Working Toward Worthwhile Goals

I am sure at least once a day we have a vision of some aspect of our lives being better.

My daily passion is fitness to improve my surfing, vitality, well being, appearance, and attitude. i set my next step in surfing and when I go out most every day, I try to practice that next step. Where it will lead, I do not know. It might depend on how many days i have left.

To enhance my surfing and physical abilities, I look for the support activities that create better athletes and surfers. I know yoga or stretching is important for every sport. Upper body strength is important for surfing so I add push ups and pulley work outs to increase necessary and support musculature.

Core strength is key in every major sport and I have an exercise ball that allows a lot of core exercise and balance practice. Stamina is important for both safety and execution on days when the surf is rough. I like to run stairs and i have started to add longer jogs that create aerobic and anaerobic conditioning.

Nutrition is extremely important to have the energy and recovery necessary to perform everyday. I balance my diet with fruit, salads, grains, beans, and protein. This practice takes as much discipline and concentration as my exercise.

Attitude is very important. i like to build everyday, not just when I feel like it. My long term goal is part of who i am. I feel gratitude to be here and have the opportunity to develop my human potential. We all have the ability to be better and enjoy nature and our physical gifts to maximize our nature experience.

Nature is my connection. I know we all have the same building blocks of gluons and quarks found in everything on earth. All people are basically the same. Blending with nature to feel the unity is an addictive activity that surfers cannot live without.

Passion is also a universal connection. We are most alive when we live to experience or work on something that expresses who we are.