"Buzz" Moments
As I sit here and think about where this amazing ride began, I close my eyes and think back to my earliest childhood memories. There is one moment that really sticks out in my mind. In this very special memory, I am about 8 years old and I am at nippers which is a program run by Surf Lifesaving Australia. We had just received some little foam surfboards which somebody had so generously donated. I remember being out in the water with these boards after training and I was absolutely buzzing with anticipation as I had never had my hands on an amazing board like this before. My mum did take us to the beach as kids, but as surfing was not high on her priority list we never had access to boards like this. I can vividly remember my friend's father pulling me aside with my board and telling me that he was going to push me onto the next wave and that he wanted me to try to stand up. Why did he choose me? He must have noticed the excitement and enthusiasm in me. He pushed me onto the wave and I slowly stood and rode it all the way to the beach. The feeling was amazing! As I sit here and think about it I can still feel the excitement, the rush, the beginning of a life long obsession, one of my life's "Buzz" Moments.
I'm sure if you sit back, close your eyes and immerse yourself in your earliest memories, you will come across a memory like my special moment that has played a massive role in shaping your life to this point. One of your "Buzz" moments.
Then as I sit with my eyes closed, still deep in thought sifting through the archives of my mind, I stumble across another very vivid memory. It must have been my 10th birthday. I am sitting in a rather out of shape circle playing pass the parcel at my birthday party. The reason the circle is out of shape is because I have my new present on my lap. It is a large Ram, twin fin surfboard. It is my very first fibre glass real surfboard! It is about 4th hand and is pretty beaten up but I can't see that, all I can see is the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on. I am not worried about the parcel doing the rounds of the circle, I have my new best friend on my lap, the ticket to my new life. The board has a red spray job on the deck and the wax has a magnificent strawberry aroma. This vision is so powerful that as I sit here and think, I can still smell the wax and feel the elation that I was feeling at that moment. This is truly another one of those powerful "Buzz" moments.
Isn't it amazing that these "Buzz" moments were the beginning of the obsession, the passion, the absolute addiction to surfing that was about to engulf my life.
It is incredible to think that one thought can totally shape your whole life. It was the thought my friend's dad had all of those years ago to push me onto that wave and to give me instruction to stand up that was about to shape the rest of my life. It was the fact that he cared enough to see the excitement in me that powered him to assist me onto that wave and from that moment on, my life would never be the same.
I'm sure if you sit quietly and close your eyes you will recognise some of these "Buzz" moments in your life. It's an interesting exercise as you may not have thought of it until this moment, but I'm sure if you try you will be amazed at what you will find.
It's incredible to think that every great thing starts with a thought. That's exactly how Pressure System Paddleboards was born. It was a thought quite a few years back. Although this thought seemed like a crazy dream at the time it was the obsession and the passion that was fuelled by those early "Buzz" moments and from many more "Buzz" moments that followed as my surfing developed through my teen years that made it become a reality.
Thanks to my introduction to stand-up paddle, I am now managing to have "Buzz" moments very regularly. Whether I'm catching a one-foot wave on my touring board, paddling on a beautiful summers evening with my family, watching the water peel off the bow of my carbon race board as I sprint across the water's surface or pumping a surf SUP across the face of an overhead wave, I am achieving "Buzz" moments weekly. It just goes to show that if you follow your dreams and passions and you are pointing in the right direction, the powerful "Buzz" moments just become a part of your amazing experience on this earth.
Let stand-up paddle become the new "Buzz" moment in your life. Who knows, it might help to shape how the rest of your life plays out!
I'm sure if you sit back, close your eyes and immerse yourself in your earliest memories, you will come across a memory like my special moment that has played a massive role in shaping your life to this point. One of your "Buzz" moments.
Then as I sit with my eyes closed, still deep in thought sifting through the archives of my mind, I stumble across another very vivid memory. It must have been my 10th birthday. I am sitting in a rather out of shape circle playing pass the parcel at my birthday party. The reason the circle is out of shape is because I have my new present on my lap. It is a large Ram, twin fin surfboard. It is my very first fibre glass real surfboard! It is about 4th hand and is pretty beaten up but I can't see that, all I can see is the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on. I am not worried about the parcel doing the rounds of the circle, I have my new best friend on my lap, the ticket to my new life. The board has a red spray job on the deck and the wax has a magnificent strawberry aroma. This vision is so powerful that as I sit here and think, I can still smell the wax and feel the elation that I was feeling at that moment. This is truly another one of those powerful "Buzz" moments.
Isn't it amazing that these "Buzz" moments were the beginning of the obsession, the passion, the absolute addiction to surfing that was about to engulf my life.
It is incredible to think that one thought can totally shape your whole life. It was the thought my friend's dad had all of those years ago to push me onto that wave and to give me instruction to stand up that was about to shape the rest of my life. It was the fact that he cared enough to see the excitement in me that powered him to assist me onto that wave and from that moment on, my life would never be the same.
I'm sure if you sit quietly and close your eyes you will recognise some of these "Buzz" moments in your life. It's an interesting exercise as you may not have thought of it until this moment, but I'm sure if you try you will be amazed at what you will find.
It's incredible to think that every great thing starts with a thought. That's exactly how Pressure System Paddleboards was born. It was a thought quite a few years back. Although this thought seemed like a crazy dream at the time it was the obsession and the passion that was fuelled by those early "Buzz" moments and from many more "Buzz" moments that followed as my surfing developed through my teen years that made it become a reality.
Thanks to my introduction to stand-up paddle, I am now managing to have "Buzz" moments very regularly. Whether I'm catching a one-foot wave on my touring board, paddling on a beautiful summers evening with my family, watching the water peel off the bow of my carbon race board as I sprint across the water's surface or pumping a surf SUP across the face of an overhead wave, I am achieving "Buzz" moments weekly. It just goes to show that if you follow your dreams and passions and you are pointing in the right direction, the powerful "Buzz" moments just become a part of your amazing experience on this earth.
Let stand-up paddle become the new "Buzz" moment in your life. Who knows, it might help to shape how the rest of your life plays out!
Steve Farley
Owner/Founder
Pressure System Paddleboards
Owner/Founder
Pressure System Paddleboards
