At long last, swam

I can't believe I avoided swimming for 20 years.
Part of it was facing my weight gain.

But part of it was focusing on what I dislike about swimming, getting water in my ears and nose, and blocking out memories about the delicious feeling of the water surrounding me and the gliding feeling of cutting through the water when I swim.

I think I have a tendency to do this.

I didn't move back to the town I lived in for 15 years when I recently returned to Israel because of certain bad memories. but when I visited from time to time, I realized that I have many more good memories of the place than bad, and now I'm moving back there.

When I studied psychiatric nursing, I saw parts of myself in the symptoms of the avoidant personality, and I think this is part of the dynamics of that issue in my life. Focus on the bad, and cut it out of my life.

So, part of the comfort zone challenge will involve reversing that trend.