Relax, its all a dream...

...Think of the Pink Panther... Remember the music of H. Mancini, and take some time to see things through the eyes of the mischieving feline...Dont you feel relaxed? I had really missed that feeling...Until yesterday... Yesterday I felt relaxed. Completely. To the point of indifference. And I enjoyed it. Competition is about to begin. All the fun at last; dreams and hopes - as well as excuses and safety nets - have been removed. The warm up period is over. 1st row of lights turn red...You had 15 seconds to empty your mind of any thoughts, by running through them again. 2nd row turns red...Its all laid ahead now...Track memorized, movements calculated, everything planned to the last minor detail...5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Its done... All you have now is a plan! If you follow the plan, it should bring you to your win...

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Go! And everything you held by then is now left behind...Unreachable until you complete a full circle. The void and the sense of falling in it lasts for a very short while...Then forces are applied, and you feel a slight but increasing stretch - while you experience a linear reduction of the speed of moving. And for a flash you see clearly...Then the water hits you, and suddenly you feel a yank, sending you back up where you came from...And thats where all the fun is! You know whats coming...You anticipate it, and you know what to do to enjoy it the most...Deep back in your mind, a funny voice says that if you stretch enough or if you had jumped further away, then maybe now you could reach up, thus immediately repeat it, in order to avoid any mistakes you did in the first place. That would be something to achieve!!! And down we go again...But for every circle done, the forces lose in intensity, and the thrill is over...Then it is a matter of procedure...Thats it, end of story...If you liked it that much, go through it again...I do...