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| High school swim meet |
Just thinking about my impending lessons makes my heart beat faster. I am kind of torn with the excitement of learning a new skill and the fear I have, which is the real reason I never learned it in the first place. It took me this long (with a lot of coaxing from a colleague) to finally put my foot down and learn how to swim...and hopefully, I will really learn.
I know...I know...I may really sound silly, specially to those of you who are seasoned swimmers. But I know I am not the only person in the world with the fear of drowning. Even good swimmers drown, you know. So that makes me a prime candidate for drowning, and it doesn't require a lot of effort to drown me lol!
I know...I know...I may really sound silly, specially to those of you who are seasoned swimmers. But I know I am not the only person in the world with the fear of drowning. Even good swimmers drown, you know. So that makes me a prime candidate for drowning, and it doesn't require a lot of effort to drown me lol!
I am aware that the only reason I don't know how to swim is that I can't even submerge my head in the water. I dislike the feeling of going underneath the water's surface. Sheesh, I think I can even drown while simply standing under a waterfall. Okay, I am exaggerating there but just to stress my point that I am that hopeless with going under water. Sometimes, I wish my mom gave birth in a bath tub so I'll be a natural swimmer.
So why in the world am I pushing myself to do something that is probably giving me enough anxiety to have a heart attack before I even start dipping in the pool? Well, crazy people (like me) like doing challenges in the first place hehehe. Second, I like to write this off in my things to do list (no bucket lists for me). Seriously though, I like to do something more challenging other than running and add this to my fitness routine. Swimming is a full body workout that I'd like to take advantage of. It will also be good for my lungs what with learning to breathe while having water sloshing on my face. The best thing is, even if you sweat it out, you still feel fresh, right?
I sure hope as I finish my 12-session lesson that will start soon, I'll be able to pull myself out of the pool's edge and go to depths where my feet cannot touch the tiles anymore. And I certainly hope and pray that my instructor would be extra patient with me and I really need to learn to trust her with my life.
Meanwhile, I'll keep preparing my mind for this activity. Right now, I am trying to work on my psyche. These articles somehow helped boost my non-existent confidence in the water:
- How to Prepare for Your First Adult Swim Lessons
- Getting Into the Swim of Things
- H2O Adult Swim Academy (I sure wish I could get this instructor...just reading this is enough to trust him or her)
Swimming for me, is more a battle of wits and courage, rather than a strenuous physical activity. To me, it's all about conquering my fears that could probably also save my life or someone's life in the future. After all, it doesn't stop with just learning and mastering it. One has got to find a good purpose for it, right?
I sound like I'm having a pep talk with myself here....so enough talking for now. I'll take the plunge soon enough. But I would really appreciate it if you've had this experience and would care to share it here...because no matter what I try to say to myself, I'm still having the jitters lol!
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