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In the Best Case Scenario
The overcoming is great. Am I really doing this?
My shoes lie beside me in the sand, which has been covered by snowflakes. Overnight, the frost has enveloped the fir trees, and the morning sun along with the branches of the bare trees paint surreal images on the water of the motionless lake before me. The call of a coot encourages me, and I slip out of my winter coat. The cold of the water hits me with such force that the goosebumps fade away. Now there is no turning back. With my head held high, I stride deeper into the water until I can no longer distinguish whether it is hot or cold. Driven by the pulsing whip of blood in my veins.
The coot remains unimpressed by my efforts. Just like the mirrored veil clouds that slowly drift across the water's surface in morning colors, flowing before me in concentric circles and tiny, splashing waves.
Anyone who, like me, enjoys winter swimming knows the feeling when the skin can no longer distinguish between hot and cold. It is a tingling sensation that runs through the entire body. An absurd intensity that releases adrenaline on the edge of what is bearable and leaves behind an euphoric feeling of happiness before a deeply felt, contemplative relaxation settles over the senses.
Teone Reinthal's Winter Light manages to achieve a very similar effect with its top note of bergamot, menthol, gin-like juniper, and pine needles. The fragrance starts as cool and clear as the water of a lake on a frosty morning, and only slowly do silvery incense and bright woods begin to contribute warmth, as if the scent cannot quite decide between cold and warm, between winter and summer. And even while I ponder this thought, I realize that I am humming a song to myself:
In the best case scenario
we jump today
into the lake.
We go canoeing or sledding,
play drums and trumpets,
drink vodka
and throw snow at each other.
These are not my words, but those of the wonderful Doro Ahlemeyer. She speaks of contrasts that not only peacefully coexist but, even more so, enrich each other. About the possibility of simply being in the moment, letting go, coming together, and remaining true to oneself amidst all differences.
No more waiting,
no more guessing,
no more sitting,
no more sweating
and if so
and if so,
we jump in the best case scenario
today
into the lake.
Who wouldn't feel warm from the inside out? And anyone who wants to hear Doro sing can do so here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhfROun7JM around 8:50 minutes.
(Dear Doro: We haven't done that in a long time. That rocks!)
My shoes lie beside me in the sand, which has been covered by snowflakes. Overnight, the frost has enveloped the fir trees, and the morning sun along with the branches of the bare trees paint surreal images on the water of the motionless lake before me. The call of a coot encourages me, and I slip out of my winter coat. The cold of the water hits me with such force that the goosebumps fade away. Now there is no turning back. With my head held high, I stride deeper into the water until I can no longer distinguish whether it is hot or cold. Driven by the pulsing whip of blood in my veins.
The coot remains unimpressed by my efforts. Just like the mirrored veil clouds that slowly drift across the water's surface in morning colors, flowing before me in concentric circles and tiny, splashing waves.
Anyone who, like me, enjoys winter swimming knows the feeling when the skin can no longer distinguish between hot and cold. It is a tingling sensation that runs through the entire body. An absurd intensity that releases adrenaline on the edge of what is bearable and leaves behind an euphoric feeling of happiness before a deeply felt, contemplative relaxation settles over the senses.
Teone Reinthal's Winter Light manages to achieve a very similar effect with its top note of bergamot, menthol, gin-like juniper, and pine needles. The fragrance starts as cool and clear as the water of a lake on a frosty morning, and only slowly do silvery incense and bright woods begin to contribute warmth, as if the scent cannot quite decide between cold and warm, between winter and summer. And even while I ponder this thought, I realize that I am humming a song to myself:
In the best case scenario
we jump today
into the lake.
We go canoeing or sledding,
play drums and trumpets,
drink vodka
and throw snow at each other.
These are not my words, but those of the wonderful Doro Ahlemeyer. She speaks of contrasts that not only peacefully coexist but, even more so, enrich each other. About the possibility of simply being in the moment, letting go, coming together, and remaining true to oneself amidst all differences.
No more waiting,
no more guessing,
no more sitting,
no more sweating
and if so
and if so,
we jump in the best case scenario
today
into the lake.
Who wouldn't feel warm from the inside out? And anyone who wants to hear Doro sing can do so here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhfROun7JM around 8:50 minutes.
(Dear Doro: We haven't done that in a long time. That rocks!)
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