The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. - Oprah Winfrey
World traveling is becoming quite famous nowadays. More and more people discover their passion for going on adventures and literally broaden their horizons in foreign countries and cultures.
What sometimes starts with the idea of going on a short trip to clear one's mind and hit the own reset button, often ends up as a neverending journey, converting a supposedly short adventure into the actual purpose of life.
Today I watched a documentary about 'Australia's most famous surfers family' who are a great example of the importance to live one's dreams. A stroke of fate inspired them to go on a vacation they never returned from.
Here's to the importance of dreams in our lives!
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Living the dream
Sunday's are great days to watch inspiring documentaries about inspiring people.
Today I accidentally stumbled upon 'The Coffey's'. Their story made my heart skip which is why I considered sharing it with you.
The Coffey's are an Australian family who decided to change their life fourteen years ago when their mother had a heavy skateboard accident from which she hardly recovered after one year.
That stroke of fate made the family's father Jason Coffey consider a break. So they took a camper van and went on vacation.
What was supposed to be a one-years-trip along the Western Australian coast then, ended up being their purpose of life.
The Coffey's: 5 surfing siblings ranging in age from 22 to 14 - Source: instagram.com/hollydazecoffeyyy
The five Coffey siblings are all sponsored surfers and a few have even gone pro
They've converted their dream into a successful business.
Father Jason Coffey being asked about what advice he gave his kids for life said:
I told them to find out what they wanted to do in life and then just do this.
Now one might believe that this is easier said than done. But actually it's all about investing our time into what really matters. While the seven of them were traveling along the Western Australian coast, camping close to the Ocean especially the girls become better and better at surfing.
Since they had plenty of time to follow their passion, practice surfing on a daily basis and even started to live some healthy competition among each other, they're now on their way to become world champions in surfing.
Today the oldest sisters Holly Sue and Ellie-Jean are professional surfers who exercise at least six hours daily.
Holly Sue cheekily comments: "Surfs too" - instagram.com/hollydazecoffeyyy
They've become real surf influencers!
Among them the Coffey kids have over a million Instagram followers.
Over time they've learned how to perfectly capitalize their extraordinary lifestyle.
Being asked how she deals with the fact that some fans not only admire her surf skills but especially follow her for being a pretty girl, the oldest of the sisters Ellie-Jean replies:
Just think about the beautiful former tennis player Ana Kournikova. She's very pretty but besides that she was also a world leading athlete. When a woman's extraordinarily beautiful and also successful in sports, people often get confused.
Nice answer and so very true!
Last year the Coffey's launched their own YouTube channel. Maybe we can convince them to check out @dtube and monetize their content here, too :-)
The sisters Ellie and Holly in their first YouTube video which generated 133K views so far: competition is part of their general understanding - very refreshing!
Congratulations Jason Coffey, for educating your kids to follow their dreams and to become self-confident, determined and kind little personalities!
I think we should all have some 'Coffey-spirit' in our lives...
Best, Marly -
Thanks for your valuable time!
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Great post! The Coffey's sound like an incredible family, very inspirational. Follow your dreams and you can do anything you put your mind to :)
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I'm happy I accidentally found their story, they're such a cool family! Especially the fact that the two older sisters developed a healthy competition among each other and like that pushed themselves to their limits of surfings, is really exemplary.
Thanks for stopping by, I'm glad you enjoyed the read :-)
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Travel is the best what you can have in your life! 😍 keep going 😊
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Travelling is so expensive and time consuming, but also very rewarding
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Wieder mal ein inspirierender Artikel aus deiner Feder, der perfekt zu deinem Lebensgefühl und deiner Lebensphilosophie passt! Am Beispiel von anderen kann man seinen eigenen Weg erkennen.
Zugegebenermaßen habe ich ab und zu mit einem inneren Trägheitsmoment zu kämpfen, was mich erdet und abrupten Richtungsänderungen entgegen steht. Man muss auch sehen, dass es oft mehr als einen möglichen Weg gibt. An jeder Weggabel muss man sich aber für eine Variante entscheiden, und alle anderen bleiben unerfüllt und existieren nur in unserer Imagination. "Was wäre, wenn mich ich damals anders entschieden hätte?" Diese Frage bleibt unbeantwortet für alle Zeit.
Einen herzlichen Gruß auf deine Insel, wo du ja mttlerweile deine Wurzeln geschlagen hast. Und so schlecht ist das ja wohl nicht ....
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Danke für Deinen tollen Kommentar!
Ja diese Geschichte trifft natürlich voll in mein Surfer-Herz :-) Ich finde es super, wenn Familienväter derlei Entscheidungen treffen und ihre Kids zu solch starken und sympathischen Persönlichkeiten erziehen. Wenn ich Kinder hätte, würde ich sie sicher in ähnlicher Weise inspirieren wollen.
