I was watching this clip and marvelling at the huge power held by the sea and admiring those who can comfortably and relatively safely engage with it.
Sometimes it can be easy to feel swamped by MS and as out of control as this surfer can appear but I believe we can get to know our condition in the same way as a surfer reads the sea.
We don't need to carry an underwater camera but it could be argued there's some overlap:
The water is monstrously powerful but there is a certain amount of predictability to its power (by saying this I don't mean to detract from the calculated risks surfers and other adventurers who can read the sea take every time they read the waves and anticipate the break). Rather people living with a chronic, degenerative health condition also need to succumb to a power* greater than their own.
But, I imagine surfing is a bit more exhilarating!
Having said that there is a 'zone' to be found and unconsciously explored when you find the sweet spot between just enough exercise to energise you but not so much that it wipes you out or pushes you off balance.
Paying more attention to all the different cues can bring a certain joy.
It's hard to know sometimes if the sea or the performance of ones own body delivers more or less manageable predictability.
* I'm not talking god but whatever floats your boat. I prefer to stick to known things (proven either to myself or a large number of others)
It'd be great to hear other people's reading of their situation, what are your thoughts?
