The pool is closed.\u00a0 We put the cover on it yesterday, but not before I took one last swim.\u00a0 The water was a cool 72 degrees.\u00a0 The air was just a little warmer, and the sun was shining through a clear blue sky.\u00a0 The sparkling fresh water was just daring me to jump in.\u00a0 I\u00a0did it.\u00a0 The water was cold and a little bit of a shock, but I jumped in anyway, and in the process, found joy.<\/p>\n
There is something about acts like this that lift my sprit.\u00a0 I don’t know why.\u00a0 I hope it’s not a character flaw.\u00a0 What I THINK I like, is to be comfortable.\u00a0 To sit and relax.\u00a0 To do the easy things.\u00a0 To do the usual, normal things.\u00a0 But what I find brings me joy is to suck it up every now and then and force myself to do something just a little out of that box.\u00a0 I couldn’t resist the urge to add to my “Fun things I did this year” resume: Went swimming in October.\u00a0 Been there, done that.\u00a0\u00a0 What’s next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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