I was just reading (should be working should be working) an internet site about improving your surfing. It's really for more advanced fella's, cuz for me the only real advice needed at this point is: go out and try. One or two points made me grin though. So I am going to post it here, with comments from me in brackets, as I think it is both apt, and entertaining:
Good Rules To Live By
Let someone else do your bragging, not yourself.. (HAHA! Fully o' fish bro)
Some days you are going to surf like a goof, laugh it off. (Each and everytime my brother!)
Don't blame your boards, get new ones, talk to your shaper. (blame the board?!?! oh yeah and my wetsuit was too.. and the sun..)
Accept and encourage helpful criticism. (Always)
No whingeing about soreness, your personal problems, just get on with it. (ahhhh, well then....that would pretty much be the end of my blog. Have I mentioned the mighty big brown bruises I have on both hipbones? I was going to post photo's I think they're so impressive... but now i've read this i'll have to keep it to myself....and everything else i whinge about, shit my blogs are going to get small...)
Keep your ego to yourself, that doesn't mean you shouldn't develop one. It can help you achieve your goal. (ahuh)
A good surf can come down to one or two good waves or even a good turn. A good surfer puts them in his memory but knows that he can do it again and even better than before. This will keep you motivated for a life time. (you what with the what sorry? Good turn? okay just gimme a second to get up on my feet and stay there..)
Fear is something to work with. Fear produces adrenaline and adds to your sense of achievement. As for those crappy "no fear t shirts" if you got any use them as a car wash rag. It's because with the love of overcoming your fears comes the adrenaline that'll make you go from a good surfer to a great surfer. Respect fear and use its energy. It's a gift.
(ahhhh, a gift. Well why didnt' you say so!)
There's a point of balance in you that is centered. If you have felt it before, you'll know what I mean. It's your sweet spot. Find it, know it, live it. Be smooth and you will be in control.
(isn't that the nicest thing you've heard all day. Makes me feel centred just reading it, it's officially quote of the week).
Tu tera mai nga iwi
OE!
Tatau tatau e
Everybody now...
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2 comments:
hey clare,
I do keep reading your blog, of course I do. Every couple of days I check my email and there's nothing in my inbox from you and I get all depressed and then I remember, HAHA! there is tales of love and woe and I frantically scan for your link and then get to sit back and catch up. I liked the bit about mental, I sat and said, 'ahum' and smiled and nodded knowingly, secretively and then you told me I was doing that and I felt ashamed. Love you bug, am xxxx :)
oh you make me laugh.
well if YOU'RE reading this, i will continue writing. I sit here and cry and think about ending it, becuase it's such a one sided relationship, this blogging. my own mother said she couldn't possibly read it all. My own mother. But if you are reading. I will write.
I will write.
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