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think it’s wise to go swimming in the sea alone, but, you build up a little bit more confidence as you go

along. But I really did feel quite vulnerable initially. So, that has been my sea journey to date, and it is
still a journey, I think. I started thinking about what this means in terms of water and water pilgrimage
… Psychologically, water has the connotations of being soothing and peaceful … but often that feeling

occurs when we are looking at water from the outside. But, here [swimming in the sea] it feels like you
are experiencing water from the inside, it feels like water is overcoming you.

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