Like me you likely have been touched by illness, and after you stop feeling sorry for yourself you start setting little goals, and the bigger the illness the smaller the goals get. When I got crook a little while back my goals were simple ones like getting back into the water which I did last week, and getting back to blogging which I do today after six weeks off. It’s more about gratitude than goal setting, grateful for the ocean and for the wonderful people I get to share it with. People to look forward to seeing, the ones who encourage you to be your best.
People who regularly practice gratitude experience more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness, and even have stronger immune systems. So ironically the more grateful you get when you are crook the quicker you recover. Gratitude works best when you write it down and when you get specific. So I’m grateful for John and Jill who are the first picture below, and today is their 21st wedding anniversary. And because our relationships with others are the greatest determinant of our happiness, it makes sense for us to be grateful for all the special relationships, big and small, that make up our gorgeous gang. There’s just a few of them below.
And while you are here take a moment to write a text to someome you are grateful for, and what about them makes you grateful. Then you both get to feel how great gratitude is.
With gratitude…
Pete Anthony
Stats
Swimmers 167 (Felt like 167.987)
Newbies 7 (including 2 from Yamba) felt like 7.123 and 2.789 from Yamba
Temperature 19.7 (felt like 18.76899)
Ocean Festival
Sun 24 Nov – Sun 1 Dec
Celebrate our oceans in this week-long festival stretching from Manly to Palm Beach. Events include:
Ocean Trivia at Harbord Diggers on Monday 25th 7 pm – 9pm
‘Science at The Steyne’ Tuesday 26th 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Art Meets Science Wed 27 Nov 6.30 – 8.30pm – Ruby Lane, Mona Vale
Ocean Care Day – Sun 1st Dec 10am – 4pm
Operation Crayweed Snorkel Tour + much more…
https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/whats-on/ocean-festival
A Note from Emma G.
Hello B & B’ers. Next week we are are raising money for an amazing organisation the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) with @qantaspathfinders – come along and see our great little cast make you laugh and maybe pee a little.
From Tuesday the 26th til sat the 30th – get your tickets from the link below to come and support and raise vital money for this amazing organisation ❤🎅🤶🎄
https://norths.com.au/events/qantas-pathfinders-revue-2019-a-qantas-christmas-story/?fbclid=IwAR1UF4nm7a4qsME–50SISOs929-LHlwZaQWX4lahGIrJnNx1MFiAKR30Ik
B&B FUNDRAISING CHRISTMAS PARTY
Please book early for the B & B Christmas Party, which will be held on Tuesday 10th December at 6.30 pm in Henry’s Rooftop Bar (2nd Floor) at the Steyne Hotel. All swimmers and partners/friends are welcome (no under 18s unfortunately). The theme is simply “Christmas”, so come dressed in your finest Christmas paraphernalia. The music this year will again be provided by the band, “Gluteus Maximus”, who play two types of music, Rock and Roll! The cost is $15 per head, with all proceeds going to the running costs of the B&B. Book now! Don’t miss out on this fun event, as numbers are limited. Book HERE now!
And Marie will be grateful when she gets her sweater back…