This is beautiful! I can’t wait to see what your new home inspires you to do and brings into your life.
Congratulations on all your hard work so far!
Love love love…
Donna on
December 1st, 2008 10:57 am
Thanks Susan! Glad you like my new home…
xxx
Melissa on
December 30th, 2008 9:35 am
Hi Donna! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas. I just finished reading the free ebook (this time the whole way through) You did a terrific job! I fealt inspired to start looking at self care everyday. Its really easy to incorporate into my daily schedual. I believe that that will be my theme for this year. To focus on self care really I need to start with the most important and then when its second nature move onto the next theme. What a fantastic idea.
Again thank you for taking the time to write us all these blogs and really making me for one smile and look at myself differentely.
Take care. Have a terrific new years!
Melissa
Donna on
December 30th, 2008 9:55 am
Melissa, you are very welcome! I am delighted that you are going to make that your theme of the year – let me know how you get on!
Lots of love, and a happy and cared for 2009!
Donna.x
PS get your free copy of this ebook at the right hand side of this page. x
Alexis on
December 30th, 2008 1:56 pm
Stand out moments for 2009:
Passing my driving test
Paying off my debts
Being asked for a dance by a 25 year old in a nightclub
Stand out songs:
Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon
Donna on
December 31st, 2008 4:59 am
WOO HOO! Well done you!
Yes, Sex on Fire was in my top 10.
x
Alexis on
December 31st, 2008 5:33 am
Oops! I said 2009 when I meant 2008.
Still, I think this slip should mean that I should make 2009 the best year ever!
Melissa on
January 9th, 2009 7:57 am
Hi Donna. My top 5 strenghs are
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
Capacity to love and be loved
Fairness, equity, and justice
Gratitude
Kindness and generosity
mine were bang on as well Thanks for writing about the site.
Donna on
January 9th, 2009 8:04 am
Ooh, interesting! I was looking at the book last night, and the idea is to consciously use your signature strengths MORE – so you, like me, can express gratitude even more and express and receive love.
Thank you for coming back to tell me!
Love
Donna.x
anne on
January 13th, 2009 5:17 am
Hi Donna!
You are looking for a sundance? Well, I just know one that get a smile on my face everytime I watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY – and you don’t have do dance by yourself Or maybe it’s even funnier do dance along with Matt?!
Have a wonderful tuesday!
Hugs, Anne
Donna on
January 13th, 2009 12:58 pm
Lol – thanks Anne – I love Matt’s videos. Good idea – I will dance along with him and see if I get some sunshine…I shall certainly get a laugh from it!
Love
Donna.x
Alexis on
January 19th, 2009 2:58 pm
2009 is The Year of Great Creation for me. I am going to create a life that I want. I am going to go after what I want. I believe I am going to create that life even if on some days it seems impossible.
Alexis
Donna on
January 20th, 2009 3:22 am
Hey Alexis – that’s fabulous!!!! What a brilliant intention for the year – can’t wait to see what you create!
Love
donna.x
Melissa on
January 24th, 2009 7:13 am
Fantastic Donna, just the chuckle I needed to start my day
Donna on
January 24th, 2009 9:48 am
That’s exactly what I thought when i read it! Glad you enjoyed it.
xx
Alexis on
January 26th, 2009 10:32 am
This article reminds me of a saying I heard years ago.
“When you die there will still be stuff in your in tray”
Well, it’s now February ~ hope you’re feeling better today! TeeHee, hugs!
Sometimes, when you “just feel like crying”, that’s really the best thing to do! It’s easier on the heart, soul AND body to let the stress (whatever its cause) out with your tears, and let the Cosmos deal with it, than to keep bottling it up, especially when it’s so intense that it comes to the “top of mind”!
Close the door to the office if necessary, and let it out. Or take a walk, and “hug a tree” for a few minutes! Hope that helps!
Lol – thanks Karen…sadly February has brought snow, not the milder weather I was hoping for! Still, my desire to be living in the sunshine is stronger than ever!
I did have a little weep, thanks – I like to have a good cry every now and again!
Yah! Sooper-doozy snow!
