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A Wahine Wednesday Christmas Morning
Christmas fell on a Wednesday this year. Luckily none of us have little ones at home that require waking up at 6am to start the Christmas festivities. In fact, my teenagers requested not being woken up until 10. That is why I can even be sitting at this computer. I am not sure if this…
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Three Surf Wahines on Wednesday 41
Here are the three wahines that paddled out for this 41st Wahine Wednesday. The sky was breath taking today as it has been the past few days. The soft pink and blue that cast a gentle light on the faces in the line up. The still air that held the glass on the waves in…
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A Thankful Wahine
Today was one of those days where gratitude washes over me. The impending holiday where the sole purpose is to pause and give thanks tends to do that to people. Well I am thankful. Thankful for a life with incredible blessings. Not that it is perfect by any stretch. My life is pretty simple.…
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A Page From A Surfer Girl’s Journal
5-8-13 Today was one of those days. A day where if it weren’t for the goal to surf 52 Wednesdays, every Wednesday for a year, we never would have gotten in the water. The commitment to Wahine Wednesdays was our driving force. It had rained the day before. I usually wait the recommended 72 hours…
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Finding A Smile In Little Things
There is no surf today. The weather has turned bad. It’s windy, cloudy and cold. Winter may finally be arriving in So.Cal. So on a day I cannot form a smile from glassy waves and sunny skies…I will search for it in other places. And this song is a place I can find it every…
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What A Stingray Had To Remind Me
Today is Wahine Wednesday. The 35th Wednesday on our road to 52. And, ya know, sometimes things just don’t go as planned. On the way to my plan of surfing this 35th Wednesday, I was stung by a stingray. An occupational hazard when you are a surfer. Tiare had actually been stung on Monday. How…
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Traces of Her: Weekly Writing Challenge
My mother died 6 days after I got married. I was 26. She was my role model, my biggest cheer leader, my sounding board, my confidant. My best friend. She loved unconditionally. She showed me how to handle difficulties and problems with courage and grace. As I became a young woman, she kept judgment to…
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Weekly Photo Challenge-Connections
Daily Prompt: Connections Connections are bonds of love. This picture of connection touches me deep in my soul. My teenage son on the left and my younger brother on the right. They live 700 miles apart. They see each other once a year. Yet, their connection is a force to be reckoned with. It is…
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Love To Calm A Stormy Sea
Four months ago we organized a small paddle out. The first one I’ve been involved in. A ‘Paddle Out’ is a memorial to honor friends and loved ones that have died. A way for surfers to pay tribute to people they have lost. Everyone paddles out beyond the breakwater where the seas are calm. They…
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“Love would never leave us alone.” Bob Marley
Today in the water was a Bob Marley kind of day. It was a beautiful day with bright warm sun and small gentle waves. The conversation with Candace came easy. I feel surfing and reggae are connected somehow. Maybe it is the prevailing message of peace and harmony that both can bring. Maybe it’s…