Corporeal vanity?
Intimations of mortality.
Psychiatric woe in its myriads shades and incarnations.
The urge to climb up the hierarchy of a social species,
as the sparks fly upwards?
The denial of death?
Lust for life?
Lust for lust's sake?
or more decent motivations: freindships; health for you and an approach passed down by example to the youngsters
A pill has been taken following an extracted tooth, and the only part of me now swimming is my head.
Basic summarized question, the above meandering nothwithstanding. Swimming gives us something, relief from bad aspects of our lives, or at least some distraction; it also helps us heal from wounds in the character. How has it made your life a better thing?
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After some icky upfront work of getting back into shape, swimming is my accidental find - the fountain of youth.
It's a place where it's okay to be competitive - and a place to learn about yourself. :wiggle:
(I apologize in advance for this bad ode). :)
Ode to Swimming
Instead of sipping that glass of vermouth
I've accidentally found the fountain of youth
No smoking, no drinking, no gambling, no cheating
Who could swim 6x800s after taking that beating!?
Banished! are beer guts that appear with no warning!
It's up at dawn or even 4 in the morning!
No coffee; no latte; no double espresso are craved
Grab the suit and the goggles and hit the cool waves
Pick your poison; be zen; go smooth, even and slow
Or jump in with the "animals" and hold 100s on one-double 0
Glide through the water; take a first breath towards the sky
Swimming, yes swimming, is the ultimate high
Non-swimmers don't see and even ask "Why?"
Yet we know the secret; the one to being truly alive
We're all on a journey - some seeking fame, riches, and wealth
But some, just a few, quest for the discovery of self
After some icky upfront work of getting back into shape, swimming is my accidental find - the fountain of youth.
It's a place where it's okay to be competitive - and a place to learn about yourself. :wiggle:
(I apologize in advance for this bad ode). :)
Ode to Swimming
Instead of sipping that glass of vermouth
I've accidentally found the fountain of youth
No smoking, no drinking, no gambling, no cheating
Who could swim 6x800s after taking that beating!?
Banished! are beer guts that appear with no warning!
It's up at dawn or even 4 in the morning!
No coffee; no latte; no double espresso are craved
Grab the suit and the goggles and hit the cool waves
Pick your poison; be zen; go smooth, even and slow
Or jump in with the "animals" and hold 100s on one-double 0
Glide through the water; take a first breath towards the sky
Swimming, yes swimming, is the ultimate high
Non-swimmers don't see and even ask "Why?"
Yet we know the secret; the one to being truly alive
We're all on a journey - some seeking fame, riches, and wealth
But some, just a few, quest for the discovery of self
