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| elgarboart |
I have felt a recent connect to water more than ever as of late. It may be due to the fact that I recently went surfing a couple of weeks ago. Yes, surfing in November--totally crazy some may say, including myself before I stepped foot in that tight wetsuit and walked out into the delightfully crisp (I'm being nice) waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
A certain regeneration was felt as I tumbled through a couple waves holding on and sometimes standing up on a 10' board. Connection with a wave was an absolute blast--and addictive. The push and momentum of a wave is what drives the surfer back out to pursue another and attempt to ride longer with the powerful surf. It is a thrill. And I'm talking about 2-3' waves, dude.
Rebirth and rejuvination is something I've felt in association with water--mainly in cold conditions. A shock to the system; a cool, cleansing principle I've felt in 'polar bear' like jumps into pristine blue waters.
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| Liquid Metaphor Velour Hoodie by Tie Mee |
I stumbled across some interesting quotes related to 'liquid metaphors' and literature that definitely call for introspection:
"A genuine human symbol is characterized not by its uniformity
but by its versatility. It is not rigid or inflexible but mobile."
--Ernst Cassirer
"Contact with water always
brings a regeneration--on the one hand because dissolution is
followed by a new birth, on the other because immersion
fertilizes and multiplies the potential of life.”
--Mircea Eliade, The Sacred and the Profane
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