Suggestions from a Damaged Brain

Suggestions from a Damaged Brain

I am not a doctor. Underwater isn’t a medical journal. My confessions are not advice from an expert. But this story has taught me many lessons. Here are some suggestions that have helped me: * Rest well and often. * Drink water. * Exercise. If walking is all you can...
Clarke Sowell’s Thoughts on Underwater

Clarke Sowell’s Thoughts on Underwater

It’s 4:30 AM. Most of the world is asleep, resting for their day to come. Not Chris Maxwell. He’s up. He’s swimming upstream, not placated by the pain of memories brutally familiar. He invites us. He gestures that we come and see the mystery submerged below our...
Seeking Help While Underwater

Seeking Help While Underwater

This is an excerpt from Chris’ book, Underwater. Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater.    People with epilepsy aren’t the only ones in this story. Think of the caregivers. Think of those in the medical and psychological fields. Think of neighbors...
Music and Memory

Music and Memory

Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater.   Music and memory can be friends. What are your favorite songs? Why do you like them? What are the songs which best describe your own underwater story? Why did you select those songs? What part of the song brings...
Fearful and Brave

Fearful and Brave

Excerpt taken from Pause for Pastors.You can purchase your copy HERE or on Amazon.   Fear and bravery invite us to pause. To notice a moment and make a decision. To be in awe while choosing to still pursue a conversation with God. Pause and choose to be fearfully...