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Balanceisthekeytoswimmingandlifeingeneral.

生活需要一种平衡感

MyfamilyandIbelongedtoacountryclublocatedacrossthestreetfromthe

LongIslandSound.Eachsummer,thebigattractionforuswasthepool.Ilearned

howtoswimandjoinedtheswimmingteambutwasneverreallyagoodswimmer.

However,swimminginmyyoungerdayswasawaytokeepcool,andswimmingona

teamgavemeidentityandasenseofbelonging.Italsobecameinvaluablemanyyears

later.

Fast-forward(快进)to1973–Iwasmarried,pregnantandhadahome.What

madeourlittlehomeevenmorewonderfulwaswhenIdiscoveredthatfourblocks

awaywasRathParkPool!Forthenext30years,mostofoursummerdayswerespent

aroundthatpool.

Eachofmyfivekidstookswimminglessonsandlearnedallthedifferent

swimmingstrokes(姿势).Theylaterjoinedtheswimteamandcompetedinmeets.

Mydaughterevenbecamealifeguardatthetownpool.Isatbackandhappilytookit

allin!

AsmuchasIwouldhavelikedtohavelifestandstill,itdoesn’t.Mychildren

outgrewtheirpooldaysandmovedon.Butthepoolwasstillfourblocksfrommy

home,soIbegantotakeupswimmingagain.AnditwasfarbetterthanIevercould

haveimagined.IgotsomuchoutofitthatIjoinedthelocalpoolsoIcouldswim

year-round.WheneverIswam,Iwouldalwayscomeoutfeelingphysicallyand

mentallyrefreshed.IoftenfeltthatifIlookedhardenough,Iwouldbeabletoseeall

oftheworriesandproblemsI’vehadinlife,sittingatthebottomofthepool!

Whathasswimmingtaughtme?I’velearnedthatbalanceisthekeytobeinga

goodswimmer.Ifyouarebalancedinthewater,youhavenoresistance.Workingon

stayingbalancedmademerealizethesimilaritiesbetweenlifeinandoutoftheswim

lane(泳道).Ifyouwor