Choosing peace over connection san Clemente surfboards & art by #paulcarterart

Choosing peace over connection is having healthy priorities and boundaries daily.

Growth takes courage. And emotional maturity,, discipline.  Having self respect and mutual respect is key to build trust..  Yes don’t forget accountability and responsibility…

Ego is all based on the constant need for validation and approval. 

 In short it’s all based on one’s fear and all the negative conditioning learned growing up and in unhealthy relationships.  An avoidant will always run away out of fear. 

Connection doesn’t have to be chaos. It’s a choice by staying present on what’s important and what’s not..

I am grateful and thankful to God for the power of Free-Will all day every day…

Consistency is key and the truth will always show itself either positive or negative…

Here is a custom made surfboard and art work for a good friend.  

This outline works great in many size ranges from 6ft all the way through and up to 7ft.

Most boards have either a 1/8 inch or quarter inch stringer.

This board has what’s called a wedge stringer set up.  With two 1/8 inch Basswood stringers..

I first saw the stringer set up surfing down in Mexico on a Renny Yater surfboard.

That board the stringers were too close together, and the box didn’t fit in between the stringers.  I changed the dimensions and began putting the wedge design into my boards some years later when I started shaping in 1993.

These are the custom colors the client asked for in a abstract painting.  Each board is custom made along with each painting which is one of kind.  These are freehand painted. 

This outline has the options of a Square tail, or squash, tail, and swallowtail.  The width adjustments are available between 19.50 all the way through and up to 21.75 wide in the center .   Remember it’s the width and the rail thickness is where the buoyancy comes from.  Not the in liters Or the center thickness.   It come from water displacement and buoyancy through the width and the rail thickness.

Here is an inspired new sketch, showing many thoughts and reminders for life, and having a healthy relationship with yourself, and with others on all levels. 

Thank you so much for checking out the latest blog journey as a Surfer Shaper Artist and Health guide.

You want to grow forward then stop looking for emotional approval and validation through the lies of ego…

 

Choosing a healthy lifestyle art by @paulcarterart

Choosing a healthy lifestyle daily.

This takes a lot of discipline and a lot of growth from the inside out.  Staying present takes daily training and courage to learn.   Having a breathing meditation is an empowering way to start the day or before sleep and to check in fir 3-5 minutes throughout the day. 

Choosing healthy priorities with healthy boundaries and self-respect is so important to live a healthy happy lifestyle.

Living ego free takes away a lot of the wasted energy one is looking for with the constant need for outside validation and emotional approval. 

Stay present, and always protect your peace, health and happiness.  

The spiritual battle is real.  

Learning to have emotional control is a training and most people will be addicted to the chemical reactions from the unhealthy conditioning.  

I’ve worked hard to make a living as a surfer Shaper artist.

It takes a lot of discipline to live the way I live… 

It is a mental,  spiritual and physical training to maintain healthy priorities to live a healthy lifestyle.   Without having strong boundaries and a high self  respect and confidence then one will be swayed from true peace and happiness.  

Live your truth and you will be free🗝🎨🙏🏾

In the worldly ways, most people live from the outside in. I live from the inside out, I always have, and always will... I am grateful for it.

Attention and energy is a currency, so be aware of who you give it to and share it with.

It is earned not given, and for those that value you, they will be grateful for the attention. When it is mutual you will feel peace.

This is one of the latest boards, an 8’8 above and a 8ft below. 

Here are some powerful numbers to think about. The rest is up to your perception.

Watching a sunset and sunrise as often as possible is part of staying grounded and healthy.  It helps keep the circadian rhythm on track..

Stay grounded, and connected to nature.  The true strength comes in solitude and silence not the constant need for distractions..

Thanks for checking in. Keep the creative fire stoked stay present breathe and believe.

 

Staying present with peace and gratitude -art by @paulcarterart

Staying present with peace and gratitude for my life and lifestyle daily.

It is so important to learn how to stay present.  Having a breathing, meditation is a powerful way to keep the nervous system in the parasympathetic mode, not the sympathetic mode. 

