In the tradition of this Canadian Maritime Province where I was born, I am a merchant seaman. I look to the Stars for guidance, an ancient tradition of seamen.
I am one of the few people of Scottish descent in the Canadian Maritimes who has never tried to learn to play the bagpipes. Also, I am a Canuck who is not an ice hockey fan or player. Surprise, I like the sport of ocean racing.
My Philosophy
Wish everyone fair winds and following seas in the voyage of life.
What Gives Me Hope
Knowing that I can always find or check my direction in life from looking at the stars above.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
Mayor, eh? I don't know about anything about being a politician. I know I would rather be the navigator of a ship than her captain.
What/who changed my life and why
The autobiography of the great solitary sailor, Joshua Slocum, lost at sea after sailing around this earth many, many times. Farley Mowat's books "Never Cry Wolf" and "Sea of Slaughter". Farley Mowat's "Sea of Slaughter was the inspiration for the Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd conservation organizations.
Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can't. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin. Kathleen Norris
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