If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Author Archives: NCS
The official play list of the ‘Sea’s the day Blog’ – Enjoy
lazy day by the sea
A stumble may prevent a fall
“A stumble may prevent a fall” its a wonderful aphorism I perhaps overuse but it speaks to the enduring human spirit of tenacity, of trying and failing and then getting up and trying again. It speaks to perhaps the mistake or problem you just faced and how it may make you wiser more stronger forContinue reading “A stumble may prevent a fall”
No one ever got dumber sharing an idea
I have noticed a selfishness of late, not in my company I work for in particular but in people in general. A reluctance to spend time with folks just talking about ideas. That for me is a big shame, its my lifeblood, its my passion, I can’t exist without discussion and discourse on ideas. IsContinue reading “No one ever got dumber sharing an idea”
Best life advice I ever received
I got this advice from my grandfather, he started out as machinery worker in a Med device company and made it all the way to being General Manager of the company before it was bought out by Smith and Nephew, which later was acquired by GSK. Anyway, one day he took me into the factoryContinue reading “Best life advice I ever received”
My Beach Hut; Margaritaville
Let me introduce you to my Beach hut; Margaritaville is her name – You can see her on Lancing Beach. I spend most weekends here, cup of tea and bacon sandwich in the winter, BBQ’s on the beach the summer. Built the deck for warm evenings reading. If you are ever walking past and IContinue reading “My Beach Hut; Margaritaville”
First line of ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ by Zora Neale Hurston
One of my colleagues sent this to me as an example of a wonderful first line, I wanted to share as it is both literary and an allusion to the nautical “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.” The opening paragraph continues with, “For some they come in with tide. For othersContinue reading “First line of ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ by Zora Neale Hurston”
Why we love the sea
Every time I get in my car and cross the Hampshire border headed for Sussex, my friends and family know where I will be headed: a pebble beach near a water lagoon in Shoreham-By-Sea, home to a holiday home and beach hut my family have owned for a few years now and a spot visitedContinue reading “Why we love the sea”
Beach Sun Rise
Woke up early to catch this beauty. The sky rises above Brighton and the seven sisters. I would say I get one cracking Sun rise every 9 times I wake up early. I think for skies like this that ratio is fine with me.
