Seeking Peace From the Sea

I think I may have mentioned that on my recent cruise I spent a lot of time sitting in a quiet spot and looking at the water ... if I didn't mention it I'm sure I meant to as I certainly did just that.  I may not be overly enthusiastic about cruising in general but I must confess a love of the ocean; generally I love it from the vantage point of a lighthouse but in this case I got to spend a little more time up close and personal with the sea.

As such, I took an awful lot of pictures of nothing but water - some came out okay and some came out not well at all but on days like today where life can be a major source of agitation I find the pictures to be relaxing and that's where this post comes from as I sought a sense of peace from the sea.  I think it worked ...
 

“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore” - Vincent Van Gogh

“`Wouldst thou' - so the helmsman answered.

`Learn the secret of the sea?

Only those who brave its dangers

Comprehend its mystery!'”

 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The loneliness you get by the sea is personal and alive. It doesn't subdue you and make you feel abject. It's stimulating loneliness.” - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam.” - Author Unknown

"The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so." - Henrik Ibsen