Ep.26 | "Screw what they say!"

Liam and Will chat to listener, friend of the show, all round epic human and true Mindful Surfer- Jacob Pacheco. 

He drops in for a chat about his life so far and gives us a snapshot of the documentary he is making,  which sees him asking the question – “Is life Accessible?” - taking on the challenge of 30 waves in 90 days.  He highlights how he is using surfing as a bridge to connect people, having embraced the ocean for his own growth.  In the face of multiple challenges, Jacob shows how he is a true mindful surfer with a passion to make his own access in life. If the door isn’t there Jacob will make one!  His lesson and one for all Mindful Surfers is -  if there isn’t a path for your journey then dig one out.

Like the legend he Jacob wears all of his challenges and experiences of life with lightness and good humour. He also tells Liam and Will about the times he has used the tools from the podcast to push himself and his surfing further!

Outside of their conversation with Jacob, the boys are discussing men in black Memory Guns, Liam needing some singing lessons and how we as humans have a habit of blaming equipment for performances rather than taking honest looks at ourselves. Especially when it comes to boards!

Ego gets an airing, as Liam and Will ponder the labels, the image we attach to ourselves and how ego gets offended if we ‘fall short’ of our own expectations.  Will references Jon Kabat-Zin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kabat-Zinn and borrowing from his teachings to talk about ‘Wherever you Surf there you are’.  New destinations, conditions, waves can’t fix our shit if we haven’t worked that out for ourselves first.

Will takes his meditation and mindfulness exercises into the sea to combat overthinking in line ups. While Liam chats about how like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow there is no grand-finale or arrival at perfection. Rather we are learning to find the good enough in life and appreciate the here and now.  Forever enjoying the path not the destination and how challenging conditions thrust you sharply into that place as survival instinct kicks in.

The guys chat about the fact that mindfulness doesn’t have to be all about ‘scented candles and tree hugging’ as one of our listeners pointed out. Even though Liam is partial to a tree hug, but rather like Jacob you can wear spirituality and awareness with a light touch and humour. 

Please go and follow Jacob’s adventures and his 30 waves in 90 day challenge. We look forward to chatting to him again very soon.

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