Comments on: A sea of meaning: How the sea changes me

By: Karen Sullivan

Karen Sullivan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 01:17:23 +0000

Dear Fausto,
Well what a wonderful surprise to hear from one of my favorite and most memorable former students! I will write a note to you shortly via regular email.
Best,
Karen

Paul: Thank you–I meant to say that earlier. -KS

By: Fausto Buitron

Fausto Buitron — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:36:44 +0000

Dear Karen,
Thank you! Wow! What a wonderful and amazing story. I really loved the way in which you blended actual scientific biological terms to fully described the emotional feelings of your sailing experience. One can easily see that you found your point of comfort in this chaotic world of our. The sea is a beautiful place to be, although mysterious, it is always rewarding. Thank you….
P.S. I once had a wonderful science teacher who expressed the world of science so wonderfully…she is never forgotten and I am forever grateful!

By: Paul Codd

Paul Codd — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:41:11 +0000

The paragraph ending “there’s no escape; at sea, the present tense is everywhere.”
Pure genius. Thanks.

By: Karen Sullivan

Karen Sullivan — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:38:24 +0000

Thank you all! Sometimes writing something like this feels like I’m having a nice long talk with an old friend.

By: Don Marken

Don Marken — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:04:12 +0000

Beautifully written. Thoroughly enjoyable. It struck me that some aspects of your description of voyaging applies to the “home-free-by-choice” lifestyle that Karla and I are enjoying. I hope we will see you in Mexico.

By: Kaci Cronkhite

Kaci Cronkhite — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:11:05 +0000

Loved your story Karen and love knowing you’re OUT THERE on the blue part of the globe. That space you mention between the sea and sky is where I too, found great peace. It’s there I found a most profound faith in the universe, knowing that I was held between that sky, it’s winds, that 3/4 inch of plastic called boat-i-love and the briny depths. Letting go of everything, powerless, but filled with faith in something beyond. A poster I had on my wall growing up said it this way: “Solitude. Where you are least alone.” Thanks for the reminder. Happy sailing, my friend.

By: Terry Boram

Terry Boram — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:18:50 +0000

Your paragraphs on aloneness and letting go really touched me. The visual of being buffered between past and future was an amazing way of describing the present. Also the “enough” analogy is something every person on this earth should read over and over again in hopes of even 1 out of 100 get it. Well said.

Thank you very much for this thought provoking article.

Terry