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Me bodyboarding on Playa Guiones

During a recent surf session, as the lineup got more crowded and the number of waves decreased, I noticed myself becoming territorial of my space, competitive for waves, and somewhat agitated. As my frustration levels went up, my performance went down; I was missing waves and wiping out and getting even more frustrated.

As I become aware of my state and how it was negatively affecting me, I was able to shift it to one of acceptance. And why not choose acceptance? I was healthy and playing in the warm ocean in a beautiful tropical setting. With acceptance, I stopped worrying about the people around me. I waited patiently, enjoying my surroundings, for waves to come to me instead of trying to force my self onto waves. I started to find flow, my performance increased, I was catching more waves. In short, being aware of and then shifting my state changed my experience.

There's always another perspective available to us if we choose.

...I still wouldn't wear these. Although, besides being disturbing, there is also something cool about them.

Here's the website of the mind that dreamed up and, more importantly, created these: www.iris-schieferstein.de

David Blaine has always amazed me and this personal account of his experience is no exception:

Seriously, what's the deal with the tiny 'single serve' ketchup packages. Who uses just one pea size serving? Please at least double the size; save me the trouble of having to open so many, save the environment from excess packaging and save yourself some packaging costs.

That is all.