Today marks the 4th Thursday of November in which Americans celebrate a holiday named Thanksgiving Day. (Have you ever noticed that the past couple of Thanksgivings have been celebrated on different days? Just some food for thought.) As I’m sitting back, relaxing and typing away on my computer I’ve been thinking a lot about things that have been going on with my life lately. I guess that I’ve been working so hard with business and trying to “come up” that I haven’t had time to reflect back to the basics; to what really mattered to me the most, my happiness. The simple thought of rolling on a piece of wood with 2 metal trucks and 4 urethane wheels brings nothing but a huge fucken smile to my face. No hammers. No Switch Flippin’ a 20 stair or Backside Lipping a 15 stair rail. Just the pure thought of rolling. The basics. Some of you might understand this and some of you might not even get it at all. Filming for this VIMBY part has made me realize that even though I’m not landing my tricks or lines the way I wanted, there’s no need to stress out over it. I should be thankful that I even have the opportunity to live in this world, and to be able to skate is an added bonus. (That alone should be enough.) Now don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t push yourself to be the best that you can be, but remember why you started skateboarding in the first place. It wasn’t to get sponsored or to get free shit, it was for FUN. Let the good times roll and give thanks.
Chinatown Ledges (LINE) from SkateAllCities.com on Vimeo.
