07/08/17 – Know Pain, Know Gain

Life is perceived as snapshots of change, one instant to another. The nervous system processes our reality as ‘differences’…

Hotter – colder,  lighter – darker,  louder – quieter etc.  You notice these aspects of your external and internal environment as the changes shift back and forth along the relative spectrum of that which you are experiencing.

If you feel sensitive to the cold then it goes without saying that you are also equally as sensitive to the reduction of the warmth, if you notice the darkness then you are having an acuity to a shift in the light.

So too, when the nervous system dissociates to avoid pain in our life, it also becomes less sensitive to pleasure – the most powerful motivator we have.

Affording ourselves safety in acknowledging pain, allows us a stronger awareness of pleasure, which is the reward for being more of who we are.
Know pain, know gain.

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Congrats to Wilf for swimming 1000km.

Congrats to Rainer for being a year older.

With love,
Andrew Maher.

Gentle, Light Touch Chiropractic Collaroy – mention you swim with B&B

Stats:
Swimmers  147
Newbees  1
Water  17.7 degrees C. with some wind chop.

Announcements:

B&B MONTHLY DINNER – GUEST SPEAKER

The next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 8th August at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. The guest speaker on the night will be travel agent Brett Goulston, whose talk is entitled “20 places you should visit even though you may never have heard about them and probably can’t pronounce them”

Brett is co-owner of Blue Dot Travel (with two of our B&B swimmers, Brod Brennan & Joanne Coughlan). All three are travel tragics who have travelled to most of the corners of the globe and are passionate travellers, swimmers and walkers.

Blue Dot Travel is a boutique travel business which has generously signed on as a B&B sponsor. The business focuses on mature/young at heart travellers who are looking for unique experiences (think Madagascar, Kamchatka, Nagaland, Ethiopia, Caucuses, Iceland, etc). To celebrate the occasion they will be giving away 5 lucky door prizes on the night as well as offering Bold & Beautiful members a $250 discount off any trip they book in the next 60 days.

The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head, which includes shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option). Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each. Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential:  To avoid disappointment and secure your spot please book HERE.