Several weeks ago I visited my parent’s home in Sebastian, FL with my lady. It was a warm, sunny day and I was lounging in the pool… just floating… floating and zoning.
Tara asked me what I was thinking about, as she often does, because I’m usually lost in thought with my trademark pensive furrow adorning my brow.
This is where I typically respond with some sad refrain about the ongoing saga of work stressors or how I’m visualizing tasks to be completed in the near future, as if though running through them in my mind will not only make me more prepared, but will events to unfold precisely as I picture them. But at this particular moment, a smile crept across my face (after first doing a follow up scan to insure what I was about to tell her was honest to goodness truth) and then I said, “Absolutely nothing… and it’s AWESOME.”
I was completely in the moment. Aware of my breathing, the rays of the sun as they touched my skin, all the sounds of the coastal breeze as it moved through the trees, and the sounds of the pool as filters ran and water gently lapped against the sides. I was right there with my family and dearest loved ones… no negative or stressful thoughts, just present, at peace, and grateful.
I need to make more time for “swimming pools”.
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I love the moments when the mind quiets itself without initiation from us. That always happens to me in swimming pools, too.
Posted on December 9, 2009 at 3:29 am.
I love this and can totally relate. I think why I love beach or pool vacations so much is because it gives me the time to do just what you said: enjoy the breeze and warmth of the sun. Hope you have many more moments like this!
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 3:53 pm.