So much of this takes me back to the Five Element theory of Chinese medicine...the energy of summer; the heat and light that make many people happy and social, but send the rest of us to hide away from the glare and hubbub; the way summer, yang, energy makes many of us feel unsettled: the need we often have to ground ourselves, quite literally. I’m also much more at home with myself and the world in winter. I’m already dreaming of October--maybe I need to head to water as well.
"Change is slow in me. It’s a little like turning a tanker. I find I have to set it in motion and then wait patiently for it to happen, and try not to lose faith in the meantime." Yes — so well said. I'm the same way.
Also, I have made it a goal to get myself into the SF Bay, just to dip, not even to swim, sometime this year. But I had a broken foot and then I was busy finishing my book and I've had a month of medical stuff, and in fact I'm daunted by the whole idea of renting a locker, getting into the water (which is about 15C), bringing a warming beverage, getting out and dressed, etc., and in a busy urban swimming spot. I'll do it, but new complicated things are so hard, just as you've said.
So much of this takes me back to the Five Element theory of Chinese medicine...the energy of summer; the heat and light that make many people happy and social, but send the rest of us to hide away from the glare and hubbub; the way summer, yang, energy makes many of us feel unsettled: the need we often have to ground ourselves, quite literally. I’m also much more at home with myself and the world in winter. I’m already dreaming of October--maybe I need to head to water as well.
"Change is slow in me. It’s a little like turning a tanker. I find I have to set it in motion and then wait patiently for it to happen, and try not to lose faith in the meantime." Yes — so well said. I'm the same way.
Also, I have made it a goal to get myself into the SF Bay, just to dip, not even to swim, sometime this year. But I had a broken foot and then I was busy finishing my book and I've had a month of medical stuff, and in fact I'm daunted by the whole idea of renting a locker, getting into the water (which is about 15C), bringing a warming beverage, getting out and dressed, etc., and in a busy urban swimming spot. I'll do it, but new complicated things are so hard, just as you've said.