Diving

Having a chronic illness there have been times that I felt sick all the time. It was rare to feel just normal. There has always been one thing though that has made me feel normal. It is also one of my loves, scuba diving. Imagine standing on a boat that is rocking to the waves and you are standing on the edge with a bunch of heavy gear. You’re about to jump into the unknown. For some that could be scary to jump when you don’t know what is below the water surface but for me, it’s an adrenaline rush. In the water you look around and all you can see is blue. It is infinite blue. You begin swimming to the bottom. Your focus is on your breathing, your dive buddy, and the beauty that is surrounding you. It’s almost a weightless feeling. You can’t think about being sick because there are so many distractions. If you look up you just see your bubbles rising to the surface where there are beautiful rays of lights. All of my worries and all of my thoughts disappear. The only part about diving that I don’t like is when I have to go back up to the surface. There are times where I wish I could just live in the water.