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THE ENDLESS WAVE | PART TWO
Skateboarding as Prayer and Meditation
Skateboarding has been a big part of my life for over 20 years. I’ve always loved all things skateboarding, just finding ways to be involved and keep the fire burning. One of the big lessons that I’ve learnt through skate- boarding is that as the years go by, your expression or interests can change, you might find a different way to skate or enjoy skating differently to when you first started out, yet your passion and enjoyment for it doesn’t.
I know that commonly, prayers are thought of as an element of connecting with the Divine, commonly found in a religious kind of way. Prayer could also be defined as a powerful way to be in the present in the moment and a way of relating to the Divine, ourselves and others.
Skateboarding can do that and more! The Divine is a state of being that resides within and all around you, you that is creative, compassionate and loving. Prayer brings people together. Skateboarding brings people together. Those that pray together stay together. Those that play together stay together. You open each other up, you bond, you communicate, you raise the energy.
You find inspiration in your inner and outer world. You set out to learn some- thing new or master it in your own way, you find a way to express this and you celebrate your successes, as do others. You connect with history and be- come a part of paving and co-creating history. You draw on your inspiration
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