The power of waves of change book by #paulcarterart

 The first edition of Waves of Change is universally empowering for all ages because it reframes unpredictable life disruptions as necessary catalysts for personal growth and resilience.

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Whether you are facing small daily shifts or massive, life-altering waves , the book provides a vital shift in perspective—moving from feeling overwhelmed to feeling capable and confident, by using the book to stay present and breathe.  

Here is why its message resonates across every generation:

• For Younger Readers & Young Adults: It acts as a supportive guide during major life transitions (such as finishing school, career changes, or moving away from home) by building confidence, teaching adaptability, and validating the emotional highs and lows of stepping into the unknown.
• For Adults Facing Career or Systemic Shifts: It offers positive words and reminders for strategies and structural frameworks to handle workplace stress, sudden professional shifts, or organizational shake-ups, moving you away from confusion and toward strategic logical clarity.
• For Older Generations: It provides profound peace and perspective for navigating all stages of life changes, loss, and the art of letting go, reminding you that self-discovery is a lifelong journey and you posses a deep, proven capacity to withstand any wave of change.
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Why I created the first book art insights by @paulcarterart

By Paul Carter 

• The "Before" State: I grew up immersed in the ocean, starting to surf in Southern California at just four years old. By the early 1990s, I began to channel that passion into professionally shaping surfboards for legendary brands like Infinity and Hobie surfboards.  Later, I took that creativity to a new medium, painting  tropical murals on surfboards and canvases for homes and businesses around the world. I was on my conditioned path becoming a craftsman at hand shaping and painting external things and yes money and accumulating stuff,  but my soul and life eventually demanded a look inward. 
• The Inspiration spark : The turning point came when I realized that the same rhythm it takes to navigate the physical ocean power is exactly what is needed to navigate our own minds, emotions, and body. I embarked on a rigorous three-year personal journey of deep self-discovery and a daily rebuilding learning to truly "know thyself" one day at a time. In the process I began realizing that true inner health and peace requires riding the "waves of change" rather than fighting them. 

• The Middle: Transitioning from shaping thousands of surfboards to shaping a peaceful mind and body isn't easy. It required deep presence.  I began sketching out my thoughts—not just as custom surfboards and art, but as a healing through many sketches and paintings.  I realized that people don't just need more information or heavy, dense text to heal; they need an escape, a creative outlet, and a way to quiet the noise and let the mind process what is necessary or not.  To get the healthy priorities in order.  To break the condition chains of codependency on people places and yes, alcohol or pot or whatever the codependency is.
• The Breakthrough: I blended my lifelong crafts—surfing and shaping, and tropical and abstract artwork—into an immersive, active healing tool. Instead of just writing a book for people to read, I created the first edition (waves of change) as a coloring book and journal filled with positive black ink sketches, vibrant imagery, and a safe space for self-reflection

• The Transformation: This book helps readers step away from daily noise and distractions and find grounding peace and presence. By pairing meditative coloring with positive affirmations, reminders, and dedicated journaling pages, readers aren't just consumers of your story—they are actively working through their own thoughts. It transports them to a peaceful "tropical island" of the mind where they can slow down, stay present, and heal.
• The "Why": The world moves incredibly fast, and people are constantly searching for internal anchor points. Waves of Change serves as a creative sanctuary. It proves that you don't need external validation to heal—you just need the tools to look inside, so keep the creative fire stoked, and ride whatever waves life sends your way.Thank you for joining the positive tribes.

The first edition with new format 2026.

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Summer surf healthy lifestyle #paulcarterart

Summer surf healthy lifestyle 

It’s been a summer of a lot of surf and warm water.  It’s been averaging 72-75 and as high as 78-80 at times.

I’m reminded the importance of giving one’s self permission to receive happiness,, health and wealth. 

In turn to give the same in return..

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This is an inspired freehand painting of the joy of summer and surf.

I used a canvas board a 11x14 with acrylic paint and paint pens. 

Here short video with some animation effects. 

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Puzzle pieces for a healthy lifestyle @paulcarterart

Puzzle pieces for a healthy lifestyle

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It’s a daily journey to take the time and learn discipline to release, renew, and restore the heart, mind and spirit, body and soul.

We are all conditioned, even before we are born from generations of ancestors and our parents.

When we are born, we are in the hands of our parents and brothers and sisters, and everyone in between.

We each are hearing and feeling everything. Then we begin to talk and then walk, and everything speeds up even quicker through the conversations and conditioning.

