A glorious hour swim today. A mixture of laps with a floating stretch when done. The white noise in the background, the smell of the chlorine, the water clear within its blue. It's all very zen to me. I don't hear anyone and rarely think of anyone. I do think about my writing, but even that comes and goes, though the thoughts which are important seem to stay somewhere within me. I don't ever want to give up my swim.........it's the only place I am in touch with all of myself for an extended time.