Subtext and Submerging

Most of my blogs this week seem to be a recanting of what I’d written the day before, but I must start today by saying that I hope my musings from yesterday didn’t give you the impression that I regret changing my job this year. I don’t. My situation now is infinitely better than it was just two months ago, when I languished painfully in a pit of repetitive firefighting and corporate unappreciatedness. Sometimes I struggle, sure, but most of my days are spent in an enjoyable bubble of learning, problem-solving and customer interaction. Most of those exchanges are happening virtually, but it’s still a nice way to pass the time, especially in comparison to what the last few years have held.

To go back even further (well – to Tuesday), I’m seriously considering swimming in the sea tomorrow after work. I know it’s not exactly Summer weather yet, and I know the water temperature will basically be the same as it was in January, but I’ve had this strange urge growing in me over the past 24 hours or so (probably since listening to that radio show on Tuesday) and I may just have to give in to it. I keep thinking that I might enjoy the warmer water in July and August more if I’ve suffered a little through the cold days of a British Spring, and there’s just this over-riding internal need to manage to do it before the end of April.
I know a few people who have been regularly plunging over the Winter, and they say its amazing how your body gets used to it, and its amazing how much it improves your mental health. They did suggest that I should train myself a little by taking some cold showers at home, so my body could get used to the ‘shock response’ from the cold, but I’ve always been an all-or-nothing ‘Sod It!’ kind of guy so I might just jump in and see what happens…

RC 29-4-21