Selectively Juggling

Daily writing prompt

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

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My spirit animal is – Half Dolphin and Half Eagle.

There are obvious reasons, really: I adore swimming. I love to swim and feel the water’s incredibly healing, joyful, and calming effects, which caress my body, mind, and spirit. Likewise, I love feeling the breeze on my face, I love heights, and I imagine myself riding the thermals. I bungee jumped on a uni break in Cairns, far Northern Queensland (Kuranda Markets on the Atherton Tablelands) quite a few years ago. Once I overcame my fear and lunged myself forward into the open air (which was no mean feat, I tell you), My body and mind instantly felt as though I had metamorphosed into the soul/body of an eagle. I cannot explain the feelings, sensations and joy I felt pulsate throughout my entire being. I held my arms out wide, imagining myself in full flight. It may have only lasted a few seconds, yet the memory has lasted and will last a lifetime—likewise, my love affair and affinity with water.

I swim every day, and sometimes, I am lucky enough to look up and see eagles riding the thermals. I then imagine myself as an eagle. I dive and swoop underwater, and the water suspends my body as if I were riding the thermal pockets high up in the sky. I extend my arms to my sides and watch air bubbles dance to the surface, sunlight adding a magical touch. From there, my mind takes me on a journey of being a dolphin, swimming, diving and frolicking. My inner child has full reign to delight in the senses and explore her deepest recesses of imagination. Does this not make me the richest woman alive? Forget about diamonds and gold; give my rising air bubbles that sparkle like crystals as they are imbued with golden sunlight.