Going to the water

When I'm angry, sad, afraid or hurt - thankfully a diminishing proportion of my time - I go to the water.

A swim or a walk on the beach is exercise, always a good tactic for emotional balancing.

There's beautiful or at least neutral sensory input (scenery, sound of waves, texture of sand, buffeting by the wind) all of which help me get out of my head and into my body.

Even more beneficial, the ocean or river is an unmistakeable reminder that everything changes, all difficulties wash away in time. That anger, fear or sadness need not be permanent.


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