We are a family of "swimmers" and I use the term loosely. My kids are excellent swimmers and have had loads of lessons and spend countless hours all summer long in the local lakes and river swimming. I'm glad they are good swimmers. I'm glad they respect the water and know how to swim. I too like swimming. I'm an okay swimmer. Like my kids I have had many lessons growing up. We lived on a lake and swam lots as kids. I do like swimming. I especially like swimming in the lake on a calm, hot summer day. I like being able to play in the water with the kids and have fun doing so. I enjoy the interactive water games we play as well as solo swims.
Often times when we go to the lake I do what I call swimming. I "glide" out to water over my head, in a manner that resembles a frog-like breast stroke. Then I like to lean back in the water in a back-float and close my eyes. I like the feeling of floating, the water cool around me, the sun warm on my face. The noises around me filtered through the water in a strange way. Kids laughter and boat motors all become something else as it muffles its way through the water to my ears. It's like a distant noise, like I'm drifting away, away from the laughter and noise. Drifting to a place of calm, a place of peacefulness.
It's also at time like this that I have unusual thoughts. Remember I mentioned this recently in the 10 things you may not know about me post. But strange thoughts enter my mind randomly. No, not like hearing voices, but rather, I wonder why, or what is, or can you imagine kind of thoughts. One day while out swimming I had one of this random, strange thoughts. One I would have to classify as a I wonder or can you imagine, sort of thought.
But as I was floating out in the cool of the lake, with the sun warm on my face and the noises of life filtered and my being drifting away to a place of calm, a place of peacefulness. I wondered. I tried to recall. But all I could muster was wonder. What I wondered that day in the lake with the sun warm on my face was if this is how a baby feels floating in her momma's belly. Warm and comfortable; a feeling of floating; hearing strange sounds muffled by the "water" and a faint light piercing through in a soft glow. I decided that this may very well indeed be what it feels like to be a baby in her momma's womb. It was the best comparison I could muster at the time and found it to be a most satisfying notion. It was a wonderful feeling and I enjoyed it.
Do you suppose next time your out floating in the lake, with the sun on your face warm and bright, and the noises of life muffled by the water in your ears you will think about this and wonder for yourself?
Often times when we go to the lake I do what I call swimming. I "glide" out to water over my head, in a manner that resembles a frog-like breast stroke. Then I like to lean back in the water in a back-float and close my eyes. I like the feeling of floating, the water cool around me, the sun warm on my face. The noises around me filtered through the water in a strange way. Kids laughter and boat motors all become something else as it muffles its way through the water to my ears. It's like a distant noise, like I'm drifting away, away from the laughter and noise. Drifting to a place of calm, a place of peacefulness.
It's also at time like this that I have unusual thoughts. Remember I mentioned this recently in the 10 things you may not know about me post. But strange thoughts enter my mind randomly. No, not like hearing voices, but rather, I wonder why, or what is, or can you imagine kind of thoughts. One day while out swimming I had one of this random, strange thoughts. One I would have to classify as a I wonder or can you imagine, sort of thought.
But as I was floating out in the cool of the lake, with the sun warm on my face and the noises of life filtered and my being drifting away to a place of calm, a place of peacefulness. I wondered. I tried to recall. But all I could muster was wonder. What I wondered that day in the lake with the sun warm on my face was if this is how a baby feels floating in her momma's belly. Warm and comfortable; a feeling of floating; hearing strange sounds muffled by the "water" and a faint light piercing through in a soft glow. I decided that this may very well indeed be what it feels like to be a baby in her momma's womb. It was the best comparison I could muster at the time and found it to be a most satisfying notion. It was a wonderful feeling and I enjoyed it.
Do you suppose next time your out floating in the lake, with the sun on your face warm and bright, and the noises of life muffled by the water in your ears you will think about this and wonder for yourself?
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