A week ago, we went diving (in this case, “diving” refers to free diving, or spearfishing, not scuba diving) on the west side of the island.
You could barely see the end of your spear tip in the water. Heavy current and very poor visibility.
We managed to stay in the water for maybe 40 minutes at a time. To have seen the fish we were after would have meant they’d have to have swum and hit us in the head.
Still good experience, but there was no way to even see the target, let alone hit it.
Yesterday, we were invited out with a guy who has lived here his whole life. We travelled a long way in the boat to find a spot that essentially had a rock, that plunged into very deep water – 100m or so.
Out here, you find “blue” water. It feels as though its literally a different ocean.
There was still current, but when you jumped in, you could see down deep.
You could see the fish you want.
You could see the fish you didn’t want.
You could see the fish that you didn’t want but meant that the fish you did want were probably coming.
We were in for hours.
It would have been easier to go to the closer spot from last week that we are familiar with and we will, as the conditions change.
But often, the upfront effort to seek out the blue water in our activity is well worth it. To not “find” clarity in what you are doing, but create it through removing clutter, extraneous tasks and murkiness.
To seek out the environment and people that is going to make doing your practice or your work both easier and more enjoyable.
What does that look like?
