Beach Walk 278 OTR – Ahhh, Laziness

November 28, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Joe from Connecticut emailed me about laziness. I thought I’d try it out today.

Laziness is one of those words/concepts that triggers a strong reaction and connotation. But as Joe points out on his blog laziness has accomplished all sorts of things! I like taking the opposite view of things on Beach Walks, and reclaiming language for ourselves. I feel a little flu trying to sneak in, so I decided to rest lazily in the video today.

I found interesting definitions here and they range from laziness being one the seven “deadly” sins (yikes!!!) to “relaxed and easy activity.” That sure makes laziness a confusing word, energetically speaking.

I hope you enjoy the outrigger canoe footage!

E komo mai (welcome!) to those of you who heard about us from the BBC News Online.

Hawaiian words
Moloā: lazy
Kuʻu: relax

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Beach Walk 189 – Do you work too hard?

August 30, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Working too hard can be counter productive.

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I realized paddling the other day that I was not releasing my blade soon enough on the right side, and that was causing me to work harder while gaining less forward momentum. What a revelation! “You mean, I could relax a little and actually have a more efficient paddling stroke?” Well, yes. Some might even say, duh.

But when I am deep into something, it’s hard to notice just where and how I might be applying too much effort. Having a change of conditions, in this case the water went to glass and the wind disappeared (aka all the background noise got quiet) and it was easy to see and feel where I could relax and let go and actually paddle smoother, stronger. It’s like a strategic application of laziness. Lexi knows just when to push and when to chill.

Hawaiian words
Moloā: lazy

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