floating

By chance, I met a group of swimmers who gather every morning to swim for exercise. The youngest person is 62 the oldest 92. They are a joyful group and swimming is an inclusive, daily social event. It only requires a bathing suit, unlike the runners passing by in their high-end athletics gear with the latest mobile tech.

As I got to know them, I realized that floating motionless after exercise is a big part of the practice. With age, gravity becomes ever more present, while floating motionless for a short time sets us free.