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Are You In Control Of Your Happiness?
I have been concerned that people are putting fun last on their to-do list. Some people are even feeling guilty for having fun. Are you one of these people? I hope not. This is why I conceptualized the #31Days Of Stoke/#Delight On The Daily two months ago. I wanted it to be a reason people…
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What I’ve Learned About Happiness
So after a week of focusing on happiness, I am learning new things about this elusive emotion. I can say the theme that has come up this past week has been: “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” Ben Sweetland I kind of thought this #31DaysOfStoke challenge would be easy. That I would just smile…
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Making Your Happiness a Priority
I take happiness very seriously. Yours and mine. You’ve heard me preach before, life is short. It is imperative we do not take that for granted. I want us both to make the most of every single day we are given and give ourselves permission to spend a few moments focused on what makes us…
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Are You Really Living?
“Am I Really Living?” An Interview With Sarah: A stay at home mom to three boys, cancer survivor, and lover of books and all things vintage. K: Let me tell you a bit about why I wanted to interview you. This topic is very personal for me. I have happily been a stay home mom…
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This Week’s Simple Pleasures
This is the first post in a series called Simple Pleasures. Joy can be found in the simple things. There’s no need to check off items from an elaborate bucket list to find happiness. Here are 5 simple things that brought a smile to my face this week: 1) Shamelessly eating persimmons one after…
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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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Joy Is Found In The Sea
It is no secret I have been wrestling with the impending completion of our Wahine Wednesday goal. The achievement of surfing every Wednesday for a year which is quickly approaching. I have been questioning whether or not to continue beyond the 52 weeks and if we do, what that might look like. At times, I…
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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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Joy Through Pain
The day before yesterday was the 2nd anniversary of the deadly shooting at Salon Meritage in Seal Beach where 8 people had their lives senselessly taken from them. Seal Beach of all places. The sleepy little surf town that has been my home and safe haven for 16 years. October 12, 2011 was 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…