Captain Michael: A Thought for the Midwatch
Lightning out beyond the anchorage tonight.
No thunder yet.
Just every so often, the whole
A Thought for the Midwatch
Lightning out beyond the anchorage tonight.
No thunder yet.
Just every so often, the whole horizon lights up and for a second you can see things that were hidden in the dark.
Then they’re gone again.
Funny how much of life is like that.
We spend years trying to figure out who we are.
Defining ourselves.
Carving away everything that doesn’t seem to fit.
Then once in a while something happens—
a conversation,
a new place,
a quiet night,
maybe just a flash in the dark—
and we catch a glimpse of some part of ourselves we hadn’t noticed before.
Maybe we don’t need to name it.
Maybe we don’t need to do anything with it.
Maybe it is enough just to notice.
There is still some uncarved wood in us.
I hope there always will be.
#ThoughtForTheMidwatch, #Taoism, #TheUncarvedBlock, #Pu, #TheWatercourseWay, #NightWatch, #LifeAfloat, #SailingLife, #Wisdom, #CaptainMichael
Captain Michael: A Thought for the Midwatch Lightning out beyond the anchorage tonight. No thunder yet. Just every so often, the whole ho
A Thought for the Midwatch Lightning out beyond the anchorage tonight. No thunder yet. Just every so often, the whole horizon lights up and for a second you can see things that were hidden in the dark. Then they’re gone again. Funny how much of life is like that. We spend years trying to figure out who we are. Defining ourselves. Carving away everything that doesn’t seem to fit. Then once in a while something happens— a conversation, a new place, a quiet night, maybe just a flash in the dark— and we catch a glimpse of some part of ourselves we hadn’t noticed before. Maybe we don’t need to name it. Maybe we don’t need to do anything with it. Maybe it is enough just to notice. There is still some uncarved wood in us. I hope there always will be. #ThoughtForTheMidwatch, #Taoism, #TheUncarvedBlock, #Pu, #TheWatercourseWay, #NightWatch, #LifeAfloat, #SailingLife, #Wisdom, #CaptainMichael
A Thought for the Midwatch Lightning out beyond the anchorage tonight. No thunder yet. Just every so often, the whole horizon lights up and for a second you can see things that were hidden in the dark. Then they’re gone again. Funny how much of life is like that. We spend years trying to figure out who we are. Defining ourselves. Carving away everything that doesn’t seem to fit. Then once in a while something happens— a conversation, a new place, a quiet night, maybe just a flash in the dark— and we catch a glimpse of some part of ourselves we hadn’t noticed before. Maybe we don’t need to name it. Maybe we don’t need to do anything with it. Maybe it is enough just to notice. There is still some uncarved wood in us. I hope there always will be. #ThoughtForTheMidwatch, #Taoism, #TheUncarvedBlock, #Pu, #TheWatercourseWay, #NightWatch, #LifeAfloat, #SailingLife, #Wisdom, #CaptainMichael
