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We've been long-time advents of fun and exciting ways to engage with life. We've raced cars, dove from airplanes (and even bridges) and many other flashy things that bands like to do. As we've aged beyond the excessive, we've come to admire more stoic engagements with the world. My new personal favorite among these activities is stand up paddle boarding.
A Passion for Creation Stand up paddle boarding is nothing more than engaged wandering in my humble opinion. These boards are devices meant to make connecting to the water more easy and compartmentalized for all of us poor souls so lost from the natural path. Get a board; have a float—maybe even find yourself. These aren't things that seem so innate yet once there, it's hard not to feel the universal pulse. Perhaps it's the wind, maybe the waves, but most likely the constant readjustment of balance and rhythm that we musicians find so unavoidable. Exercise? No, Really We've been targets of much ridicule through the course of our lives as lazy musicians. I don't think people realize how much work actually goes into managing a band, but it's often a 24/7 engagement. Sure, we are lifting weights or running marathons—but we're always managing some aspect of our passion which has become our business. Paddle boarding has become an adjunct for us to sideslip our normal routines and seek creative inspiration in such a ways that allows us to maintain focus on the greater presences in the world. By contrast, when I go running I just want to die—and can focus on anything other than how badly my lungs and body hurt. Paddle boarding has a nice balance of this exercise and engagement that we musicians find so addictive. It Doesn't Have to Be Expensive Part of the way in which I motivate myself is by buying cheap shit that I use everyday, and expensive stuff I only use once in awhile—but really want to use all the time. For example, I have a $800 Toyota T-100 that I've driven for a decade. I drive it every day, I love it, I depend on it—but I don't necessarily look forward to driving it. My paddle board on the other hand is an example of my capacity for excess. I'll skip the particulars for sake of self-embarrassment, but needless to say I spent a lot of money on it. Being the cheapskate that I am, every time I walk by it I feel guilty if I haven't' been using it. It's a bit of self-hacking, but it keeps me moving about. For you poor souls out there that suffer the same affliction, here's a great article I found on the best paddle boards currently available. It'll hold your hand while you succumb to your monetary needs! Comments are closed.
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