Thursday 8 August: Its not about the swim

One of the best parts of the swim is not the swim. It’s the rapport of the group and how we connect with each other. So how does it work so well? Studies show its all about presence in two ways. When you want to dramatically improve how you connect with others you first need to connect with yourself, get present and get a sense of simple things like your breath or even the feel of your toes in your shoes. Buddhists call this ‘bringing your mind home.’

Then you can take your presence and give it to someone else, the person you are talking to. It’s called the present because it’s the best gift your can give to anyone – you. The combination of you being present and giving all your attention to someone else is what allows a great conversation to take place. Your presence is saying ‘I am here for you,’ and that’s when the magic starts to happen.  Observing this and being part of it is my favorite part of the morning, the rest is just a swim.

A slightly bumpy, crystal clear and warm swim today. Here are some of our swimmers from this morning.

Lets talk.

Pete Anthony

Stats

Water temp: 17.7 degrees (felt like 16.976498)

Swimmers: 119 (felt like 121)

Newbies: 0

News 

Invitation from Royal Far West to a Special Free Breakfast just for Bold and the Beautiful!

Saturday 10 August, from 7.30am
Come and meet our team, see our new space, learn more about what we do and get answers to
all those questions you’ve been dying to ask!

What does RFW actually do for country kids and how long do they usually stay in Manly?
Is there a school in the new building?
What’s happening with the old building?
How can I get involved or get my employer involved?
When: Sat 10 August from 7.30am
Where: 14-18 Wentworth Street Manly
7.30am – Bacon & egg roll and tea/coffee
8.15am – Welcome from Jacqui Emery, Business Director, with a chance to ask questions.
8.30am – Tour of the building.For catering purposes please RSVP by morning of 9th August. This is a free event!

Royal Far West B&B Breakfast

Next B&B Dinner – SOLD OUT.

IF YOU HAVE BOOKED AND CANNOT MAKE IT, PLEASE LET IAN KNOW SO OTHERS CAN ATTEND.

The Next B&B monthly dinner for the year will be held on Tuesday 13th August at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Our guest on the night will be B&B Swimmer, Duncan Young, who is the head of health and wellbeing for Lendlease. The title of Duncan’s talk will be ‘Does the ideas of living to 100 excite you or fill you with dread?’ He will speak about ‘living and working in the age of longevity’, what can we learn from super-agers about elongating our healthy lifespans? Don’t miss this very interesting presentation.

Winter swimming
The B&B Winter swimming season starts on 1st June. Although the water temperature may be a little colder than you might like, there are several advantages of swimming in winter, including flat seas, good visibility and no bluebottles. Perhaps the biggest advantage is that you can also qualify for a winter badge by swimming a minimum of 20 times between 1st June and 31st August.

You must also swim in at least 7 different weeks. If you manage to do all of your qualifying swims without a wetsuit (or other thermal enhancing equipment), you will also qualify for the coveted WWW badge (Winter without wetsuit). Start now, and don’t forget to log your swims to qualify.

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Special Wine Tasting

B&B swimmers have been invited to a premium wine tasting being conducted by one of our long term supporters, Better Buy the Dozen.

This event is by invitation only and will be held at the beautiful and iconic Manly Surf Lifesaving Club on Sunday 18^th of August from 1 pm to 6 pm.

Please join in the tasting and discussion of a range of over 150 wines from all of the major wine regions within Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain and Argentina. 

Food will be served during the afternoon.

This should be a fun afternoon for all B&B wine lovers and their friends/family.

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