title: The Sea of Life: a metaphorical vehicle for theory explication.
abstract: Metaphorical expression is viewed as a fundamental way of symbolizing used to develop nursing theory. The Sea of Life poem depicts a metaphor for explicating a theoretical structure derived from principles of the human becoming theory: Transforming occurs in the revealing-concealing of valuing. The Sea of Life, an original poem, sets forth the idea that unique meanings are co-created through human-environment relationships. The concepts of valuing, revealing-concealing, and transforming are linked through the poem to lived experiences. The easily recognizable concrete lived experiences which flow from the poem are re-conceptualized to formulate research questions.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hodnicki
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D013561:Symbolism