Thursday 30 August 2012

Swimming is my chocolate

You may or may not have noticed that my most positive, sarcasm-free posts are all related to swimming - not running.  I realize this is blasphemy on a running blog, but, to make it crystal clear, I Love Swimming.  I love swimming like I love chocolate - swimming is milk chocolate (my one true love) and running is dark chocolate (calculated and controlled).  I love swimming like I love the smell of gasoline, like the feeling of clean sheets (Egyptian cotton, 500+ thread count) after a nighttime shower.  I love swimming like I love my faithful Mr. Quackers nightie.
I love swimming like I love Jax Teller with short hair, or in that fight scene in Ireland.  I love swimming like I love Scarlett O'Hara and her forbidden love for Rhett Butler, or like Jon Bon singing Livin' On a Prayer in his leather pants.  But, most of all, I love swimming like I love my husband.
Swimming is comfort, refreshment.  Swimming is gliding, is weightless.  Swimming is a healer; swimming is tranquil.  Swimming allows me to attain that feeling of being wrung out, stripped, that moment of calm exhaustion as you slowly make your way out of the lake, legs unsteady, uncertain ... no thoughts.

8 comments:

  1. I stumbled upon your blog a few days ago and am so glad you are sharing your experience. I also have ibs-d. I started running about a year ago and am trying to build up my "endurance" it is so frustrating to cut a run short to sprint to the bathroom. It's nice to know I'm not alone.

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    1. Thanks so much for commenting! This is exactly what I am trying to do, trying to share my experiences with people who are likely encountering similar problems. It is only through talking about it that we will feel less alone, and maybe we'll learn something while we're at it!

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  2. There is something about water that is extremely peaceful. I get it!!

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks Kathy! I just checked out yours, so interesting to see all of the different interpretations of the same prompt!

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  3. I find waves so peaceful, I can spend hours just watching them

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  4. How rude! I complain about the captcha and then don't even come back and leave the comment I wanted to leave...SORRY.

    I am a fellow swimmer (and I love dark chocolate) and for me swimming is breathing and life. I am weightless in the water and totally free of all stresses of life. There is no place I am more at peace and bliss than floating or swimming in the pool.

    Loved this post.

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  5. Thanks so much Jo - both for the comment and the captcha help! So glad you enjoyed it!

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