There is an amazing sense of peace underwater. The silence, the feel of coolness and depth. It makes for an amazing break with the world above.
It also forms the basis of one of my favourite calming thoughts.
I’m sitting at the bottom of a lake or stream. It is cool and quiet all around me. The rest of the world is reflected as waves and ripples on the surface above. Constant movement – sometimes fast and frantic as in a storm, other times it’s smooth and tranquil as a windless day.
The fact is, I can’t control the waves. they happen outside my control. I can see the surface, feel the movement as things happen. The ripples are real. But they are also distant.
And the space between me and the waves above is as close or as far away as I wish. I can reach out and interact with them – make waves of my own – or step back and watch.
It’s always my choice.