This one feels raw -- super vulnerable. Meet Tina Currie of Norm Hann Expeditions in Squamish, British Columbia. Tina was my standup paddleboard instructor on a Howe Sound expedition in 2022. Through our unplanned, entirely serendipitous intersection on the water, I learned something new about joy that I've been (sometimes tentatively, sometimes courageously) pursuing since. We reunite on recording to reflect on our learnings from that day and tackle other big sea life issues, like unfair narratives we humans get ourselves locked into, habit stacking, and navigating uncertainty.

1:00 The fine print for today's show

4:00 Denying internal joy any sort of validation

7:00 Great Bear Oracle Cards

8:00 Flow, Pulse, Surrender

11:00 Pursuing joy

14:00 #LifePurposeAngst

16:00 The power of being noticed

21:00 The water reflects you back to you

22:00 Momentum your friend; Scurry your foe

24:00 Somatic methods for reflective practice

26:00 (Unfair) stories we tell ourselves

30:00 Trusting the nudge and making the leap

33:00 Sankalpa: "I am empowered"

34:00 Habit stacking

37:00 Returning to the Seal: Imagination & Dreams & Joy

41:00 Action is action is action. Don't judge it now.

43:00 Water: the ultimate energy balancer

44:00 David Whyte's "The Journey"

Thanks to my lovely friend Ian Crawford for the use of his composition of "Waters." Learn more about Ian ⁠here⁠. The real water you might have heard in the intro and outro are from the Howe Sound at dusk, just near Darrell Bay.

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