At least here we usually get brilliant sunshine, after it stops snowing! I guess “London’s record snow” has fallen off the front pages in the States ~ how’re you doing now, a couple days later? It’s been close to zero F most days in Chicago, except when it’s closer to 40! Crazy weather changes ~ K
Well, we’re due even more snow tonight…and at the weekend. Everyone here is totally flummoxed. For the last 10 years or so we’ve had hardly any snow…and it goes away real quick. This lot is sticking around – much to my disgust! I like the snow, but I really really want it to be warm now! xx
Christina on
March 9th, 2009 4:44 am
Hi Donna,
I reach you my hand (and a tissue).
I’m having a cold again too, but haven’t noticed any signs before. Anyway, get well soon!
Gorgeous!!! Keep saying it to yourself while it feels good…and add more stuff that feels good, like “I am a stunningly gorgeous girl with a fabulous accent, a wonderful sense of humour and I am a prize!” x
Melissa on
March 28th, 2009 6:49 am
I’ve got to say one of the stranger things that I’ve seen Also really entertaining though. I’ve had to chase a sheep before so I can only imagine how long that this really took.
I want to say THANKYOU for your thoughts, for your honesty, for your inspiration. I’ve been following you for years, and I’m sooooo proud and pleased for your continuing success!!
You know, I’ve often had this very same thought, myself. I can so easily picture it, too! Crossing over “the Veil” and realizing with a laugh, “Ohhhhh! That’s right! THIS is the “real” world! I’ve been dreaming again..”
It’s funny how I will gently chide my husband for calling himself “stupid” or some such….but I do it to myself sometimes (and nearly always over something minor, like dropping a bit of food on the floor or driving past a store I meant to go to) without even thinking!
When nothing is going right, I call it “trashy novel time”.
I enjoyed this blog, and I appreciate your quick reply to my questions. Your thoughts are helping me start my daily path, in a better frame of mind.
Thanks,
Robin
Michelle S on
June 2nd, 2009 4:43 am
You have all my sympathy! I’m fair-skinned and burn very easily… and I SO hate being sunburned. Sending lots of cool, soothing vibes to your shoulders…
Yep, ‘trashy novel time’ is the perfect name for it!!! You’re welcome Robin – glad to be of service!
Thanks Michelle – it’s RUBBISH isn’t it?! Thanks…those cooling vibes are really helping! xx
Alexis on
June 6th, 2009 1:45 am
I know how you feel. Same thing happened to me in Berlin. It was overcast, I thought the sun wasn’t strong, went out in a short sleeved t-shirt, no sunscreen, thought I would be ok…That evening lobster fest on my arms. Ouch!
Next day, long sleeved t-shirt and loads of sunscreen on what skin was bared.
There must be some gadget these days that will beep at you if your in danger of burning! Mind you, I have burnt in the car in february before so I guess I just need to wear sunscreen every day, all day! x
I have three running coaches… They’re all great in their own way…
I can bring each of them to mind during a race to help me carry on.
When I need to push a bit harder to get up a hill, past another runner or sprint to the finish I can hear Cliff telling me to “dig in” and giving me the strong verbal encouragement to go just a bit harder…
When I say to myself that I want to stop for a rest I can hear Joan saying “yes ok, we’ll just go a bit further first tho eh?” and I never do actually stop…
When I just want to stop and give up I can hear Malcolm telling me that’s “it’s ok it happens to everyone sometime” but he also manages to give me a look that reminds me how disappointed I’ll be if I don’t finish and so I keep going to the end…
It’s odd that it’s not so much what they do when they coach me in person that helps me achieve more in a race but more often it’s the advice I imagine them giving me when they’re not there!
Chris
Alysson Troffer on
June 17th, 2009 7:40 am
Thank you for this post and video. I’m in a difficult situation and am looking for the gift. Seeking inspiration, I searched Google for: “looking for the gift” quotation. And I found what I was looking for here.
From a narrow perspective, I can only see my pain. From a higher view, I can see that I am not alone and that there is a gift somewhere in this situation, even though I don’t yet know what it is.
Alysson I am so glad you found this video – I know that the gift in this situation will come to you, and that you will emerge from it stronger, with integrity and grace (even if it doesn’t feel that way!) Know that you are absolutely being watched over by a universe that loves you, and I hope you find more and more inspirations that will help you through the rough time. Much love. Donna.xxx
Susan on
July 4th, 2009 5:59 am
Donna!
That was just what I needed this morning! Will have to look for more of those.
