My personal element is fire, which makes sense now that I understand the elements and myself a bit more. However, I’m a water baby at heart. I love the water and typically feel at home there. From swimming, to the ocean, to a nice hot shower, it calms and soothes me. (Then again, water does tend to tame fire.)
Side note on the elements – I’m not talking about my horoscope or moon signs (mostly Earth), but my core personality traits and colors. That’s not what this is about today, though.
Water soothes my soul in a way that I find difficult to fully articulate. I love a super hot shower, as it makes me feel clean and soothed. But I also love the cool ocean or pool on a hot day, as it cools and soothes me. The common factor is that I love to be in the water.
It refreshes me and rejuvenates me. I could stay there for hours (if it weren’t for getting easily sunburned). My mom thought that I would be afraid of the water or hate it after I nearly drowned when I was two years old. Apparently we were having a pool party and I watched the big people jump in and decided I would do the same. Except, I didn’t know how to swim. She said I was blue and not breathing by the time she jumped in and pulled me from the bottom of the pool. She was incredibly upset with my father (who was one of the adults in the pool who didn’t notice me jumping in).
I haven’t been lucky enough to have a home with a pool as an adult, but it’s on my list of things I’d enjoy during this lifetime that I’m working towards. In the meantime, I take advantage of pool days and the ocean when I get the chance.
My very first time snorkeling was in Jamaica with the nurse sharks. It was totally unexpected, and I was in heaven (despite not feeling well). None of my photos turned out, but it was an incredible experience.
I was lucky enough to take some amazing photos when my kids and I snorkeled in the ocean in Hawaii. One of my favorite photos from that trip was an amazing selfie I took underwater with the gopro. I had forgotten about the picture and didn’t know what it looked like until long after we were home.
Next up, is learning how to scuba dive. Once I am certified, I will most likely start booking other trips that revolve around diving. The Bahamas dive with the reef sharks has been on my list of things to experience for a few years now, so that will likely be one of my first trips with the primary focus being diving.
I also want to play around on a paddle board more. Perhaps the next time I’ll get the nerve (or courage) to stand up. I doubt my own abilities at times, which makes it hard to try new things. That stems from embarrassment about my size/weight when I need other people to help me do things, so that is something I’m working to overcome in a couple of ways.
First, accepting myself and the abilities of my body as is. But also working to get stronger and in better shape so that I am more able and recognize the amazing things my body is capable of. I don’t want to let that stop me from trying new things, especially the things I’ve been wanting to experience for so long.
What do you do that takes you to another realm where all you feel is peace, awe, and wonder?
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