R, R and R

                                                      

Edition 105  Monday 29th August 2011

Hi,there is nothing better than taking a break. As someone who never used to take time out I am now officially converted. We took a couple of days and tagged them on to make a nice long, long weekend.You never realise how much you need regular R&R until you do this. Life doesn’t get any better than doing as little as possible in the longest possible time !...perfect, simple, and highly recommended, secret is to plan the next one NOW otherwise it wont happen .

While in holiday mode I took time to do something else I am not good at….read. I got stuck into the book ‘Tasman Trespasser 11 by Shaun Quincey, a great read about a fellow TGS boy who emulated his father Colin by rowing single handed across the Tasman. I have shared a poem from the book in ‘Selling the Sizzle’ that I think says a lot about life….feeling the fear and just doing it anyway, hope you like it……good book.

The less said about the ruggers the better apart from the fact that the better team won on the day ….and deservedly so. Roll on RWC 2011, bring it on, cant wait.

I hope you had a cool and relaxing weekend with family and friends, have a great week.

……………..cheers Jonesey

Harry the holiday hound wishes more holiday destinations allowed wonder dogs like him. He did however have a scooby Doo few nights sleep over with mate Harry Goodwin!

“You can, you will.” Shaun Quincey

‘Somebody said that it couldn’t be done

But he with a chuckle replied,

That “maybe it couldn’t be, he would be one,

 who wouldn’t say so until he had tried.”

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done

There are thousands to prohesy failure

There are thousands to point out to you one by one the dangers that will assail you.

But just buckle in with a grin

Then take off your coat and go to it

Just sing and tackle the thing

That cannot be done and youll do it.’

‘A poem written by an Australian schoolgirl to Colin Quincey, Shauns father ,after he had completed the first ever single handed trans Tasman crossing in 1977.

Says it all about life really.

“If you are what you’ve got and what you have got is lost, then who are you? You are defined and remembered by your actions not your salary.” Shaun Quincey