Welcome to episode 197 of Live Happy Now.

This is your host, Paula Phelps, thanking you for joining us again today.

This week, we're joined by surfing legend Laird Hamilton, who has transcended his surfing

roots to become an international fitness icon, nutrition expert, and entrepreneur.

What you may not know is that he's also used his connection

with nature to expand his inner wisdom and define greater happiness. His new book, Life Rider,

heart, body, soul, and life beyond the ocean, looks at the five key pillars he's found instrumental

and creating happiness. So let's hear what he has to say.

I am really happy and honored to have you on Live Happy Now.

Thank you for joining us today.

Thank you for having me.

You know, it's so interesting because you're known first and foremost as an athlete.

And you're also a businessman.

You have all these different sides to you.

But I think a lot of people

wouldn't realize that you have such an enlightened spiritual side. And, you know, obviously,

that's not something that happens overnight. Can you kind of tell where, you know, how that

journey began for you? Well, I would have to attribute a lot of my inward reflection to, well, my

upbringing and, you know, kind of

being raised in in Hawaii in such kind of awe-inspiring, incredible environments. And I think

there's, I have to always give my mother a huge amount of credit. My DNA is from her and,

and just her, you know, her as a person.

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