Snorkeling in the Deep

Living on an island, completely surrounded by a warm tropical ocean has many advantages, one of them being the ease at which you can go diving and snorkeling when the mood hits. I was never interested in going into the seawater past my shoulders as I never had a strong affinity for ocean and waves and sand and sea creatures. I actually learned to snorkel because of my job. It took me some time to build up the courage, I was not a strong swimmer and I hated getting my dreadlocks wet.

So the first time I was able to see underwater, all snorkeled, masked, and flippered up, I was amazed. I had been missing out on one of the most beautiful experiences life underwater had to offer all this time. There beneath the ocean was an entirely new world to explore, brilliantly coloured fish and other sea dwellers went about their way, idyllically, unconcerned about what was happening above water. I had to dive deep to see, experience, and understand.

Meditation allows us to dive deep; to be able to cross the barrier from conscious to subconscious, and connect and explore. We will be amazed by the beauty that lies beneath; a world that for the most part, lies unconcerned with what is happening in the conscious realm, the domain of the mind, and the ego.

I invite us to be willing to explore that space.

Dip our toes and test the temperature and once it’s at the correct degree Fahrenheit, we don our mask, snorkel, and flippers and dive in.