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Living A Passionate Life
I found myself thinking a lot today about how to live a passionate life. Not just how to nurture our passions but how to live a life with passion. A life that is loud and vibrant. One that is filled with our dreams. How to take the ordinary life we’ve been given and make it extraordinary.…
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Why I Blog
If we live to be 82, we have approximately 30,000 days on this planet. DAYS! Our life can be reduced to days and half of mine are behind me. I started this blog because I want to make the most of my 30,000 days and I want to see how others are doing the…
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Island Magic: Gone But Not Forgotten
Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone But Not Forgotten Last May I had a chance to go on a trip of a lifetime. I, with four of my surf sisters, went on a surf adventure to Oahu. I had never been to this Hawaiian Island before. To go on a journey with the sole purpose…
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A Few Unexpected Perks of Being A Surfer
I have been a surfer for 11 years. I frequently think about all the amazing things that come with being a surfer. The ability to be close to God and nature. Getting to hang out with people who are pretty cool. Being able to get my heart pumping and muscles moving outside in the fresh…
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Descent
Early in 2014, on a gray day in January, there was a huge swell in Southern California. Seal Beach was hit particularly strong. This shot doesn’t fully capture how monstrous the waves were that day but is my interpretation of descent. Descending the face of a wall of water leaves you with a feeling that…
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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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How Surfing Helped Me Rediscover Myself
For eighteen years before my reinvention, I was a SAHM; I was focused on and fulfilled with being a good mom and wife. Unfortunately, during those 18 years I took care of my family, I forgot to take care of myself. I neglected some important pieces of myself; pieces that made me, me. I no…
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The Frog House: The Surf Shop With Heart
Do you think it is reasonable to use the vibe of a surf shop as a model for how to treat people? I am going to assert that not only is it reasonable, it is essential. The Frog House Surf Shop in Newport Beach, California has been helping surfers of all ages and skill levels…
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The Importance Of Being Alone
The connections I have made through surfing have been amazing. Most days, surfing is a community activity for me. I have always surfed with friends, unless circumstances and desperation for waves forced me to go alone. The conversations, the laughs, and the stoke shared with others somehow just makes life on the sand seem a…
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A Year In Wednesdays
Well, we did it. This past Wednesday was Wednesday #52. Hard to believe. Has it really been a year? This day marks the end of our challenge. The completion of our goal to surf every Wednesday for a year. This goal that has been driving us the past 52 weeks. When I woke up Wednesday…