The Swimmer
Water. One of the basics of life. One must learn how to stay afloat.
Growing up in Minnesota, land of way more than 10,000 lakes, and having parents who believed every child should learn how to swim, I learned at an early age that Water can be a very good friend. I fell in love with swimming, diving and just being in the water. I couldn’t get enough. My first job was a locker room attendant in the girl’s locker room. As soon as I was old enough I became a lifeguard, then taught swimming lessons, eventually specializing in helping people with a severe fear of water learn to swim and become friends with the water. While attending the University of Minnesota, I was on the synchronized swimming team, where we swam to music and I really learned to become one with the water.
Swimming has always been a huge part of my life, and in my 40s, I began swimming every day to help me live with an old sports injury, avoiding doctor prescribed prescription drugs and surgery. 35 years later I continue to swim, participate in water aerobics and warm water therapy as many days a week as I can. After a severe back injury in 2020, water is literally keeping me walking. As we age, our bodies need all the help they can get. These are not the golden years. Water can be a very good friend.
Water is not only healing for the body but also for the mind, and has wonderful calming properties if you become friends with the water.
Staying Afloat is the first recording I made with the intention to be on a CD. Water is the running theme … artwork and song. Each song connects in some way with water and staying afloat. Check it out on the music menu!
The winds are strong, the waves roll in, I try to stay afloat.
Staying afloat in relationships … so complex.
Staying afloat when someone leaves and disappears from your life.
Staying afloat in love with your soulmate … remember what it is that you love
Staying afloat through loss and death when your loved one leaves this earth
Staying afloat when you feel all alone and you are all alone
Staying afloat when you feel you’re sinking. Sometimes you have to call your mom.
Moms … they help you stay afloat. Even when they are gone.
Stay Afloat,
Rebby
More to come on Water. Stay tuned.
