Article: Swimming for serenity.

You probably know the joke: "Look at the chart on the wall and read the smallest line of letters that you can see." What line? "The one on the chart." What chart? "The one on the wall." What wall? Okay, I'm not legally blind, but my myopia, or nearsightedness, has been a lifelong problem. What has this got to do with the theme of movement and breath? In my case, a great deal.

I spent my childhood in Minnesota, where it is understood that every youngster must learn to swim. You cannot imagine the difficulty this unwritten rule caused me as a small child. The Minnesota license plate boasts 10,000 lakes, but any Minnesotan worth their frostbite knows that there are ...

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