Listening to Rain Underwater
Went skinny dipping not too long ago. I can’t believe I haven’t done it once before.
It was quickly growing cloudy and the sun had been blocked though the water was still decently warm. All of a sudden it began to pour. As I watched the water’s surface, I sank down low to level my eyes with it, seeing the drops and tiny pinpoint splashes each rain drop had left. I held my breath and went under.
As I curled into a fetal position, I heard the rain above as it echoed throughout the water. My eyes were closed and I had forgotten entirely for a simple moment that I was holding my breath. It was like white noise and in the midst of it I could hear the slow thud of my heart beat.
As I sprang up from the water’s surface, I couldn’t help but do it all over again. It was such an amazing calm. It was like another form of meditation all together. It happened for less than a minute each time, but each minute was enough to make me feel alive and relaxed.
I suggest everyone, at one point in their lives, does this. You won’t regret it.
