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The Wisdom Is In The Moment
“Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being.” Rumi Bolsa Chica State Beach Today in the water the conditions reminded me of the day a couple weeks ago when I was stung by the stingray. Beautiful weather, small waves, lowish tide. As I was headed in…
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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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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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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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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…
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First-The Beginnings of a Surfer
Beginnings….. Like a rose bud that is sheltered from the elements having yet to completely unfurl and experience the warmth of the sun, the first time surfer is just beginning on an amazing journey that comes with riding a surfboard. They have no idea the exhilaration that is about to greet them as they…
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Paddling Into The Fog
Trying something new outside our comfort zone, can make us feel like we are headed into the fog, not sure where we are going.
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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…