by Howly Wolf » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:45 pm
Yeah, planned walk that back after seeing Garry's "story" on the gram yesterday. Guess, I'm just cranky because 1) no surf for me 2) John Prine died 3) I'm very much over the notion that pandemic is someone else's problem or someone else's "fault".
I'm also completely done with the idea that surfing in the peak of a deadly pandemic is somehow rebelling against an unjust government. Personally, I think it's just a colossal FU to doctors, nurses, EMS, first responders, communities large & small, and vulnerable individuals. #surfordie dude can get bent and so can everyone busting into closed parks/trails/etc.
Now that I've completed my daily allotment of whining-- something I've been thinking about in my own relationship to surfing is what aspects of life I'm willing to sacrifice waves for. It's easy to blow off jobs, school, relationships, habits, interests, etc. for the pursuit of surfing... but what will I NOT surf for? Maybe it's some yin-yang trip I'm on or more likely just a desperate attempt to justify my lame existence in the valley, but... there's more to surfing than just surfing (or maybe not). Anyway, it's been a helpful meditation to pass time in quarantine and so far has prevented me from breaking the glass of my "emergency surfing plan".
Of course, recent fluff has not been especially tempting anyway...
howl can be?