It’s a classic, ay?! It cracks me up every time I see it! If you find any more this funny, let me know! xx
Melissa on
July 4th, 2009 10:58 am
As always Donna, absolutely brilliant A nice good laugh to start out the afternoon. There was a really funny episode that I’m trying to find for you that gets me laughing every time. When I find it I’ll send it your way
Hey Melissa! Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll look forward to that clip. Last night’s had some funny moments too so I’ll look out for them to be posted on Yootoob.
xxxx
Michelle S. on
July 10th, 2009 8:19 am
Don’t forget to indulge your inner magical child with the wonderful, blissful smell of a box of new coloring crayons!
Thank you. I needed this particular subject.A reason I am doing what I am doing, to trust myself.
By the way I have all of Carole Dore’s tapes and her book. She’s one of the best teachers I have had so far. She has all the basics down pat, doesn’t she?
Keep up the great work you are doing dear lady.
Namaste’, Linda
You’re welcome Linda! Aha – if you have Carole’s tapes, you’ll know this one – trust that the whole universe is backing you up and you have a consciousness of complete clarity! Which I translate as ‘I know what I’m doing!’
Thank you for the wonderful feedback Linda.
Love
Donna.x
Michelle S. on
July 21st, 2009 8:56 am
At times like this when the frustration factor is well past the stratosphere, I have a favorite “anger fantasy” which may help you out if you want to give it a try:
I picture a large concrete wall about 10 feet or more in front of me. Behind me is a huge table loaded down with wonderfully breakable objects (plates, ugly porcelain little statues, etc). I stand there and hurl objects at the wall as long as I want to, till I finally start laughing at the silliness of it!
I confess to being a “door-slammer” when I’m really, really angry… so if the throwing-plates-at-the-wall bit doesn’t work quite well or fast enough to suit me, I imagine a large, heavy, thick wooden door in the wall, that swings easily on its hinges. I can slam the living hell out of that door till I’m feeling much better. Since I’m doing it all mentally my home stays intact and my children don’t run screaming that “Mum’s gone mad!”
Hope the problem is resolved in no time at all, and you’re having a wonderfully easy day by the time you read this!
Hugs!!
Lol – I like it. There ought to be some ineractive game with door slamming, plate breaking and screaming. Perhaps on the wii? oh, I’d love that!
Ah, I was never really that cross. Just mildly irritated. The good thing was that when it finally posted (4 hours later!) I celebrated like I’d won a million!
x
Love her books, Donna! She came to the store (where I used to work) and was charming and cute and full of … energy! Wish I could ask her how she does it!
Haven’t read this one and I think I’ll pick it up before my flight tomorrow.
Be happy and well
Susan
Susan on
October 16th, 2009 5:50 am
Hi, Donna — what is going on? I looked back to see if by tingles you meant shingles? My daughter Emily, had that last year and had great luck with the homeopath. But perhaps you’re working on something entirely different.
My energy today is about a 6. I would really like to call in to work, but as I am an hourly drone, I only do that if I absolutely have to. And my low energy is not from anything in particular, just general life circumstances and a couple of chronic health issues.
Thank you for making me think about the things that consistently raise my energy.
In no particular order:
Self massage with essential oils, maybe a citrus (blood orange is great) or geranium.
Toning
Meditation, either on the breath or guided.
A brisk walk out side (but not in the drizzle).
Oh! And a little ‘poetry meditation I learned from a book: Look around carefully (it seems best outside) for just everyday things and say :Beautiful the deep purple asters: beautiful too, the moss on the tree. Beautiful the wind tossed branches; beautiful too the rain darkened pavement. I go on with it until I feel my perspective shift and I can say it about what ever is in front of me: trash in the hedge, mud on the dog, the grouchy old lady giving me the finger . (I often burst out laughing in those situations, though, and that can cause it’s own set of problems)
And guess what, my energy is up to about a 7 just having thought about this, so I guess chatting with someone about positive things is a good energy booster.
Sending you good thoughts
Love
Susan
Hey Susan! Lol, no it’s not shingles. I am tingling from the neck down – you know like when you have a dead leg and the feeling is just coming back? Not nice …but it is better, and only 8 more days til the MRI!
