123ArticleOnline Logo
Welcome to 123ArticleOnline.com!
ALL >> Health >> View Article

Clear Channel Markers Make For Good Communication

Profile Picture
By Author: Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, cEQc, The
Total Articles: 7
Comment this article
Facebook ShareTwitter ShareGoogle+ ShareTwitter Share

So here I am, driving on wide, beautifully-maintained roads, seeing glimpses of ocean through tall pine trees - occasionally dense, always straight and orderly - and thinking I could not be farther from my hometown of San Antonio, Tx. If Texas is "God's country," there must be more than one!

In San Antonio, the scrub oaks grow thick and irregular and not very tall. The limbs are gnarled. They bend and twist. One wonders that they grow at all given the lack of rain.

The pine trees on the Florida Gulf Coast grow to the sky, straight and tall, and always look like some caring Johnny Pineseed took a plumbing line and planted them carefully 3.5' apart, then admonished them to tow the line, stay straight and tall, stand and deliver. It's especially sweet to me to see the babies. Evidently they're prolific and among the tall old ones, there are infants, toddlers, and teenagers learning how to become grown-up pine trees.

But what's this? Night has fallen as we head for a restaurant, and along the road are signs I've never seen before. They stand out almost alarmingly, in Christmas colors of red and ...
... green. They have only numbers on them. They are geometric shapes. They reflect the headlights in ways billboard manufacturers should know about. What I am looking at are channel markers people have stolen and placed ashore - a bit of Coastal mayhem.

My friend is an accomplished sailor and is introducing me to his world. When we walk at night, he shows me Sirius, and Orion with his belt. We search for the Big Dipper. He tells me to look at the Pleiades from the side of my way. Sailors must know the sky. It will always be there while instruments will not. It is a distant and silent world, and so is the sea.

So what are these channel markers? They communicate vital information to sailors under the circumstances peculiar to life at sea.

As the boating safety manual will tell you, there are many signs, symbols and markers on the waters where you do your boating. They serve the boater in the same way highway signs serve the driver. They provide information on where the safe water or channel is, and about direction and distance. They do this in three ways - by shape, color, and use of a number. These signs are reflectorized - you get the message 3 ways, you get it loud and clear, and you get it without words.

And, historically, your average ship contained a captain and then well, the crew -- men of action, back when everyone wasn't taught to read and write. The signs don't say Ubiquitous presence of submarine obstacles. Nope. Just a color, a shape, and a number. Quick and comprehensible.

Don't you wish everyone would communicate with you so clearly - giving you the message in three ways?

In the case of the channel markers, if you are on a river traveling upstream, keep the red daymarker on your right (starboard) side. Hence the term red right returning from the sea.

So, as you set sail on your various adventures, keep the channel markers in mind. Communicate in as many ways and as clearly as you can. It will keep you safe!

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain And communicate!
About the Author ©Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, cEQc, The EQ Coach™, http://www.susandunn.cc . Emotional coaching to positively impact all areas of your life - career, relationships, transition, learning, leadership, resilience, self- and other-management. Take The EQ Foundation Course©, and visit the eBook Learning Center: http://www.webstrategies.cc/ebooklibrary.html . Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for FREE eZine.

Total Views: 265Word Count: 647See All articles From Author

Add Comment

Health Articles

1. Immediate Health Benefits You Can Expect From Weight Loss
Author: Alexis Pelloe

2. Schmerzen Aufgrund Einer Sehnenreizung Oder Einer Traumatischen Sehnenverletzung
Author: Adler Conway

3. 5 Corneal Surface Conditions Responsible For Intense Ocular Dryness
Author: Alester Jones

4. Eye Dryness Causes
Author: Alester Jones

5. Exploring The Growth Potential Of Ngs Automation In The Asia-pacific Region
Author: Suvarna

6. Expert Dermatology Surgery In Madurai For Clear Skin
Author: Devadoss Hospital

7. Guru Kirpa Sukh Health Care And Research Centre
Author: Guru Kirpa Sukh Health Care

8. Is Knee Pain Disrupting Your Life? Badr Al Samaa Hospital Offers Advanced Knee Replacement
Author: Seo Globo

9. Where To Find The Best Endocrinology Specialists In Machilipatnam
Author: Dr.Madhu Super Speciality Hospital

10. How To Control Angina Using The Right Angina Drugs And Lifestyle Changes
Author: Sofia Johnson

11. Mosambi Juice Side Effects: Is Mosambi Juice Good For Loose Motion Or Not?
Author: tech564

12. Feeling Stressed? Ekabreath’s Sound Healing Breathwork In Dubai Might Be The Answer
Author: Seo Globo

13. Comprehensive Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment London: Protecting Vision In The Capital
Author: Mahi Muqit

14. Understanding The Principles Of Asian Massage- An Overview
Author: Emma Brain

15. How To Use Dentipet Chicken Flavour Toothpaste For Dogs & Cats
Author: VetSupply

Login To Account
Login Email:
Password:
Forgot Password?
New User?
Sign Up Newsletter
Email Address: