August 27, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Swell is up After a few days of oceanic calm, the swell is up this morning. Great. And. It made it the busiest lineup since we have been here. Crazy. Dangerous. To the point where it was no fun. Too many people who have no idea what they are doing. Too many people...
August 26, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
I am still reeling from this In a conversation with our neighbour at the place we are staying, our neighbour said that perhaps forty thousand deaths in Palestine aren’t enough deaths. Tony, my partner, wasn’t sure he heard this correctly, as it was a shocking...
August 25, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Non-cooperation of the elements One of the simultaneously beautiful and frustrating aspects of surfing is we are beholden to the elements. When there is no swell, there are no waves. You can’t manufacture waves at will. I love this about Nature. She breaks the fallacy...
August 24, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
More context We can almost always do with more context. Our perspective is always partial. After my challenging morning in the surf yesterday, I did my usual trick. It was all me and my lack of skill. Yet, as my surf coach Tony pointed out, the waves have changed....
August 23, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
To know humility is to be powerful We came to Sri Lanka for adventure and to spend two weeks in one place surfing. Today I had a case of the yips. Fear ruled my head. Tony, my partner and amazing surf coach, reassured me that the waves are different today, requiring...
August 22, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Collective Intelligence and Collective Action One person up against corruption and injustice will find it harder than when a whole community gets together and works toward the same goal. The rugged individual is a myth of the modern day. You cannot even open a can of...
