[land shark]

When I was young I lived in and on the water. One day we were at my grandparents and my brother took me to the forbbin gravel pit. With my snorkeling gear in hand his last words to me were "When you drop into the water and kick off close your eyes for a moment. When you open them pretend you are an eagle soaring" To my amazement I was flying!! The water was so clear it was almost non exisistant like air! below was my shadow following me along as I looked for prey. Cousteu was right! Fish scattered below like rabbits at the sight of my shadow. All fear of drowning vanished
I felt as though i was in my element. From that day my swims became day long and my dives deeper.

This is what I think of when I swim now. To be balanced and relaxed. I try to swim at least 1 mile 3 to 4 times a week. Some days very very slowly so as to not even produce a bubble in my wake. What keeps me going is my mind
working to fly in the water free as a Eagle. With this mind set I have found the heart will follow the mind. I can't await the morning for tommorow I shall fly again.


jim