The Ocean as a Metaphor

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The Ocean as a Metaphor

by miramaze @ Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 – 13:48:24

The is part of a Mermaid's beautiful blog entry I stumbled across this morning and it reminded me of Mermaidstale blog here in BCUK

The ocean is a metaphor for our being. The waves come and go. We can run away, or let them move through us, and stay in contact with them as best as we can. It takes great faith in my practice to learn to stay, no matter what is occurring. It also takes compassion to be forgiving and gentle with myself when I am running away.

May I entrust myself to the waves.
May my heart expand beyond the sea where the sky and earth can hold everything.

May you entrust yourself to the waves.
May your heart expand beyond the sea where the sky and earth can hold everything.

From : www.mermaidhealing.blogspot.com
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 14:00:20
I am trying to learn to stay and let the waves move through me.
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  - Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 14:12:38
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- SeasideMan ^Pro
- Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 14:13:10
The sea must be one of the most-used poetic metaphors. All human emotions have been compared to it metaphorically, many times over. I think this is something most people do themselves too, which is why so very many people seem to lose themselves in thought whilst staring at it. It's something I'll never get fed up of. I always liked this couplet:

"Stone and sea are deep in life
Permanence at rest and permanence in motion"

Tom.
- - miramaze
  - Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 14:30:49
  It is a great metaphor. Water has a lot to do with the emotions. We are mainly water after all.
  
  I am one of those people,who drifts away while staring at the sea. and you have the sea there all the time. Lucky you.
  
  That's a beautiful quote Tom. Your words ?
  
  We are all tiny droplets in a great sea of love
  
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    - Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 14:38:22
    Not my words unfortunately. I got that from Stephen Donaldson's fantasy trilogy "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant".
    
    The sea inspires me, it really does.
    
    Tom.
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      - Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 17:41:45
      I can see that it does Thanks for sharing your inspiration
      
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- ganesharocks
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- Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 15:08:54
Perfect for going with the flow...not always the easiest of things to do!

Have a fantastic day Mira!
- - miramaze
  - Friday, 22. Aug, 2008 @ 17:44:00
  Thanks . You too Ganesh. May you be in the Flow of things
  
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- Saturday, 23. Aug, 2008 @ 13:19:06
Thank you for this post. xx
- - miramaze
  - Saturday, 23. Aug, 2008 @ 15:06:42
  You could thank Mermaid - it's from her blog www.mermaidhealing.blogspot.com
  
  Glad it resonated with you , eddie xx
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