Follow up:

Our mind has been programed to trust hard surfaces. When we walk on land, we feel stable and secure to feel tha solid surface below our feet. Water, on the other hand, sweeps us off our feet.

Your mind has to accept this element’s characteristics and trust it. How would you do that? Relax. Nature unravels her best when we just relax and let it flow through.

Calm yourself before you let your body glide across the surface. Observe the water caressing your body as you move each limb. Enjoy the weightlessness that can only be otherwise relished in outer space.

When you begin to enjoy the positive characteristics of water, it will embrace you in return. I used to dread swimming lessons and would think up of the strangest excuses to squeeze myself out of them. One day, I was sitting by the pool while the rest of my class were in the water and noticed a young mother playing with her baby in the pool. The baby seemed to love the water, flapping his tiny arms wildly and giggling loudly.

I noticed how small he was and how deep the pool is, for such a small person. Yet, he seemed calm and happy. His mom was just standing beside him as he waddled around, supported by a plastic float.

It was then that I thought that I should probably stop nursing my fear and dive in. Guess what? I could swim!

You don’t always have to trust your mind. It never will always be right. You can move around even when there is no solid ground below your feet. Get those atoms in your head working and tell yourself that you are going to get rid of those ugly fears.