Why can’t I simply ride the current in the direction it flows? Somehow, and I don’t know why, I feel more alive swimming upstream….Lately, chaos rules the state. So within. So without. Through entering a state of 38F water I explore the chaos within, seeking an antidote to reflect an ordered without. I employ 2 mantras; let the water hold me and be one with the water…my heart must first open…

It’s always been about the swim. Strip away all the crap that surrounds it and what remains is you and the water.

Thoughts from an Open Water Swimmer and Father: I wrote these thoughts as a guide to myself through the next months, and beyond. It is not complete nor a gospel, only thoughts of how I can live more fully and authentically today. Tomorrow will be different. My goal is to practice as many as possible, knowing a good day may only be three or four.