Category: Sports
I’m not athletically inclined at all! In school, I was always smart (and painfully skinny) so I naturally shied away from anything vaguely resembling sports. However, after having vacationed in Miami a couple of times and Jamaica once, I realized I needed to learn how to swim. I gave it a couple of tries and always ended up being so afraid of drowning that I proceeded to do just that – almost drown.
In 2004, I finally signed up for private lessons and saw progress! I was able to get in the water, follow directions and swim. I wasn’t ready for Olympic competition but I was out there doing my little thing. Then my instructor was fired/dismissed/no longer worked at the place where I was learning to swim. I lost my momentum and enthusiasm and soon stopped the classes.
Tonight, I just went to my first class and find that the zen or mind-body connection that I once had is now gone. I despair not because I plan to persevere until I once again am zipping about confidently in the water.
After all, I have some ocean swimming to do…
Tune in later for my swimming adventures.