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How Complacency Leads To The Silence Of Our Soul
***A post from Wahine Wednesdays. The weather this past Wednesday was gloomy. The waves were disorganized and the tide was coming in. But, as on every Wednesday for the past 29 Wednesdays, we did what we have always done. We suited up. Waxed our boards. Slathered on sunscreen (yes even in cloudy weather). And jumped…
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“Commitment is inherent in any genuinely loving relationship.” M. Scott Peck
This past Wahine Wednesday was one of those days…and we’ve had many, where if it were not for the commitment to surf EVERY Wednesday for a year, we would not have gotten in the water. This past Wednesday was winter!! Where just a day before had been summer. Tuesday was a sunny, warm, cloudless, wind…
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“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” Omar Khayyam
This week I celebrated a milestone birthday. Not a BIG one…it ended in a 5 not an 0…but big enough. Now, I LOVE celebrating my birthday. Any number ending in a 3, a 7, a 4 or preferably a 1 is cause to dust off the dancin’ shoes in my eyes. But not the big…
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We All Need A Place That Feels Like Home
Belonging is a basic need. It fends off the abyss of loneliness which can slowly erode a person’s happiness. For humans, it is essential we belong. To a family. To a group. To a community. To each other. To the universe. This connection is an important part of why I surf. To remind me we…
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Salt Water Soothes the Soul
The ocean is made of healing waters. An entity so vast yet intimate you feel tiny, but understood. For me, the ocean is a sacred place. Where comfort and peace reside. Last Friday, I ran into the open arms of the sea. Longing to be enveloped by the cool, soothing waters. To float on the…
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Mourning A Loss Of A Friend
One of my friends died on Sunday. She wasn’t a close friend or a best friend, but a friend. She was my sweet friend. I met her though the repeated crossing of our daughter’s paths. I did not know her intimately. We merely shared stories and smiles at back to school nights, PTA board meetings,…
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Give Yourself Permission To Have Fun?
It is important we give ourselves permission to have fun. “Fun is good.” Dr. Seuss Two years ago I was on a quest to surf every Wednesday for a year. A friend and I subsequently started a blog called Wahine Wednesdays to document our journey. Literally it meant Woman Wednesdays. On one Wahine Wednesday, early…
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Addicted to Surfing
When I first started surfing, I quickly became stoked. This surf stoke turned into a surf addition. Stoked is a word surfers use to express their enthusiasm for surfing. Stoke is synonymous with joy. The slang version of the word stoke(d) is: exhilarated; excited; intoxicated or stupefied as with a drug; high Just as with a…
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Stoke Is A Verb
Surfers use the word stoke a lot. “I was so stoked yesterday, the waves were firing.” They use stoke in place of happy, joy or fun. They use it to describe the way surfing makes them feel. However, a traditional English dictionary version of the word stoke is: To stir up and feed a fire; To tend a…
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The Birth of Wahine Wednesdays
The first Wahine Wednesday was 3-13-13. We had no idea that on that particular day, we would set a goal to surf every Wednesday for a year. 52 Wednesdays to be exact. It started out like any other potential surf day. Roll outta bed, pack my stuff, get the kids off to school and meet…