Talking about competition. Is it about winning? Or, is it about giving the best of you? Or, maybe, about something completly different? My early days in sports were full of competitions. I was on the edge, always on the adrenalin of winning the game. It did not made me happy. I enjoyed more in the beauty of some actions with my team mates, than in pure winning at any cost.

Than I get hooked in windsurfing. And I understood: what I am, and how I am doing, does not have any connections with anybody else, except myself! Wind and the water – that's my team mates. And others with the windsurfing boards and sails – they are my friends. Here is one story from John Douillard's book "Body, Mind and Spirit" (HR izdanje Dvostruka duga). Makes you think twice next time when you will think about competing. It can be certainly different than it is in todays sport.

Many sport proffesionals and lately, more and more amateurs, explore the wonderful world of "the Zone". It is an experience which at first seemed strange and rare, but as times goes by, it is more and more common. Personaly, I did experience the Zone many times, even before i knew how it is called. But, strangly enough, the name and the description are somewhat elusive. It is hard to describe what is actualy happening when you are in the Zone. Initialy, when I started to windsurf, I noticed that this expirience comes more offten during this sport, in comparison with other sports I have been engaged in the past. Hence, soulwindsurf was born!

But, there is a lot to be said about the Zone. One of the best books I encounterd (and even published in Croatia via Double Rainbow publishing house) was John Douillard's book "Body, Mind and Spirit". Here is a short part from the introduction of the book - a nice explanation of "the eye of the storm"...