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?
Here's an example: About 90 minutes ago I began working on some new copy for our web site. I've since interrupted that to:
read a bit from a New Yorker article I left unfinished last night
check my email
try to download the entry for the Colonies Zone meet (not responding)
Check on whether results/splits were posted for the meet I swam in on Sunday
And see what's been posted on this Forum since I was last here early this am.
That's how I am all the time and I don't have ADD. I have MMA.
I like swimming to quiet the mind. I also like it for the feel better/look better/feel happier/look happier mode. I think I get this more from swimming than other sports I've competed in. Maybe because I'm better at swimming... I like meets; I like to race. I also really enjoy meeting other swimmers.
I'm not sure how swimming relates to "climbing up the heirarchy of a social species" though. Most people I know don't know anything about swimming, and don't have any idea what I really do. They think it's odd that I go to "practice." Their loss. I think I'd have better luck with the social hierarchy if I played tennis. But no thanks. Maybe if swimming helps us look/feel better we're more apt to climb higher on the social ladder?
On the "psychiatric" angle, I think swiming has helped me lead a more well rounded life and have more "me" time. It's not just "kids, kids, kids, drive, drive, drive, worry, worry, worry, be proud, be proud, be proud, be irritated, be irritated, be irriatated. So, I think it keeps me sane and makes me a better person and mother. Maybe a better wife too. Except when my shoulder hurts. ;) At least like Kristina says, I don't have the time or energy for cheatin' or gamblin.'
Here's an example: About 90 minutes ago I began working on some new copy for our web site. I've since interrupted that to:
read a bit from a New Yorker article I left unfinished last night
check my email
try to download the entry for the Colonies Zone meet (not responding)
Check on whether results/splits were posted for the meet I swam in on Sunday
And see what's been posted on this Forum since I was last here early this am.
That's how I am all the time and I don't have ADD. I have MMA.
I like swimming to quiet the mind. I also like it for the feel better/look better/feel happier/look happier mode. I think I get this more from swimming than other sports I've competed in. Maybe because I'm better at swimming... I like meets; I like to race. I also really enjoy meeting other swimmers.
I'm not sure how swimming relates to "climbing up the heirarchy of a social species" though. Most people I know don't know anything about swimming, and don't have any idea what I really do. They think it's odd that I go to "practice." Their loss. I think I'd have better luck with the social hierarchy if I played tennis. But no thanks. Maybe if swimming helps us look/feel better we're more apt to climb higher on the social ladder?
On the "psychiatric" angle, I think swiming has helped me lead a more well rounded life and have more "me" time. It's not just "kids, kids, kids, drive, drive, drive, worry, worry, worry, be proud, be proud, be proud, be irritated, be irritated, be irriatated. So, I think it keeps me sane and makes me a better person and mother. Maybe a better wife too. Except when my shoulder hurts. ;) At least like Kristina says, I don't have the time or energy for cheatin' or gamblin.'
