Christina Swindells-Nader - Connecting with Water

January 19, 2025
Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) didn’t quite write “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.” This ubiquitous quote is a Readers Digest summary of a few lines of dialogue from one of her short stories, yet it feels true about how we connect to the element of water, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and are healed by it. At other times, salt (and fresh) water can be hugely destructive.

This is the second service of the Elements Series, in which five speakers share personal perspectives on the five classical elements of earth, water, air, fire, and love. Christina will explore the complexity of fostering a healthy relationship with water in its many forms: salt water, tears, the sea; clouds, snow, rain; rivers, lakes, and the ghosts of inexorable waterways that have shaped our landscapes and communities.