked Native – Life on the Waterford estuary and the realities of sailing an 18th century Swedish East Indiaman, maybe the Gotheborg will visit Ireland one day
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Always a new perspective…always. Thanks, Teri, for the lovely insight.
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Thank you for reading my post Virgilio.
How wonderful it is to continually find other ways of seeing.
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seeing with an open heart.
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Thank you for starting my day with an expansive and expanding piece, Teri. You refresh and inspire. Especially love how you use the spaces of our lives-a garden, a corridor, a ship and its mast, the sea-to plumb their wisdom and beauty and share with us. A practice of cultivating and shifting perpective. xo
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Thank you ST, and like you, one never knows when the inspiration to capture those spaces will make it’s presence known, and always a shift of perspective.
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vantage points
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different views
of interpretation
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Out of the forest for a while
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exploring
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green
and
blue
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including
all colours
of life
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Lovely post of the joy of interconnection, a united effort and kindred spirits, juxtaposed with a shift in perspective. Two worlds are beautifully reflected.
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Thank you, your comment is very much appreciated. Look forward to reading your blog posts too.
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Living and working on board ship needs team work. Wonderful words, and may Humanity also find Unity and a new perspective to view the word..
Love and Blessings
Sue
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