The first is in the adrenaline, cortisol anxiety most of the time ego mode, which is insecurity. The second is in the calm dopamine, serotonin relaxed mode, but alert.  

I am reminded the importance of having healthy boundaries to protect one’s peace, heart, mind, spirit, body and soul.

We all have conditioning of some sort. Is it positive or negative?   Are you willing to face the fears and communicate them and let them go?

No one can do this for ourselves only we can make that choice.  To either repeat the same unhealthy patterns, and simply go forward or face them and communicate them with self respect and respect for others to grow forward from the inside out.  

If you constantly need validation or approval from social media or people.  This is a serious conditioned insecurity unhealthy issue.  

This pattern comes from ego, which is always looking for outside in approval and is based on one’s insecurities and lack of accountability.

This is a newly shaped 9 foot board by 22 3/4 wide. This board will be a thruster set up. With the option of a twin fin as well. I like to use the large fin templates for my shortboards and mid range boards.

This is a small cutting board that was left behind at the beach.  I decided to sand it and create an inspired piece of artwork.  This is an original sketch using paint pens.  I like the wood burned look .

I decided to donate this along with three other original pieces of art to the San Onofre Surfing club family day and luau on July 12.

This is a beautiful, mixed colored bird that stops by my vehicle, and reminds me the importance of staying present and learn and let go and grow. 

Here is a custom hand painted fin.  I use this on the longer boards 8’6 to 9’6.  I like to have the front screw for more options..

Thank you each for checking out the latest blog journal.  I appreciate the positive intentions, support and empowering conversations always.  

Keep creating meaningful experiences and relationships daily. 

Keep the creative fire stoked.

Keep the healthy priorities and boundaries strong.

Protect and prioritize your peace, health and happiness daily.

Live without validation or approval or the constant need for attention from others.

 

Broken cutting board recycled into tropical dream art painting by @paulcarterart

Broken cutting board recycled into tropical dream.art painting 

This was given to me by a good friend, James. This most likely it was going to end up as firewood..

I taped the pieces together to make the painting process simpler.

Using acrylic paint and paint pens this is the tropical dream I was inspired to create.

This is the completed painting put together.   I like to paint on wood because of the smooth surface and it’s much easier than canvas if you’re after I cleaner smoother look.

Another piece of recycled wood this one from the cut out of a ceiling paneling.

Growing up Surfing and traveling I enjoy tropical surf dream paintings.

Here is a short video on this painting, and a little closer look at the details of the paint and the paint pens.

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Remember to keep the healthy priorities in order.  With healthy boundaries for a healthy lifestyle.Thank you..

 

 

Custom San Clemente Surfboards & Art by Paul Carter

New custom, San Clemente Surfboards & Art by Paul Carter

I have been shaping surfboard since 1993. This board is an evolution on the abstract art design when I started painting in 1988 and as a business in 2000.

This board reminds me of the importance of staying present with gratitude for my family and friends.  I’m reminded of the importance of facing one’s fears, not running from them..

We all have a past of heartache and experiences in relationships.  It takes work to clean house on the conditioning.

We all have a story, and I know I have my own with loss of loved ones and friends.   I am grateful and thankful I am not a drug addict or an alcoholic.  I cannot imagine going through an unhealthy relationship and being codependent on alcohol and drugs to try and escape the situation..

Coming from a large family I have learned a lot on personalities and egos and insecurities. I have learned to read these patterns with the people I come in contact with..   

For many it’s religion for others it’s ideology and for those that know God without all the worldly rules, that’s a healthy relationship not religion.

What is your perception of the words? Know thyself?

It is a difficult position to be in a place of seeing the big picture with someone knowing you can help them. At the same time knowing you have to let them go.  They have to learn without you and it’s not my responsibility to try and help someone who is unwilling to help themselves and take responsibility and accountability for their choices. 

It has taken me hundreds of hours to learn how to Handshaped Surfboards.   It’s taking me many years to learn by doing the work, mentally, spiritually, physically.    The discipline to learn how to hand shape and learn how to build confidence in oneself takes consistent daily discipline.  Do you know the difference between ego and confidence?.   Ego is simply the need for validation.

