Wow! I am blown away by this essay. There is so much substance and so much beauty in the writing. I have read it twice and am saving it to read again. Cold water swimming, the joy and pain of it, the grief of knowing the water and world are warming. I loved that I had to look up several words in the piece and then loved the words for their multidimensionality. What a wonderful piece! I look forward to reading much more from this author.
Amazing writing, thank you. I've been trying to gear up the courage to take up swimming in the North Sea - to practice acceptance and to connect more with the physical world, quietening the noise inside my head. This piece has taken me one step closer to making that happen.
Wow! I am blown away by this essay. There is so much substance and so much beauty in the writing. I have read it twice and am saving it to read again. Cold water swimming, the joy and pain of it, the grief of knowing the water and world are warming. I loved that I had to look up several words in the piece and then loved the words for their multidimensionality. What a wonderful piece! I look forward to reading much more from this author.
Amazing writing, thank you. I've been trying to gear up the courage to take up swimming in the North Sea - to practice acceptance and to connect more with the physical world, quietening the noise inside my head. This piece has taken me one step closer to making that happen.
So glad the essay moved you, and hope you get to try it!