I am quite shit at swimming, I should be good, I've spent most of my life in the bitter seas of Great Britain, but I am shit.
Don't get me wrong, I can swim a decent way, I just think I should have a better technique. It makes it all a lot more graceful if you finish your lengths and your goggles aren't full of water and your hair isn't in your mouth and you aren't gasping.
I think swimming's like a lot of things in life. You've gotta learn to be resilient, to be able to stay afloat when someone capsises your boat without warning. And you've gotta learn to do that without any one else, without any armbands. You've gotta do it on your own, with your own strength and knowlege.
Sometimes you meet people who you know could throw you into that icy ,dark sea at any moment and it's really scary. I guess you've gotta work out if they're worth that risk. If they're worth that submergence into the cold water that takes your breath away. It's hard trying to work out if someones worth the risk, 'cause for most of us, being capsised once changes your whole perspective on the water.
It's just one of those things. Some people fall off a horse and never get back on it. Some people get back on straight away and others need time before they can come to terms with the whole experience and get back on.
I think I'm the latter. It's not like I'm never gunna ride a horse again, it's just I'll make sure I'm as safe as I can be....Just re-read that, sounds like sexual inuendo. It's not. Some girl died from shagging a horse, I am NEVER EVER EVER doing that again.
I guess I never thought I was insecure, turns out everyone is, even if it's just a little bit.
I'm insecure because I've all but once had the power to capsise someone's boat, and now, someone else could capsise mine with a click of their fingers.
So the big question is should one pack armbands just in case? Or just trust that the waters will be kind to you this time?
Jojo xxx
I wrote this post listening to : Jose Gonzalles.
Don't get me wrong, I can swim a decent way, I just think I should have a better technique. It makes it all a lot more graceful if you finish your lengths and your goggles aren't full of water and your hair isn't in your mouth and you aren't gasping.
I think swimming's like a lot of things in life. You've gotta learn to be resilient, to be able to stay afloat when someone capsises your boat without warning. And you've gotta learn to do that without any one else, without any armbands. You've gotta do it on your own, with your own strength and knowlege.
Sometimes you meet people who you know could throw you into that icy ,dark sea at any moment and it's really scary. I guess you've gotta work out if they're worth that risk. If they're worth that submergence into the cold water that takes your breath away. It's hard trying to work out if someones worth the risk, 'cause for most of us, being capsised once changes your whole perspective on the water.
It's just one of those things. Some people fall off a horse and never get back on it. Some people get back on straight away and others need time before they can come to terms with the whole experience and get back on.
I think I'm the latter. It's not like I'm never gunna ride a horse again, it's just I'll make sure I'm as safe as I can be....Just re-read that, sounds like sexual inuendo. It's not. Some girl died from shagging a horse, I am NEVER EVER EVER doing that again.
I guess I never thought I was insecure, turns out everyone is, even if it's just a little bit.
I'm insecure because I've all but once had the power to capsise someone's boat, and now, someone else could capsise mine with a click of their fingers.
So the big question is should one pack armbands just in case? Or just trust that the waters will be kind to you this time?
Jojo xxx
I wrote this post listening to : Jose Gonzalles.
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