Here is the deal, we are damn fortunate and to be able to spend some time giving back is a wonderful expression of who we are as human beings. 

We took a group of awesome kids surfing, kids that have been dealt some challenges in this life. You should have seen the smile on the child that was paraplegic and got to surf, I have never seen so much stoke.

At some point, when I was a kid, I discovered a place that would be mine for the rest of my life—that mysterious ocean at my feet.

Yet, sometimes I struggle with both—the ocean and my life—as they unfold in front of me in uncontrollable ways.

This friction seems to lessen when I embrace generosity and gratitude, and in this spirit, I've been contemplating how to give back as we approach the end of 2012 and pass into the new year.

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