Love it – like that little meditation! I’m going to try that out. Lol – laughing is a GREAT energy raiser. No problem there! xx
Hi Donna. I have noticed that energy fluctuations have been a lot more frequent and more severe from September 9 and have gotten more so the closer to Halloween we get. Part of this is the season, part of it is due to global climate change,and part is due to everyone adjusting to the ascension energy vibrations. I have had to fight to get things done a lot and it helps to eat a snack of trail mix or other energy food when the blood sugar is flagging and if the energy cycle is too low a power nap in the middle of the day. And always a few minuets doing a breathing meditation helps. getting the oxygen in your system is very energy stimulating.
hugs and sending lots of bright energy your way today
Thanks Patricia, that positive energy is received gratefully! Lol. Good point about the breathing meditation…I’ll add it to my list of energy raisers! Also very interesting to notice the affect of the seasons etc on energy – mine usually drops through the floor when the clocks go back. Interesting! xx
Alexis on
October 20th, 2009 2:55 pm
Green and Black’s chocolate ice cream with raspberries.
Alexis
xx
I LOVE this attitude. I’m completely stuck I mean I did reach my word count for today but non of this what I wrote today will be used later HAHA so I like this idea of taking it easy yeah we have time till December so let’s do it the relaxing way but tomorrow I’ll try to be a bit more productive and I have to do sth about my immagination ) and the scenes
Lol – I didn’t even get my words done yesterday – and what I did SUCKED! But I keep re-reading the welcome e-mail – it’s all about pure output, and I’m trusting that there is a diamond in the middle of this dung heap!!! Lol – it’s not that bad, but normally I would just have stopped by this point, having lost my way. Now I’m lost but I’m going with it and trusting that I’ll find my way out again soon.
x
great post Donna, couldn’t have it better myself. We all have not fucked up we all did great ) and we can be proud of that. that was a good practice to get us writing )
anne on
December 3rd, 2009 2:17 am
Thank you beautiful! You’re so right
Hugs, Anne
anne on
December 3rd, 2009 2:20 am
Congratulations on finishing the challenge! 50000 words sounds pretty much in my ears and I’m sure that it’s hard to remember all the characters due the story.
If you ever want to improve your ice-skating-skills you’re welcome to Stockholm with all its frozen lakes (almost every winter) – it’s fantastic! And I learned the skating just some year ago, so there’s still hope!
Thanks Sandra! Exactly – it got me to do about 49400 more fiction words than I’ve ever done before!
Thanks Anne – I might take you up on skating in Stockholm!! Lol – I’m sure that’s much more fun than Solihull Ice Rink. (I should warn you – bambi on Ice!) xx
What an amazing film! Just shows that you should never give up. You don’t know what difference you might be making to someone’s life. And you know what! I am awesome! I am amazing! (That feels much better than putting myself down)
Melissa on
January 4th, 2010 1:56 pm
Hi Donna. It seems like ages since I’ve connected with you. I hope that you had the most wonderful Christmas and New Years. Absolutely terrific vision. I copied it down for my next season and incorporated things that I wanted to work on in my life.
My weekend-mojo started already on friday night when I was attending the open-air-dance in central Stockholm. It was so much fun – all the people with their own music in their ears dancing quiet around place at a central tube-station. I was smiling the whole hour, fantastic!
Then we went for some tea and coffee because it was nevertheless -2 C…
Looking forward for more fun this weekend – toonight with my laundry for exempel
Have fun you too!
Hugs
Oh, that sounds like SO MUCH FUN! I have to find out if there is something similar here. Love it. Enjoy your laundry!?!! xx
sandra on
February 21st, 2010 8:58 am
I just read your article, great story it makes so perfectly sense )) love it!
Alexis on
March 2nd, 2010 1:26 pm
What about Ronnie Corbett and Alice Cooper?
Ax
Joe on
March 4th, 2010 10:31 am
My dream is to live and work in sunny Mexico… oh, and to get a 6-pack (and not just of Mexican beers!) x
Joe Trueman on
March 4th, 2010 10:39 am
What seems to work for me is gymming it …. Early in the morning. Sets me up for the whole day. Now, if I could just work out a way to get me out of bed that early every day!
Joe on
March 4th, 2010 10:48 am
The older I get, the more laid back I seem to be getting. Not in the sense of not bring productive, but in the sense of “don’t sweat the small stuff”. Mind you, having said that, bad customer service still drives me up the wall. However nowadays I’m more vocal in my discontent rather than seething in silence! (which I think, maybe naively, to be a positive and proactive thing!)
