BACK IN THE DAY WITH MY DAD By Shaun Tomson 1970 - Buffels Bay, South Africa - I had just become top seed for the South African Surf Team to compete in the World Championship at Bells Beach, Australia. My dad didn't like to talk about the shark attack. He wouldn't directly evade the issue but he'd skirt around its edges with his own brand of strange humor. "The shark died of blood poisoning" or "I don't know who got the bigger shock, me or the shark." My mom said … [Read more...] about For Father’s Day…
Attitude Adaption
Recently I went to watch the first World Adaptive Surfing Championships held at La Jolla Shores in San Diego. Sixty-nine competitors from nineteen countries competed in 4 different divisions and the entire field was composed of athletes who endure daunting physical challenges – quadriplegics, paraplegics, blind, and missing limbs. Each surfer had their own story of courage and indomitable optimism, of adapting their attitude to the cards they had been dealt, to the life they had been … [Read more...] about Attitude Adaption
Surfing Legend Shaun Tomson Releases Inspiring New Book “The Code” How To Ride The Unpredictable Waves Of Life
World champion surfer and best-selling author Shaun Tomson releases The Code (Gibbs Smith, $16.99, Hardcover, 136 pages, August 2013, ISBN: 978-1-4236-3429-4), a simple strategy for confronting everyday challenges and making positive, life-changing decisions. In 12 personal stories Shaun shares the power of “I Will”—a code that has carried him to the heights of professional success and helped him navigate the depths of profound grief after the loss of his teenage son, Mathew. “All you need to … [Read more...] about Surfing Legend Shaun Tomson Releases Inspiring New Book “The Code” How To Ride The Unpredictable Waves Of Life
Shaun Tomson To Kickoff National Boys & Girls Of America Week
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF VENTURA TEENS TO LAUNCH THE NATIONAL BOYS & GIRLS OF AMERICA WEEK BY HOSTING FORMER WORLD CHAMPION SURFER, BEST SELLING AUTHOR AND FILMMAKER SHAUN TOMSON FOR A PRESENTATION ON APRIL 16-4:00 PM at the ROBERT ADDISON CENTER, VENTURA. The teens at the Boys & Girls Club of Ventura’s Robert Addison Center will kick off the National Boys & Girls Club of America Week, Monday, April 16th – 4:00 PM with a presentation by Shaun Tomson. He’s the former World Champion … [Read more...] about Shaun Tomson To Kickoff National Boys & Girls Of America Week
We miss the good hidden by gluttony
March 27 2012 at 10:20am By Philani Mgwaba - The Mercury Independent Online. (http://www.iol.co.za/mercury/the-editor-s-note/we-miss-the-good-hidden-by-gluttony-1.1264518) All too often some of us get weighed down by the negativity of the hotheads in our midst and are prone to bouts of depression, wondering about the future prospects of this potentially great republic. Regrettably, at times there is simply too much rancour and invective around for one's continued good health and peace of mind … [Read more...] about We miss the good hidden by gluttony