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Moving (Toward) Home

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

Movement and moving, stillness and chaos-the metaphor can be too simple, but life also can be too.

Posted in Body, Explore, SurfingTagged #creativeexpression, #creativewriting, #mentalhealth, #surfingjourney

An Argument for Mediocrity: Don’t “Do Your Best”, Just “Do”

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

It's taken me practically a year to write this post again. I wanted to write the perfect post. Then I realized I would never write anything thinking like that. Read about why you need to do, instead of doing your best.

Posted in Explore, MindTagged #beachbum, #change, #doyourbest, #inspiration, #mind, #surfing

Some Poems

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 savvygoessurfing1 Comment

I don't want to write about anything, so here are some old poems I found that I enjoyed reading again. Maybe you'll like them too.

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Posted in Explore, PoetryTagged #poems, #poetry, #thoughtfulthursday

4 Ways to Get Back Your Creativity and Energy While (Not) Working from Home

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

The monotony of staying at home can be tough. Spending too much time on our phones is especially difficult. Read 4 ways to balance out the repetition of the New Normal or boost your Work From Home routine.

Posted in Body, ExploreTagged #covid, #health, #mentalhealth, #workfromhome

I Don’t Know But I’ll Keep Trying To Learn

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

There is a lot I don't know right now...about how to help, what to do, and how to understand myself in this world. But there are a few things I do know. Here they are.

Posted in Explore, MindTagged #blacklivesmatter, #idontknow, #iknow, #ourworld, #thoughtfulthursday, #thoughts

How to Hold it All

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

How do we hold the cosmic and the mundane, the violent and the stunning, the brutal and the profound ?

Posted in Explore, PoetryTagged #2020, #connectwithyourself, #mentalhealth, #poetry, #thoughts

9 Steps to Take Right Now to Make a Difference

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

2020 has presented us with new ways of thinking (which are not so new, new challenges (which have been around for a long time), and a powerful awareness of the need for our participation in the world's improvement.

Posted in Explore, MindTagged #blacklivesmatter, #growingtogether, #makeadifference, #mentalhealth

(Now) I Am

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

A poem of reflection: on changing, growing, letting go of pieces of ourselves, and looking towards the bright future. Celebrate every moment.

Posted in Explore, PoetryTagged #creativeexpression, #mentalhealth, #poet, #poetry, #thoughts, #writing

Radical Oppositions and Centering in the Sea

May 21, 2020May 19, 2020 savvygoessurfingLeave a comment

In this essay, I explore the meaning of right and wrong, why self-improvement made me so angry at the start of quarantine, and how the ocean operates as my center through it all.

Posted in Explore, MindTagged #compassion, #covid, #quarantine, #thoughtfulthursday, #thoughts

Quarantine, Fear, and Protecting our Sanity in the Time of Covid-19

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 savvygoessurfing2 Comments

How do we keep ourselves from dissolving into hopelessness, fear, depression, and loss in this unprecedentedly terrifying time?

Posted in Explore, MindTagged #coronavirus, #loveeachother, #mentalhealth, #metalstraw, #wellnesswednesday, Wellness

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