I've come full circle pretty much too, I have to say. Sometimes it pains me to think that, having not come from the happiest of childhoods. And yet there is immense POWER in reclaiming and going back to something as your stronger, wiser self.
Love that you got back in the water!!
Gosh, I hope that you have gone back to the good parts of your childhood! It makes me think that we pretty much are who we are from quite a young age. You'll see that in Ploi once she hits her 20's too.
Getting back in the water 12 years ago was best thing I ever did. Of course I stopped surfing for about eight years because of having Jarrah and moving to England. Love sustained me - but in the end, salt water was the thing that added that little bit extra I needed in my life. As you know I'm quite independent too so it's something I can do on my own.
I've tried to really coax Ploi to enjoy and learn things she can do on her own and don't always need a partner or a buddy. It's such a bummer having grown up on netball, tennis and basketball to learn that Thai people shudder at the thought. LOL.
I am going back slowly to revisit things.... try them again and detach old thoughts... and finding great pleasure in the feeling of not being defeated by my emotional baggage.
I suddenly KNOW why I am procrastinating on something I really need to do today, and gonna write a post about it!! On Drawing House Plans. Stay tuned.... xxx