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Promontory Point Wednesday October 14, 6:41am. Air temp 48, water temp 57-58ish. The horizon before sunset was vivid red-orange. I dove in at 6:45. My weather app told me the sun was due to rise at 7:03, but around that time the clouds had shifted so the sunrise was not much more than a bright smudge. There are different ways of feeling strong. One of them is knowing that my body knows how to take care of itself in water this cold, how to organize its blood flow so that my core stays protected. Of course, it's also up to my brain to limit my time in such cold water. I swam about a mile, and got out around 7:15. There's been a situation at the Point that has been causing me extreme anxiety all summer up until now. Today, something shifted. I'm starting to get a glimmer that I might be able to breathe again.

Photo by Louise LeBourgeois