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THE ENDLESS WAVE | PART TWO
The low-level maintenance of your skateboard bearings or your spiritual-self focusses on what’s on the surface, the more noticeable everyday kind of fac- tors and is carried out more frequently. The higher-level maintenance goes deeper into layers upon layers of energy and might only undertaken once or twice a year and can delve into areas such as reprogramming beliefs, trans- forming negative patterns, resolving cellular memories from current or past lifetimes, clearing lodgements in your energy field, accessing your Soul’s records (Akashic Records) to learn more about your gifts, talents and pur- pose.These are probably topics for another discussion, however raising your awareness of these can encourage you to explore if you so wish.
When you have serviced your bearings it feels like your bearings are brand new at their optimum performance. The same goes for your spiritual main- tenance. When you explore and experience your spiritual maintenance in this capacity, you’ll feel like parts of you are reborn again. You may experi- ence shifts in your consciousness which can help you to feel a renewed sense of appreciation, confidence and clarity about your life and the world that you live in.
The maintenance of your bearings and your spirit are both delicate, ded- ications to yourself and the vehicles that you are traveling in to traverse through skateboarding and life. When considering the concept of mainte- nance, it raises the question of how far you are willing to go within in order to take care of, clean, nurture and restore the very parts of you and your life that you love.
Maintenance conveys the idea of seeking continual improvement and care for you and your equipment and to empower you to deliver your best in any given situation. Everyone can access the tools to maintain their skateboard bearings and their spiritual selves by reaching out, making connections, asking ques- tions and doing their research. There is no rule in skateboarding or in life about what to do, how to do it, or even whether one should or shouldn’t when it comes to maintenance. It is entirely up to you, the skater and the seeker.
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