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John Pritchett: Wipeout

From the Maui wildfires at home to wars and disasters abroad, a lot of terrible things happened this year. Here’s hoping for a brighter new year.

By John Pritchett

December 31, 2023 · 1 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

From the Maui wildfires at home to wars and disasters abroad, a lot of terrible things happened this year. Here’s hoping for a brighter new year.

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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From 2023 Surfer of the YearNathan Florence, hometown, Haleiwa Wiping OutLearn From Your Mistakes Every failure is an opportunity to learn. That is the nature of life and the nature of surfing. In fact, it is an essential and necessary part of surfing. Embrace the process of failure and most importantly, learn from that wipeout.Every single big Swell I have anxiety, I have my doubts, I get scared, before the swell I wonder there are heavy consequences, could it be this one, it's the ocean, it's mother nature, as soon as you try to predict it, as soon as you get overconfident, mother nature does not hesitate to slap you back in place. You need to push your boundaries with a healthy dose of awareness and preparation. Let's Go Surfing!Source material extracted from:"Mastering Wipeouts" by the Surf Strength Coach"Nathan Florence - Surfer of the Year"by Zander Morton, Surfer Magazine, October 30, 2023

Clif_Hasegawa · 1 year ago

Let's hope so, John!Let the sunshine in!

RexDubiel · 1 year ago

Thanks for your apt cartoon, John, that says it all. Happy and better New Year. Aloha, Cynthia

RepThielen · 1 year ago

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