I don’t know how to swim: A designer’s thoughts on regrouping amidst the chaos

If things seem overwhelming, flip onto your back.

Photo by Li Yang on Unsplash

I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I don’t know how to swim. I’m 41 years old and the water terrifies me. When I was 12 years old, I nearly drowned swimming 50 yards out in a lake. Had there not been a person in a canoe watching, I don’t know what…