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Oh, Yeah. Oh, Yeah.

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Eej S

Jan 25, 2022 Today at the lake, I swam by myself at my neighborhood beach. It’s not the best beach ‘cause the water is full of particles and duck poop germs. But it feels the safest when I go alone. There’s a walking path that goes right past the beach.  I had to get back READ MORE

Posted in People I Meet, Sacred Swims, Sea and Lake Plants Tagged accident, consciousness, exercise
Sunny Swim with Sunbeam Magic

Sunny Swim with Sunbeam Magic

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Eej S

Today at the lake I got to swim with K, who I haven’t seen since the crazy wavy jumping outing months and months ago.  I wrote a little chant for us to say before we got in the lake, “We are sea witches, proud and true; we’re going to swim in the lake so blue!” READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims Tagged openwaterswimming, sunbeam-kaleidoscope, swim-buddy, swim-gear
Why

Why

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Eej S

Today at the lake…I didn’t go! Kinda sick, but I had pt instead. I was trying to explain why I swim to my pt. ‘Cause I’m a runner who can’t run. Also, sunbeams, weightlessness, magic. But the runner part of my brain is what gets me to enter the lake when it’s cold. The runner READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences, The Journey Tagged insights, openwaterswimming, resilience, why-i-swim
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