As we each grow from the inside out, we each will learn and see the patterns that are healthy and unhealthy, because they will repeat, until we are present enough to recognize them.  In Oder to change them daily.

There are no mistakes only lessons and reminders through the patterns one repeats each day .   Staying present takes discipline to become more aware of the thoughts, feelings, and emotions, we focus on each day..  Yes healthy foods, healthy words and exercise is important. Movement is important. The more I flow not force, the more I grow from the inside out.   

Confidence is freedom with no validation or approval necessary.

Ego is living in a jail of constant need for approval and validation…

When I check in and listen to my mind and body through breathing exercises and meditation, even humming. That is when my mind gets clear and focused on what is important and what is not.. Nature is a powerful teacher. 

When you hear the word money that creates and brings up all of the conditioning through ones perception growing up.

Money is not good or evil it’s ones perception.  Money is energy it’s currency it’s a tool to create positive or negative. Experience is priceless.

To be continued thank you for checking in join me on YouTube or Instagram both under paulcarterart.

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Learn to train the mind, spirit and body daily.

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A powerful simple, breathing technique is inhale in your nose for four seconds hold for seven seconds and exhale for eight seconds.  Keep in mind this is a starting point and flow with it don’t force it..

I like to do this sequence 3 to 6 times in the mornings and before bed and sometimes during the day when necessary to reset.

Disclaimer do this in a safe place do not do this while driving or in the water.

Education purposes only for a healthy, peaceful lifestyle daily.
 

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Enjoy the day.. stay present.

Back to the future at sano by @paulcarterart

I am reminded of the importance of knowing thyself.

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Having the self-respect for one’s mind, spirit, body and soul.   Every day that we wake up, we have the opportunity to self regulate the mind and body..

To clean house from the inside out from all of the conditioning.  Yes, most is useful, but there is a lot of layers of mental and emotional and chemical, addictions all from conditioned lies.

When I say chemical, I’m speaking to the fact where there is no drugs, involved or alcohol.  The body creates all of the chemicals whether they are positive or negative. 

My question to you is, are you aware of your self talk. Are you aware of your thoughts feelings and emotions?. 

Are you aware of the truth, feelings and the lies that will either hold you in place or grow forward.

These are three original freehand sketches that I donated to the Sano surf club for the family day on 7-11- 2026.

Thank you for checking out the latest time capsule.

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Stay in your Lané & breathe- art @paulcarterat

Stay in your lane and consciously breathe daily 

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What does that sentence or statement, mean to you? Where does your perception go with it?

Your conditioning will determine if it’s positive or negative and your feelings will tell you the truth and or  the lies.

With conscious awareness of your breathing, will determine your current mental physical state.

When one becomes more aware of breathing with flow not force the changes will occur.

The intentions, while consciously breathing in the nose and diaphragm with eyes closed in a safe place is key.

Breathing will tell you through your feelings.  To release the conditioned fears, which are nothing more than lies, or receive abundance or prosperity, or restore health and your inner peace. 

 

The more, I embrace my inspired creativity with action the more I learn the power of the creative process, and the life changing effects of proper breathing.

I am reminded the importance of having a morning self regulating discipline.   For myself, I can change it up between 2 to 3 different processes.  Before I even get out of bed, I focus on slow deep nose, diaphragm breathing inhales and exhales from 3 to 6 rounds.

Along with that, I focus on gratitude with my right hand on my heart.  This is an empowering way to get the heart to the mind and body in harmony. I like to focus on gratitude for my family and friends, and all those that paved the way for me to thrive today.  

When I get up out of bed.  I like to drink minimum 8 to 10 ounces of water. I will add cayenne pepper, cinnamon, ground garlic powder, and ground ginger.. I will add some lemon juice as well along with a cap full of apple cider vinegar to cleanse the system.

Depending on my day, I will going to a 5 to 10 minute breathing meditation, sometimes humming or chanting.

I normally do this sitting Indian style. I will also go into the  pressure points on my hands and different parts of the body, depending on what needs to be released..

From there I will stand up into a slow swinging movement. Letting my arms and shoulders relax. 

After this I go into a strengthening and stretching routine that I’ve been doing since 2011.

 Thanks so much for checking out the latest.

 I appreciate the positive thoughts, feelings and energy. This is key that we send between each other. This makes things flow and grow daily.. 

just released my third edition called embrace the waves of change.  Available on Amazon.

First edition 

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Second edition 

Waves of change 2nd edition

Third edition 

Embrace the waves of change by Paul Carter

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