A Life Cleanse.

There is a moment...

after you've been thrown into

a swimming pool, when your nose fills up with water,

your eyes see only millions of bubbles, and

you don't know if you'll be able to find the surface.

Then you finally get your bearings, firmly plant your feet

on the pool floor, and come up for a breath of air.

After you rub your face with your hands, you begin to laugh.

The last thing you wanted was to be thrown in a pool

with all your clothes on and all your possessions

still in your pocket.

But for that moment after the panic and anger,

when the laughter starts and you notice everyone is

laughing with you, you forget everything.

You just live in that moment.

The moment of relief and the cleansing feeling of the water.

You may even fall back into the water, run your fingers

through your hair, and swim around in your clothes.

Why not?

You're already wet.

Then you fumble with climbing out of the pool

in your wet clothes, dry off, and watch everyone find their

next victim.

It's like life.

The last thing you want is to be thrown into situations

that cause moments of panic, loss of sight, and doubt of

ever seeing the surface.

Then life rights itself and you have the cleansing feeling

that everything will be ok.

You laugh.

Dry yourself off.

Start a new day.