Natürlich kosten solche Entscheidungen sehr viel Kraft und enden nicht immer als ein buntes Bilderbuch auf Instagram wie in diesem Fall. Aber wenn wir uns nicht trauen, werden wir nie erfahren ob es vielleicht geklappt hätte :-) Ich hab den Schritt vor 5 Jahren gewagt und freue mich jeden Tag darüber, dass er der beste meines Lebens war.
Mut wird ja irgendwie doch meist belohnt :-)
Liebe Grüße von der Insel
PS: Die Doku lief heute Nachmittag im ZDF, falls Du sie Dir 'on demand' ansehen magst.
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It's really admirable story of Jason Coffey. The one point I noticed here is that the change started from the head of the family. Sometimes, we don't do what we are passionate about because we've to do something else for earning and to support the family. But here is a lesson, I wouldn't force my children to do which I think is good for them, rather for what they are determined and passionate.
It's really good to read. Thanks for sharing @surfermarly
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Well after the accident of his wife he realized that life was much more than just work and earning money. So he sold their house, bought a camper van, took his wife and kids and they went on a vacation, just to be together and enjoy life to the max. On their trip they found their purpose of life. They followed their heart and ended up living their dreams - that's a very powerful message many of us could felt inspired by, and that's why I shared it here :-)
Thanks for your ongoing support @faizan-ashraf! It's much appreciated.
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You are most happily welcome. Indeed, Thanks to you for your kind support. :-)
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Great article!
Yes, its important to get into the water regularly. My intuition is that a lot of electromagnetic cleansing takes place when on is in water. Stoked to see people cash in on what they love.
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Thank you, great comment! :-)
I fully agree on everything you said here. The Ocean has some magical power - and doing what we love, too. The combination of both is just unbeatable.
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Highly recommend swimming in a cold spring sometime. The mineral content content is amazing.
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well that is amazing ... nice post and love the video
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damn good i will read the whole post as i am a regular follower o your posts .. thanks for sharing
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Haha, sweet :-)
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Maybe one day i can travel the world living on crypto
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Very inspirational read, it's always nice when someone can fulfil their dreams and make a living of it, although it's a rare thing for the fortunate and hardworking few :)
Having only surfed once I can't say much about their surfing but listening to them they sound cool and with both feet on their ground, hope they'll keep it up.
Maybe it's time to go to Australia next, looks amazing :D
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Travelling is not just fun, spending money for leisure or being classy. I think it's more of a way of "life".
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That's what the article tried to say :-)
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Awesome story! Thanks for sharing.
I have a few friends that have gone on what was supposed to be a short 3-week trip, and then suddenly it turned in an 18-month trip. The feeling of freedom that we get on a 'vacation' -- just soaking in culture and fresh air -- is second to none.
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lol I can see myself doing that, you don't know what you're missing until you do it
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Thank you for your participation with us
It's a beautiful documentary film
Yes, the trip is fun for the same
Spirit and body
When you travel, you know new people and traditions
And widen your circle of knowledge
welcome to Morocco
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You have to go through today with rhythm. Let your life rhythmically like a song
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This is my dream that every father and leader of the family may think like Jason Coffey, who gave freedom of choice to their kids and now his kids are showing excellence at their respective places. I gave full credit to Jason Coffey who nurtured his kids to opt this profession and rest is the history 133K views from a video shows that how excellent The sisters Ellie and Holly are doing, Massive respect <3
This is such an inspirational story that it made me to say that we are proud of The sisters Ellie and Holly :) :) :)
Thanks a lot the beautiful Soul Marly for inspiring many lives here on steemit through such wonderful documentaries <3
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Yes indeed, travelling, they say, is part of education. So the more extensive one travels the more educated one becomes about people, events, places and cultures. Great from you @surfermarly
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“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not what with what you tried and failed in, but with what still possible for you to do so.
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It's very easy when one understands the basic principle in life - follow your passion. That's it 👍
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Great story
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this is a great article, very motivated life and can make a person's spirit recover. this is amazing
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you are real adventurer girl. your passion for surfing is praiseable.
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most time I go on adventure to learn more from nature. Its the only thing that inspires me so much. Live your dream well,You ll never regret doing so. Thanks for this great article
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Very inspiring. When we align ourselves with what we love and what is better for the whole of humanity we will be suprosed by what happens in our lives. The syncronistic happenings that the universe give us will propel us into a life of meaning and abundance.
I love hearing stories like this Marly. It motivates me to give more energy into the things in my life that truly matter. Thank you and keep up the good work!
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thank you very much for getting these guides translated and sharing all of them here along with posting this in the resteems request channel on my discord!
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Wow amiga, Lo de viajar por el mundo como tu dices ya es bastante famoso, y es increíble que eso sea el sueño de muchas personas, conocer mas países y cosas nuevas,increíble,no? de verdad muy conmovedor la historia de los 'The Coffey's'. eso demuestra que de una casualidad puedes encontrar el propósito de vida, de 5 surfistas 2 profesionales no esta nada mal, toda una herencia familiar llena de talento, saludos :D
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great post....creative one.....
