Sometimes while I am swimming, I take a long deep breath, flip over to my back and look at the huge, beautiful blue sky and have complete amazement that this is actually ... ME! I am swimming!! I am strong ... I am floating ... I am breathing and gliding through the depths of this lake! It is truly amazing. Before our journey 18 months ago, the mere thought of swimming made me cringe and hyperventilate. To think that swimming would so quickly become my release, my restore, my peace (except on race days), is just amazing to me.
Last week we ventured out on our end of summer challenge - to swim the entire lake. We swam this beautiful lake -- 2 miles in 1.5 hours!!! It was unbelievable! I became a bit delirious midway, thinking eels were going to come and grab me ... and my other 2 mermaids (Sara and Lori) would not be able to rescue me as I lagged behind ... But at the end it felt triumphant and left me feeling strong and proud of our feat ... It gave clarity to why we train for our races, to feel that strength resonate and carry you through your toughest moments. So it is a moment I want to pause and be thankful for ... our swimming, it has truly helped me be at peace with my own strengths and weaknesses.
I CAN swim!!!
-- Sent from my Palm Pre
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