What did you pack in your sea bag?

You packed your fierce (you don’t leave home without it).
 
You packed your “I am so much stronger than I look” (believe me, you don’t want to mess with this strong).
 
You packed your baddass. You’re going to sea and the only thing more badass than you is she.
 
You packed your endurance. You’ve walked through fire in this life and you cross that gangway knowing you have what it takes to go hard, every single day.
 
You packed your grit. Your paint me in rust and grease, skin cracked, fingers gashed, wind whipped, salt dipped, line hauling, chain slinging, storm stalwart grit.
 
And you packed your “I’ma prove it to you all”. Because you have to. Don’t you? Your brilliance, your competence, your effort, your skill are not enough. You have to show up, keep up, and prove your worth over and over and over again. And oh, how you do!
 
What didn’t you pack?
 
Your heart - stars forbid it betray you on deck, in the galley, on the bridge and erupt emotion, spit frustration or worse spout tears of hurt, tired, injustice or just how very alone you feel.
 
Your beauty - okay maybe you packed some. I mean look at you, what a babe! But the beauty that feels like vitality, sensuality, charge - the beauty that is you feeling yourself. That, you’re going to tie tight into a practical braid. You’re here for your talent and your tough, not to be sexualized. Put that spark away!
 
Your truth - because you don’t have the energy to have every conversation, to educate, elucidate, expand, explain why, again. You don’t want to get that label: difficult, uppity, sensitive. So you say nothing. Or you laugh. And you work.
 
And then you come home tired.  Bone tired.  Soul tired.  Disassociated from self in a way that takes days to recover.  Days to coax, nourish, reclaim your shine, your whole flame of a self.
 
It is exhilarating, brain invigorating, muscle amping, and awe achingly stunning out there!  
It’s where you belong. 
There’s nothing else like it. 
 
But here’s the thing.  There is nothing else like you.  No cliché. We know this is true.  I can’t wait to hear your story!  So. What if you didn’t have to compartmentalize yourself, shut down or stow away your shine, to make it at sea?  What if you could own your knowing, your voice, your confidence, your competence, your ambitions, your achievements, at mega watt, all of it - while you were out there?  What if you could have the connection, the support the guided space to process, clean the bilge so to speak, and own your full glow?

What if you could FLOURISH at sea?

Sea Light is a movement, founded by Kamila Calko, to connect women at sea, provide access to support, and transform the maritime industry. We  want you to have everything you need to powerfully flourish at sea. 
Learn more about Sea Light and Sea Light Sisters here: www.sealight.one