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THE ENDLESS WAVE | PART TWO
knowing that we are responsible and what we input into these situations in- fluences the effects and emotions related to those experiences. Through skateboarding as a life teacher of cause and effect, one is empowered to learn to balance out taking risks and responsibility for actions and choices as well as understand the interplays of sending and receiving energy in life.
Every thought, intention and action is met with a corresponding outcome and so we actually have so much influence into the very nature of our lives. Life is full of an abundance of choices and opportunities and there may be situ- ations where people can become disconnected from their intentions and awareness of their present situation. They become drowned in the experience of their effects without much conscious attention on their causes. This can lead to two outcomes;
The first is based upon enjoying the seemingly pleasurable experiences with such intensity, to the degree that a dependency develops. This leads to a man- ifestation of addictive behaviours and reckless experiences that can follow, such as in the instances of excessive alcohol and drug abuse, sexual assault, driving offences and trouble with the law.
The second is based upon being so concerned about the effects of their think- ing and actions and whether they are positive or negative. This creates experi- ences of extreme anxiety, isolation and worry.
Know the impact of the decisions that you make in life as your choices impact you and those around you. Recognise the level of control that you have and work with that. Engage in choices that make you and others feel empowered, rather than the ones that make everyone feel restricted, restrained or power- less. Be respectful with the power of choices, for this is a power that everyone deserves to have and remembers how to use.
Our choices can lead us to feel in situations at risk or reward. With conscious awareness of this, we are free from the fear of the loss and change of the de- sirable experiences and the worry that comes with repetition and recurrence of the undesirable experiences. When you are out skating, there is try or don’t
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