Hello world! This looks like an interesting site, I love the blogs–sharing my river experiences and learning from others is what a paddling community is all about. I named my site Shut Up and Paddle for a few reasons. One is that I get tired of the spamming and flaming that happens with many of the paddling forums. It’s not encouraging or constructive. Second, this has been my mental mantra for some time now and it refers to all the stuff that goes on in your head as your learning to kayak and advancing in your skill. I’m a very “mental paddler” and realized one day I just needed to stop over thinking everything and just get out there and do it. By trying things and correcting when they went wrong, I began to learn–A LOT. Books and videos are all great resources, but over-thinking can really hinder your paddling development. The third reason I love this name so much is because at the end of the day, it’s not who ran the hairest, nastiest crap out there, or who has the newest/latest/greatest/fastest/lightest boat, but really it’s just about paddling. So quit hating, quit bragging, quit whining, and just SHUT UP AND PADDLE! (I mean this with all the love in my heart.)
SYOTR,
Amanda
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OMG - I LOVE it! Your topic is right on the mark about what can get in the way of our paddling…and what can take us the next step. Good for you! I want the bumper sticker that goes along with your blog name
Jennifer
Excellent perspective! I too was tired of the flaming, immature forums on other sites. I usually paddle with my kids and found it a great way to build relationships!
Thanks for the post and have fun!!
Gary
I, too, tend to over-think everything. “Shut up and paddle” is a great way to approach it!
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