Posts Tagged "learning to swim"

learning to swim

Posted by on Jul 21, 2010 in Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog | 2 comments

I recently learned how to swim. I decided it was time to learn.  I asked friends for a swim instructor referral, looked it up and enrolled in a class.  A week later, I was swimming across the pool.  It was that easy.  In my own defense, I knew what to do.  I just wasn’t very good at doing it.  It’s not just me.  It’s a big catch-22 for adults who can’t swim:  You’re afraid of the water because you can’t swim.  And you can’t swim because you’re afraid of the water.  Ultimately, you have to trust the teacher and jump in the water. As I’ve been proudly sharing the...

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