Our Great (in the North) Swim and Dalai Lama wisdom

I feel like I've been talking about it for ages, blogging about it forever and finally I've done it. Well, kind of anyway.  Weather conditions were such that the Great North Swim was cancelled on the day we were due to swim so that was off.  As the Dalai Lama said when I saw him speak on Sunday (amazing, inspiring and moving as well as full of humour and humility); “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”

We were all set for a film afternoon when a text came asking if I wanted to swim a mile in an alternative location. About turn again and off we set!  Off to Capernwray Dive Centre which was just outstanding.  The disused quarry setting meant the water was calmer - with still some waves which were fab - and so beautiful. Flowers growing on the rock face, beautiful clear blue water and fish - lovely fish that I didn't expect to like and really did!

I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who's sponsored me - so far I've raised over £300 for Homeopathy for Health in Africa which I know will be put to great use and really appreciated. I'd still like to raise more and with another swim coming up I'm extending the date I can recieve sponsorship to the end of July 2012 so if you haven't and you'd like to then it's easy to do here: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/emmacolley1

After a week which started on Sunday with the Dalai Lama then to Dynamis to learn for the week - camping, bonfire, solstice party and dancing in the rain under the trees it was a fitting end to be peacefully swimming in a serene, beautiful setting with a good friend.  And for more feisty race swimming, I'll be at the Epic swim event at Ullswater on the 15th of July to do another mile... that's if we don't swap to the 3.8km swim...