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This is really amazing . I mean it's only responsibility of parents to let their kids follow thr dreams.. they should make it easy for them. Give them good etiquettes, hardwork,honest,follow ur heart and make them get close to nature, so they love it too :)
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Most of us spend our lives, without even knowing it, chasing our own spirit without realising it is within us and is us. Do something real and release your own spirit from the chains they call normalised society when it is really only a prison. Peace and love.
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Wow - so inspiring! I'm definitely going to follow the Coffey's adventures! I've always felt like traveling is a physical manifestation of your soul expanding - you never come back the same person that you were when you left - in a good way!
My boyfriend @richardcrill and I are about to embark on a similar adventure in the states! Starting this spring, we'll be living & travelling full-time in our remodeled 1973 Dodge Travco - appropriately named the "Dodgemahal". 😜 We're going to document our adventures on Steemit on our @dodgemahal account - nothing is posted yet, but working on some renovation videos! Wish I knew how to surf though - maybe I'll actually learn on this trip!
Thanks for always sharing your positivity - your posts are one of my favorites to read on Steemit ✌❤
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Passion is what we like to do with our full efforts, If we give our 100 %, it will become our future and it will take us to success which everybody dreams off. That's what This family did and now along with the success, They have converted their passion in to Their proffessoin :)
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yes, you should follow your dreams. I made my hobby into a business, and it has been hard going at times, but it has never felt like work to me because I love it so much.
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"They Went On Vacation And Never Came Back" This was a great motivation quote. I also think that those who do their job do not work at all during their lives. I will follow you.Thanks for inspiration.
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creativity
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This proves that our life relies solely on our mindset.
The accident of their mother could have devastated them, but they didn't let that happen. Thanks to their dad.
I still retain this believe; we can forge ourselves into anything we want to
It just takes passion and determination.
She is right!😏
I'm confused!😍😍
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Great Aussie family. They have used their natural talents and lots of hard work to build their brand and use this to live an insta lifestyle. It would be amazing if they came into the Steem ecosystem, I’m sure they’d bring a whole new community with them.
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Very admirable story.
If you follow your passion?
You'll defiantly feel inner peace and calm and that in my point of view is the best things we can give to our inner soul.
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I really need to step up my format structure. Any solid youtubers or dtubers i can study to help perfect my approach to making my post look more appealing? Btw i found your page on cryptoland’s YouTube page. I thinks it’s only right i mention the person who shined their light on your profile. He was very positive in explaining your influence on here. Im all for that positive spread of information.
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Hi @surfermarly,
I totally agree with you that visiting different places and cultures doesn't just reset our mind but also helps our spiritual growth and broadens our views.
I love how Coffey's stepped out of the comfort zone and reached for their dreams! Very often, the only thing that really stops us from living a much happier life is a lack of courage to change the way we think and venture into the unknown.
Although I'm writing a quite different type of blog, I see that you have a lot of positive extreme/exotic sports posts and I find that quite interesting, I'll follow you! 😊
Cheers,
@lifenbeauty
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@surfermarly can you do a post with some tips for new people on steem, I try my best but nobody seems to notice my posts :(
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This is what life is about.
This, right here.
All the best for you, girl.
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What an awesome story for you to accidentally discover! Really inspirational! Just wondering @surfermarly, I noticed you write in here in English and German (I think?), where are you from? :-)
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Good thing
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Wow they really are living it up!
It is SO *important to dream, yet its at least AS important to believe in your dream and to take the leap which can be scary to really embracing it and giving up slavery to safety and settling for a mediocre life~~
Your a great example of that and have inspired a lot of people. Thanks for that and I wish you continued progress and conscious evolution~*~
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Recognised your blog at your answer to @newclarissa. Good post. Followed.
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Travel is the best what you can have in your life....
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You know, I used to be jealous of people like them. And then unhealthy jealousy turns to helpful aspiration. Now its a motivated goal.
I know in my heart i want to be them. Not necessarily surf the world and have great abs (though thats definitely a plus), but doing what they love and know 100% in their hearts that it's what they were born to do.
So many humans in this day and age do not even know what is their purpose on earth. Everyday in and out of the office filling papers is not the reason why they exist and they feel it in their hearts, its what i used to feel in my heart.
And if i can get paid to do what i love, that's heaven on earth.
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Great post...good video...
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I wouldn't say it was an accident you finding this story! It inspired you, and now inspired me. I found your profile clicking there, here and there again.. And the first post that caught up my attetion was this one. It's funny 'cause I was having some sort of "lack of inspiration", and just got cheered up by this. Thank you.
My grandpa used to say that the only way I'd fail is if I stop trying, so I keep working to make my dreams come true :). Take my old man's advice, you'll see!
Cheers!
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