The beat was more obvious this morning, but it’s there everyday. The inner beat you tune into that keeps your life in rhythm, and for us it includes an ocean swim. It’s why we feel out of rhythm when we don’t get a dose of the ocean. It’s part of what gives our lives meaning. Positive psychology tells us that finding meaning is fundamental to overall well being. But meaning isn’t one big thing we need to spend our lives searching for. We draw meaning from lots of sources that might be right there – family, work, friendships, spirituality and activities like ocean swimming. It’s a personal choice because only you know how things make you feel, only you can hear your drummer. It’s also why mindfulness works – just tuning everything else out but the beat of your breath.
Then when you meet people listening to the same beat, you get a Bold and Beautiful swim group. Here’s some of the beats from this morning’s crew.
Two newbies who heard the beat from a long way away…Leisha from London then Freya from Darwin
When you think of why to come down for a swim JK is the answer a lot of swimmers hear. We all know he is one of the people that make the group work so well in and out of the water. Today he celebrated 2000k. Well done John, and thanks from the gang. Here’s John drumming with the other members of the B&B Board…
May your drummer beat on…
Pete Anthony
Stats:
Temperature: 18.2 (felt like 18.12)
Swimmers: 210 (630 and 730 and a few in betweeners)
Newbies 2
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.
16 comments
roger
July 27, 2017 at 11:36 am
Men smoke drum
Lainey Loo
July 27, 2017 at 12:22 pm
Oh no I missed JK’s 2000km! I thought he was going to slip under the radar. Did he get an arch and a fanfare? Great words Pete. I’m feeling a bit lethargic because I haven’t had my vitamin sea. Congrats JK!
Edwina Harrison
July 27, 2017 at 1:37 pm
He did slip under the radar , had a secret celebration in the water. He did it his way, no fanfare 👍
Edwina Harrison
July 27, 2017 at 1:38 pm
You hit the nail on the head today Pete, great words and loved your tips and insight shared after the swim too. Thanks 🐳🐠
Simon
July 27, 2017 at 1:57 pm
10:52! Impressive! Good on ya mate. I enjoyed the beat!
Deanna Waters
July 27, 2017 at 2:20 pm
Nice blog Pete and nice work JK on 2000km – word has it he swam through an arch in the water at the point on his way home
Lips
July 27, 2017 at 3:26 pm
Nice one Pete. Some quality drumming there. Sorry I missed the shoot!
Congrats JK!
Shelleyk
July 27, 2017 at 3:33 pm
Ah pete i do like the way you work a theme; some would say ‘to death’ but i am not one of those…nothing wrong with a light flogging (preferably while rolling a Bank durry). Anyway it’s all true. And JK deserves vaults, pinnacles, pyramids and smoking pyres of incense…no simple arch. Excuse the rhetorical excesses but I’ve been stuck in a car all day…
Pete Anthony
July 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm
Thanks Edwina always a joy to catch up
Pete Anthony
July 27, 2017 at 3:35 pm
Yes JK got his ocean arch
Pete Anthony
July 27, 2017 at 3:41 pm
Mate we come from the same school…drum it in :0)
Pete Anthony
July 27, 2017 at 3:42 pm
Thanks Simon … sorry A team drumming didn’t make editorial review….
Pete Anthony
July 27, 2017 at 3:43 pm
Lainey it was very low key…. we needed you and the pink mafia
Pete Anthony
July 27, 2017 at 3:45 pm
Great shot of you in action Roger….
Pete Anthony
July 27, 2017 at 3:48 pm
There are countless air drummers – more than air guitarists …
JK
July 27, 2017 at 7:18 pm
Rum pa pum pum Pete