tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398000761782426685.post6115998458155467710..comments2023-10-10T09:03:35.045-07:00Comments on SURFING GRANDMA OF THE OC: Surfing to Relieve Stress VS Stress Caused by SurfingSurfing Grandma of OChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02051340584507993903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398000761782426685.post-68266375287939845122011-04-09T11:34:00.530-07:002011-04-09T11:34:00.530-07:00Thanks Everyone.. I appreciate all the Comments!Thanks Everyone.. I appreciate all the Comments!Surfing Grandma of OChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051340584507993903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398000761782426685.post-47383939436521056222011-04-09T07:03:43.378-07:002011-04-09T07:03:43.378-07:00Ahhhh! Well said PABS! That reminds me of my last ...Ahhhh! Well said PABS! That reminds me of my last blog about searching for surf. While we were out on our surf search there was one beach that was very crowded and that just does not even look like fun, although the waves were just right. It reminds of the swings on the playground everyone wants a turn but no one is willing to budge (then the bell rings!). This was a great post and I can always relate to your situation. In the Gulf waves are so few and far between that when they come you already feel like you have to play catch up! Then I have to stop myself and remember how good it just feels to be away from the beach in the water! You are right about the negative attitude affecting your stoke! It is often better to just swim away from the trouble then to take it face on! Surfing brings along with it a spirit of humbleness that so often can be stolen by a sour mood. I just have to stop and ask myself, why am I out here and what are my goals? To surf and just have a good time! All of the paddling out, nose dives, and beatings from the white wash are all part of the humbleness that keeps me going and challenges me. The other day I got out of the white wash surf and paddled out and said to myself, this is it just get out there past the breakers and catch a wave! It was towards the end of the day and I waited and I studied and then it happened! I saw the wave, I paddled as fast as I could and before I knew it I was being lifted up into heaven! Being able to stand up and ride it in was icing on the cake! It felt amazing! So thanks for sharing your most trying and honest moments. They help us to remember who we are, where we come from and where we need to head in the future!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398000761782426685.post-60870733743761869312011-04-06T11:16:50.329-07:002011-04-06T11:16:50.329-07:00Sorry to hear about your session being filled with...Sorry to hear about your session being filled with idiots...SOCAL has a lot of those types it would seem. When I was attending UCLA, I surfed Malibu a lot. Saw too many aggro males and their immaturity in the water. Sure, the water get crowded, and sometimes people will do stupid things...but that does not excuse the fact that you will always inevitably find an idiot who thinks they are the god Poseidon himself, and that all that occurs within the sea is theirs for the taking. These fools are numerous within the environs of SOCAL...Up in NORCAL, not so much. They do exist up here...SOCAL school kids attending the college who feel compelled to act like they do down south, or some over-zoided local grower who thinks they own the spot. I tend to avoid confrontation...which means I surf by myself a lot...which means I know when and where to get some decent stoke without the idiots and the crowds. Educate yourself on your spots down there...know when they attract those negative forces and avoid it during those times. Drive up and down the coast, I'm sure you'll find your self a nice little beach break peak to ride all by yourself. Happy hunting! :-)pabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306793102762018778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398000761782426685.post-74312590996854294462011-04-04T19:13:30.041-07:002011-04-04T19:13:30.041-07:00I hear you. What makes surfing days unique is not ...I hear you. What makes surfing days unique is not only the swell conditions, it is the people around you in the water. Mostly the men around you. In all my surfing years, I only met a female jerk once (maybe she was PMSing that day). Men are usually responsible for the negative vibe in the line-up. Last week, a guy who was getting a hundred waves yelled at me because I was on a wave he wanted although I had the priority. I see that guy a lot. He's always acting like crazy, very aggressive and cursing. I realized it is a waste of time to get mad at him. I just ignore him. He actually makes me improve my surfing skill as I have to position myself so that I can steal him some waves ;)<br /><br />For sure, your next surf session can only be better!surfmama101https://www.blogger.com/profile/09706704904012168390noreply@blogger.com