So I have had alot on my mind lately, and confusion is not something that generally agrees with me. Over-thinking every angle only leads to bad decisions being made, or more commonally no decisions being made. So I go back to the greatest analogy of all... surfing.
If you've never been it's something pretty difficult to describe, but here it goes. Basically you paddle out past the breaking waves, its difficult to do when your not out there doing it everyday. You get salt water up your nose, your arms get tired long before it seems they should and your chest gets rubbed raw by the wax and sand on your board.
But once you get out past the waves everything is peacefull and serene. You slowly bob up and down as you watch the waves break just in front of you, laying out in the sun far away from your worries or problems.
The challenge comes in choosing your sets. Depending on where youare and what time of year this can be pretty important. If you don't paddle back in with a decent set you won't be able to much more than stand on your board and ride the wave in, which really isn't what it's about at all. The other problem you may face is waiting to long for the perfect set, by the time you realize it's not going to come that day at all, every wave you could have at least had a little fun with has already passed you by. So do wait for perfect sets or ride everyone that you can...
The dilemma here is that everytime you decide to take a set in, you have to paddle back out. And sometimes you're paddling back through the most perfect breaks ever and theres no way to just turn around and ride those successfully. So it basically comes down to deciding what waves your going to ride, or not ride.
Unlike most other things in life though, you really don't have to make much commitment to a wave, you can stand up and sit right back down if it doesn't feel right. It's usually the best waves that cause you to wipe out completely, and the little ones that allow you to have the best time. But deep down you really want that perfect ride on that perfect set that at the end of you're totally content to swim back to shore.
I always like this as an analogy because there is no right answer. You need to make some kind of a decision or you'll just sit out past the break all day getting sunburned. But no matter what decisions you make, your still going to be on the water and you can always paddle back out.
The point is, don't overthink anything, just do what feels right.
If you've never been it's something pretty difficult to describe, but here it goes. Basically you paddle out past the breaking waves, its difficult to do when your not out there doing it everyday. You get salt water up your nose, your arms get tired long before it seems they should and your chest gets rubbed raw by the wax and sand on your board.
But once you get out past the waves everything is peacefull and serene. You slowly bob up and down as you watch the waves break just in front of you, laying out in the sun far away from your worries or problems.
The challenge comes in choosing your sets. Depending on where youare and what time of year this can be pretty important. If you don't paddle back in with a decent set you won't be able to much more than stand on your board and ride the wave in, which really isn't what it's about at all. The other problem you may face is waiting to long for the perfect set, by the time you realize it's not going to come that day at all, every wave you could have at least had a little fun with has already passed you by. So do wait for perfect sets or ride everyone that you can...
The dilemma here is that everytime you decide to take a set in, you have to paddle back out. And sometimes you're paddling back through the most perfect breaks ever and theres no way to just turn around and ride those successfully. So it basically comes down to deciding what waves your going to ride, or not ride.
Unlike most other things in life though, you really don't have to make much commitment to a wave, you can stand up and sit right back down if it doesn't feel right. It's usually the best waves that cause you to wipe out completely, and the little ones that allow you to have the best time. But deep down you really want that perfect ride on that perfect set that at the end of you're totally content to swim back to shore.
I always like this as an analogy because there is no right answer. You need to make some kind of a decision or you'll just sit out past the break all day getting sunburned. But no matter what decisions you make, your still going to be on the water and you can always paddle back out.
The point is, don't overthink anything, just do what feels right.VIEW 16 of 16 COMMENTS
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