I spent the day running around seeing the sights and eating at places just to try out something new so I could record the memory of it to add to my positive energy pool. Good memories = Good energy right?
I get to the ocean and I dive right in swimming around not in deep water really but deep enough to drop my legs and just swim. I got tired and so I just floated adrift in the ocean, it was rather peaceful so I kept floating enjoying the weightlessness of my body so relaxing I couldn't help but to stay in peace.
I found my self, closing my eyes just trying to get the most of that relaxing state and wow was it great! I think I lost 50 pounds of worry and stress within minutes like the world has been lifted from my shoulders and my body was recharging life back into it. I know it seems a bit exaggerated but it is the best way to describe the emotional value of that experience.
I open my eyes to see blue skies a little bright I think my eyes were adjusting to the light as I had my eyes shut for just awhile maybe longer than I thought? I look out and see this strip of land, I look around and just see blue skies and ocean... could I have drifted out so far?
My heart started to pound and I admit I started to panic a... little bit... I kept telling my self "I can make this it's not as far as it seems but that voice in the back of my head kept peaking in screaming "We are going to die!" I hate that voice it really pisses me off!
So I started to swim slowly with even strokes as I knew if I burst into a full stroke swim I would get tired and fail... I don't want to fail. I knew how to swim from the time I was little but by no means was I a professional swimmer. It feels like I been swimming for an hour my body was getting tired every once and awhile my head dunked under the water and I would correct my position to the best floating/swimming combo.
I can't die now I have so much to do... so much to see... "isn't that what everyone thinks before they die!" that little voice in the back of my mind says. Yep, that little voice in the back of my mind is really pissing me off! I found my anger was fueling my swimming I feel like I'm a lot closer to shore now.
I realized that I was in safe range by the shore but I was tired. You really do have to respect the ocean as it had pulled me out far with what seems to be in a few minutes. Once I got to the shore it felt like I was very heavy so I just lay down for a bit "With my eyes open" and rested.
It wasn't that I was out so far that scared me but the fact I didn't expect it to be out so far. Surfing with your board that floats is one thing but floating and waking up far from the land is another. It doesn't take much for even a professional swimmer to get overwhelmed by the dangers of the ocean.
Rip Currents and Shore Breaks are but a few dangers you have to watch out for. Remember when you're out in the ocean it's one big open wilderness with all kinds of creatures living in it from sharks to stinging jellyfish.
I will always love coming to the ocean no matter what happens. Today I learn to respect it more even though I had a great respect for it I think of this as a reminder.
Yes I really snap this shot while thinking I was going to die, I think I might be broken lol
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