I've recently discovered swimming. Yes, of course I knew it existed. But, I've never used swimming as a form of exercise or a way to stay fit. Now, since I hurt my back recently, I've been going crazy. There doesn't seem to be an exercise in the world that I can do. I was told, however, that swimming would be alright. And after feeling awful for a number of weeks and thinking I would turn into a blob if I didn't get moving, swimming has become a haven.
It's actually giving me a bit of a meditative edge as well. I find that when I dive into the pool and start the rhythm of doing strokes, the entire world seems to disappear. It's just me, floating in a sea of calm. So, not only am I doing something good for myself, and helping to heal my body, but I'm quieting my mind. Most of us have thoughts that are constantly popping into our heads - people refer to it as the noise in our heads. And it's so hard to turn off that noise. What happens when you swim, however, is that the noise seems to disappear. If I have too much noise while I'm swimming, I veer off course into some hapless soul, or I lose my rhythm. Swimming requires just enough concentration that I can't really think about too much else. And that is a great thing!
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