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8 Things That Can Keep You From Feeling Grateful
Check this list to see if any of these things are keeping you from feeling grateful.
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How Guilt Keeps Me From Fully Embracing Gratitude
Gratitude. This month we hear a lot about being thankful here in the U.S. We are reminded to count our blessings. We try to consciously keep our focus on the sweet stuff. It would really be in bad taste to be thankless this month! I love Thanksgiving for this reason. It takes our ego down a…
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10 Signs You Are Cemented To Your Comfort Zone
Your comfort zone. A place that is very secure and protected, but where nothing is able to grow or flourish. Comfort zones are places we feel safe. They’re cozy and warm, but unfortunately, if we stay in there too long without venturing out, we become stagnant. We become unable to remember what it’s like to…
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What Happens When You Deny Your True Self
As a surfer and lover of the sea I truly believe in the power of the mermaid. In fact, I believe we are all mermaids. I like to think all women hold the unparalleled mysticism of mermaids. These are the characteristics I assign to our inner self. Our true self. We are all magical, legendary,…
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Through Struggle We Become Our Best Selves
***PSA-There is questionable language in this post. And it felt really damn good to use it. I am in favor of a good ironic moment. And, I am finding, God is too. Life is filled with it’s share of irony. A while ago, I decided to create a personal challenge. I dedicated a whole month…
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Mistakes Are Part Of The Process
I have been surfing for more than 15 years and I would say I have a pretty good command of the sport. I am too old to surf huge, gnarly waves and have the s*** scared out of me, but I like to challenge myself in decent sized conditions. I have many goals and dreams…
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Turning Your Passions And Dreams Into Reality
How do we turn our passions, what we love, into our dreams, what we desire, into our reality? First off, let me give you my salty definition of passions and dreams. Passions are the things you would spend all day doing if you could. Things that makes your heart soar. Turning a passion into a dream makes…
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Six Lessons Surfing Taught Me About Life
Ironically, I have learned many lessons about life through surfing. Over the course of my 11 years as a surfer, I have discovered ways to correlate what goes on in the water to what happens on land. Surfing has been an excellent teacher. Here are six lessons surfing has taught me about living a…
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The First Step
Beginnings can be hard. It’s that first step . . . the act of putting yourself out there. Making a change or starting something new. Even if it’s something positive, it can be scary. So it has been for me and this blog. The idea for Wahine Wednesdays was created March 2013. March. Five long…