What is soul-windsurfer doing?

Accepting the circumstances as they are, and cooperates with natural elements!
easy speed run 00It was one of those windsless days in the midlle of July. Summer heat on the peak, and not even a mistral to chill the air and bring joy in the hearts of expecting windsurfers.

It is said that sometimes you have to do something out of the blue, something that you did't plan. Well, I did plan to dance with the wind, as much as possible, during summer. But, the music was not here - it was somwhere else. So, out of the blue, I decided to go. On the way. To the land where summer winds never stops. Greece. Island of Karpathos - the only sure destination during summer, if you want to dance, dance, dance and never to stop.

I had some obstacles, like spider bites and nearly broken ribs. But, hey, who cares - today is the only day we have and I just want to live it fully.

winning00Talking 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.

douillard bookMany 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"...

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This site is run by Adrian P. Kezele from Croatia, Europe, a long time lover of sports and physical activity, a passionate and dedicated windsurfer. When he is not on the water, Adrian writes books, talks about a happier, healthier and better life and  shows how to live it.

Od 2006. do 2010. stranice su bile dostupne i na hrvatskom jeziku. Sada postoje kao arhiva OVDJE.

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