This is exactly what it looks like…..my husband is holding my hand and very patiently, guiding me underwater.
I was always deathly afraid of large bodies of water, mainly because I didn’t know how to swim. My fear of water cost me handfuls of joy & fun experiences in my ‘younger days’ that I still regret to this day. I had my chance to face my fear in 2015 on a trip to the Dominican but I just wasn’t ready. I screamed to the top of my lungs in knee high water thinking I would be swept under a wave and carried away. I remember sitting in the sand for the next 7 days and watching my husband enjoy himself relaxing and playing in the beautiful ocean. I remember that feeling – I didn’t ever want to feel that way again. Once we got home from that trip I enrolled into adult swimming lessons. I am not ashamed to admit that at age 26 I took swimming lessons 🙂
One year later in 2016, we took a trip to Barbados, which was going to be my ultimate test. I counted the days, hours and minutes leading up to the trip. I visualized myself running into the ocean water and splashing around with my husband – As soon as we arrived to the resort I did just that and i fell in love!
Today, the Ocean is one of my favourite places to be, and I find myself daydreaming about when I will go back. The ocean makes me feel small and apart of something big. I truly feel connected to the universe when I immerse myself into the water. Don’t get me wrong – I’m no Michael Phelps, but I can comfortably float and control myself without fearing that I may drown.
A special thank you to my husband and Kiki for always cheering me on in the ocean and laughing at me as I float very close to the shore!
Lesson: You’re never too old to learn something new.
