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Weekly Photo Challenge:Layers
Elemental layers of a Southern California sunset in November. Water Earth Fire Air One set upon the other K http://wahinewednesdays.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/weekly-photo-challenge-layers/
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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: Habit
Coffee-My Daily Habit Yes, coffee is a daily habit for me. Oftentimes twice a day!! Not something I am particularly proud of. Drinking coffee doesn’t change the world or make anyone’s life better. It is my little friend. My boost of energy. My warm cup of encouragement. The part of my day I can always…
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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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Sun Going Down On So. Cal.
Driving down the coast, I just had to pull over and snap a picture of the sunset. The lone kite in the sky, the lights in the distance, the people on the shore. We are all living our lives the best way we know how. I think we’re doing alright. K
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Weekly Writing Challenge: Moved By Music
THIS IS YOUR LIFE – ARE YOU WHO YOU WANT TO BE? This writing challenge asks us to look deeper into songs, artists, albums or lyrics that speak to us. That inspire us. That represent us. I have chosen Switchfoot. A band that symbolizes my quest for growth and depth in my life. Whose lyrics…
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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…