Surfer Wisdom, Curls & Rides

Enjoy this beautiful piece by Kathy Thomas. In Australia it’s our super summer season so we can definitely enjoy and relate to this piece.  It’s time to shed those wetsuits and become fit and healthy bronzed Aussies once again. Maybe those in the Northern Hemisphere will need to close their eyes and imagine being in the sun,  surf, the power, the peace and sheer enjoyment of it all…

Trust the sand beneath your feet.

Recede everyday, back to your infinite body, as Mother ocean does.

Constantly reshape your shoreline. It is art.

Traveling inside the curl is only attainable after pressing on through the fear, and loving the ride.

Water is the speaker of life.

Peace exists in all weather, underneath all skies, in all countries and in all temperatures.

Every sunrise with a board under the butt is a great sunrise.

It is hard for surfers to remain in school. But the world needs us too, that we may share our voices.

Wetsuits are the best invention of the century, if you wondered.

Sandals are the only shoes anyone should ever wear.

Sun only damages skin that doesn’t understand the movement of time.

Arms get stronger with waves and practice.

Time only exists in the present. Really.

All music is good.

Babies are always good.

Hawaii is really heaven.

Water is always prettiest away from the traffic of man.

Sharks and Dolphins and all the mer creatures surf with us. We feel no anger at them.

Travel is good for surfers. And all others.

There is no better moment to find than one covered in rad waves.

Take to the air.

Take to the sky.

Ride with the power beneath you until it is in you.

Aloha.

Unity. That is our one legacy. Be a part of the whole. Join us

Photography: Ben Grummels - winter surf banks Scarborough-Beach, Western Australia

And if you enjoyed this beautiful pic – take a look at more of Ben Grummel’s work in Bali right here…