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Natural highs always come to every single person in their lifetime and they stick with that mostly the rest of their lives. For me, a definition of a natural high is that it is something a person loves doing so much that in a way they get high. My natural high was found early in my life at the age of four; it was swimming. I still remember the first time I met the pool; it was an inflatable tube pool that was about 5 feet deep and I was learning to swim. I was so happy that I tried my hardest to be better and to become stronger. It was an amazing experience to be in the pool no matter how cold it was, and just swimming. These are the memories I still carry with me. Swimming was just amazing and it still is. It’s ataractic when taking it easy and it gives you a challenge when you are working hard, exactly like life. The bigger splash you make, the …show more content…

Even though it is an inanimate object, it still looks like it’s alive and breathing, providing a sense of protection and pure relaxation. Swimming gives you a complete exercise, and it also calms you by the heat and the waves slowly rising and falling. Swimming has helped me live a fulfilling life because it helps me think clearly and productively. I develop goals better, it helps me see the good in my friends, and it lets me ignore the bad things around me because I am too busy moving my arms. I dearly hope that I will be able to swim as a career and to gain a scholarship from a college; for that hard work is required. Some people, as far as I have seen, have no idea of what hard work truly is, and don’t even know how to provide for themselves. It truly saddens me. Swimming has taught me, in its own way, to just go with the flow in life and to just remember when you have to go hard and when you have to relax. The pool is more than a place to swim; if a person listens closely, it could provide advice and bring happiness and energy to the routine of daily

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