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LESSONS FROM THE WATER READ PREVIOUS ARTICLES WEBSITE SCHEDULE SUBSTACK Where are you gripping? I was driving in traffic the other day and caught myself humming. It’s a practice my coach taught me — a simple way to find myself when I feel scattered or braced. Humming helps ensure I’m continuously exhaling in the water, something I continue to struggle with. While I was surprised to catch myself humming in the car, that wasn’t what was interesting — it was how tightly I was gripping the…
Stretching the Edges—Together Comfort and growth rarely live in the same neighborhood. Yet we keep looking for shortcuts between them—ways to expand without feeling that edge of discomfort that signals real change. Once I started noticing resistance in myself, I saw it everywhere: The colleague who says, “I could never speak in public.” The friend who insists they’re “not creative.” The neighbor who feels they’re “too old to learn something new.” And in the pool, when swimmers—beginners and…
LESSONS FROM THE WATER READ PREVIOUS ARTICLES WEBSITE SCHEDULE SUBSTACK This week a new swimmer arrived for lessons. A hot afternoon, he was clearly curious about the little pool. Cautiously clinging to his mom, he eyed me warily and said, “I can’t swim.” “That’s why you’re here,” I beamed. “Come sit on the edge.” Hiding behind his mom, he quieted and showed no signs of approaching the water. Mom gently reminded him about other activities that he was hesitant about at first but now loved. He…
Find Refuge in the Water Last September I turned 50. I thought that I was handling “middle age” just fine – until I had to pull out the reading glasses that I reluctantly purchased – I broke down crying. But that’s just one piece of it. The swim studio project I have been pouring myself into has been dragging out, tangled in unexpected regulatory hurdles and unforeseen expenses. Every step forward seems to come with a new roadblock. And beyond my own struggles, there’s the flailing economy, a…
Reflections from the water Reflections | News | Updates Summer Edition Time has felt particularly fluid lately. Maybe it’s the hours I spend in the water. Water has an astounding way of making me feel ageless. When I’m having tea parties with six year olds in swim lessons every day, am I really edging past the half century mark? Or am I still a 10 year old diving for quarters at the pool with my friends? Hard to say in the moment. On Sunday, I completed my 7th—astounding even to me—17km trip…
How it starts… Do you swim to manage stress? Get healthy? Workout with others? Immerse yourself in nature? Connect with your body in the water? As a vehicle to meet others and travel the world? Because it’s a challenge that you don’t want to back down from? Where it can take you. For me, what started as a challenge – I was terrified of what lurked in the open water, but didn’t want that fear to define me. Grew into a love of being, literally, immersed in nature – the rhythm of the seasons,…
