Why I Skateboard
By Pete Turner
I skateboard to feel free. I skateboard to forget my worries. I skateboard to remember my loves. I skateboard to learn. I skateboard to build faith in myself. I skateboard to socialize with my friends. I skateboard to relax my mind. I skateboard to exercise my body, so that it stays fit. I skateboard because it’s nostalgia to me. I skateboard because it’s rejuvenating. I skateboard to make a new day. I skateboard to remind myself of who I am. I skateboard to laugh. I skateboard to yell. I skateboard to let out all of my emotions. I skateboard to gain awareness of my body. I skateboard with my friends to learn about them and who they really are on the inside. I skateboard to enjoy time with my fiance. I skateboard to soak up the sun. I skateboard to excel. I skateboard slowly or quickly, which ever needs to be done. I skateboard to improve my balance. I skateboard knowing that I will fall. I skateboard knowing that I will get back up from a fall. I skateboard to numb my complaints. I skateboard to grow up. I skateboard to feel young again. I skateboard because I still can. I skateboard to observe nature. I skateboard to enjoy the Lord’s creation and thank Him for it. I skateboard to get excited. I skateboard to express my creativity. I skateboard to impress myself with my creativity. I skateboard to be outside. I skateboard to feel the breeze of the air. I skateboard to create a breeze when there is none. I skateboard to tell stories. I skateboard to hear other skater’s stories. I skateboard to honor my needs. I skateboard because it grabs my attention. I skateboard because it’s a culture I grew up in. I skateboard because it reminds me of friends in the past. I skateboard because it mercilessly shows me my current condition. I skateboard because it’s dangerous. I skateboard to feel my heart leap. I skateboard to know I just escaped tragedy. I skateboard to feel joy. I skateboard because I am joyful. I skateboard to feel love, life, and humility. I skateboard with so much energy, every time, like I will never skateboard again. I skateboard and will hopefully always skateboard another day.