Confidence is the freedom for no longer needing validation from anyone.   We all get inspired daily which is empowering.  We have to choose the positive or the negative we want to create in one’s life.

Building a trusting, friendship or relationships takes consistent commitment from each person to build a trusting foundation.  If that foundation is broken on a monthly basis, you have to ask yourself is this a two-way street or a one-way street?   I am reminded how powerful the heart is.  It is more powerful than the brain.  It is important to stay present and aware with healthy priorities, and have very strong boundaries.   

I am reminded to not let things slide when it comes to building a trusting healthy communication and a mutual respect.

Healthy choices create a healthy lifestyle.

Time capsule with cats Paul Carter surfboards & art

Time capsules with cats

Life is an amazing journey of experiences and tests.

This is a small time capsule of being around six month olds lions all the way up to 14 month old.  Along with a full grown Bengal tiger.  This Bengal tiger is a female, and she recently had four kittens at that time..

These cats were very tuned into one’s energy.   A powerful test to stay calm and talk to them lightly.

Powerful animals and powerful reminders of respect for the planet for people for the animals for oneself is so very important.

 I am grateful and thankful for each and everyone of you.  All of my friends and family I appreciate all the positive support and empowering conversations.

I am reminded the importance of keeping my life simple. Now when I say simple, your perception will go wherever your experiences go in your mind. To me simplicity is a healthy quality lifestyle.

When one commits to the simplicity of knowing thyself self, you reap what you sow. To treat people the way you want to be treated is key. To have the commitment to be the best version of yourself to learn the power of positive self talk to not be swayed all over the map with people, places and things.

It is so important to learn the difference between confidence and ego. Ego is the constant need for Validation whether it’s people places or social media.

I’m reminded the importance of staying present, breathing and believing in a higher power, which I call God. I am grateful and thankful because we all have the freedom by choice. Meaning free-will to choose healthy, priorities, healthy choices with healthy boundaries. It’s that simple..

We have to do the work daily for change-San Clemente surfboards & art by Paul Carter

We have to do the work daily for change with healthy priorities, and healthy boundaries.

It is so very important to learn how to self regulate the heart, the mind, the spirit and body daily.

Over many years, I have had to learn what proper breathing is.  The right way to breathe when going through high-pressure situations or confusion.

I have had to learn the power of a breathing meditation to truly stay present to clear the mind and body to release and renew and restore.

The mind and body is so powerful and one will become addicted to all the feel good chemicals from social media which is designed that way.  The constant need of validation from people or even going to church can become an insecure ego driven condition.  Alcohol or drugs become an unhealthy escape from simply taking responsibility.

I am grateful and thankful to have a clear sound mind, spirit, and body.  It takes consistent will power, and the Freewill  to make healthy choices today this moment right now..

For myself growing up in an athletic family surfing, mountain biking, running, hiking and playing many sports.  All of these outdoor activities helped me to simply have logic of the times I went through drinking alcohol and yes, waking up the next day feeling tired in a fog and hung over.

I realized overtime I got tired of it and I wanted to surf etc and I no longer wanted to waste a day or two recovering from alcohol and deplete my energy anymore.

 It’s that simple it takes a reality check to get to that point with logic to break those unhealthy habits and patterns.

For me, it was not an escape or running away from anyone or anything.  It was simply a fun party atmosphere with friends.   I’m grateful that I recognize that many years ago.

I also recognize that we can’t save anyone from the unhealthy conditioning.  Yes we can help to inspire them and support them, but ultimately they have to make those choices to not turn to alcohol or drugs to escape. 

There is no escape and the mental self talk is what keeps most people in the unhealthy patterns or loop. 

 We each have to truly want to change In order to be free and healthy and happy with a whole lot more energy and a clear mind and body.  

Be happy and healthy it sounds simple, but it takes a lot of courage and confidence and consistency to want ti be truly free and happy. 

No one can do it for you only you and the faith to breathe and believe and be free.

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This is a 8’8 for a little bigger surf and less nose.

Some R/D to follow soon