Joe on
March 4th, 2010 10:51 am
My top 3 reasons for procrastination are: 1. Too hot. 2. Too old. 3. Too drunk…! Lol
Hmm – getting up at early o’clock is tough when you went to bed at 4am!! Perhaps that’s the choice you need to make – would you rather be early to bed early to rise every day or just flowing with your energy? You have always kept wierd hours – if it works for you, change the idea that you have to be up at 7 to be at the gym every day and just go ‘when’.
Your excuses (not reasons!) for procrastination 1. is your own fault for living in a hot country! 2. Rubbish – you’re a spring chicken! 3. It’s good to put things off when drunk – it would take weeks to undo the mess you could get yourself into! Lol.
Age does mellow a person. Lol, yes, I realise that the older I get, the more I appreciate good manners . Oh dear. As long as you are voicing discontent in a constructive manner to a person who can change it, you’re right! xx
I just thought of a 4th reason…and this is the one that gets me every time – I’m trying to take step 98 before step 1 OR I don’t know what to do next and I need to chunk it down to a baby-step. So there’s another one for you – if you DO want to do it, and you’re ready, and there isn’t a better way…what’s the next baby step?
This is beautiful! I can’t wait to see what your new home inspires you to do and brings into your life.
Congratulations on all your hard work so far!
Love love love…
Thanks Susan! Glad you like my new home…
xxx
Hi Donna! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas. I just finished reading the free ebook (this time the whole way through)
You did a terrific job! I fealt inspired to start looking at self care everyday. Its really easy to incorporate into my daily schedual. I believe that that will be my theme for this year. To focus on self care really I need to start with the most important and then when its second nature move onto the next theme. What a fantastic idea.
Again thank you for taking the time to write us all these blogs and really making me for one smile and look at myself differentely.
Take care. Have a terrific new years!
Melissa
Melissa, you are very welcome! I am delighted that you are going to make that your theme of the year – let me know how you get on!
Lots of love, and a happy and cared for 2009!
Donna.x
PS get your free copy of this ebook at the right hand side of this page. x
Stand out moments for 2009:
Passing my driving test
Paying off my debts
Being asked for a dance by a 25 year old in a nightclub
Stand out songs:
Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon
WOO HOO! Well done you!
Yes, Sex on Fire was in my top 10.
x
Oops! I said 2009 when I meant 2008.
Still, I think this slip should mean that I should make 2009 the best year ever!
Hi Donna. My top 5 strenghs are
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
Capacity to love and be loved
Fairness, equity, and justice
Gratitude
Kindness and generosity
mine were bang on as well
Thanks for writing about the site.
Ooh, interesting! I was looking at the book last night, and the idea is to consciously use your signature strengths MORE – so you, like me, can express gratitude even more and express and receive love.
Thank you for coming back to tell me!
Love
Donna.x
Hi Donna!
You are looking for a sundance? Well, I just know one that get a smile on my face everytime I watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY – and you don’t have do dance by yourself
Or maybe it’s even funnier do dance along with Matt?!
Have a wonderful tuesday!
Hugs, Anne
Lol – thanks Anne – I love Matt’s videos. Good idea – I will dance along with him and see if I get some sunshine…I shall certainly get a laugh from it!
Love
Donna.x
2009 is The Year of Great Creation for me. I am going to create a life that I want. I am going to go after what I want. I believe I am going to create that life even if on some days it seems impossible.
Alexis
Hey Alexis – that’s fabulous!!!! What a brilliant intention for the year – can’t wait to see what you create!
Love
donna.x
Fantastic Donna, just the chuckle I needed to start my day
That’s exactly what I thought when i read it! Glad you enjoyed it.
xx
This article reminds me of a saying I heard years ago.
“When you die there will still be stuff in your in tray”
x
Hey Donna!
Well, it’s now February ~ hope you’re feeling better today! TeeHee, hugs!
Sometimes, when you “just feel like crying”, that’s really the best thing to do! It’s easier on the heart, soul AND body to let the stress (whatever its cause) out with your tears, and let the Cosmos deal with it, than to keep bottling it up, especially when it’s so intense that it comes to the “top of mind”!
Close the door to the office if necessary, and let it out. Or take a walk, and “hug a tree” for a few minutes! Hope that helps!
Zen Hugs from Chicago, too!
Karen J.
Lol – thanks Karen…sadly February has brought snow, not the milder weather I was hoping for! Still, my desire to be living in the sunshine is stronger than ever!
I did have a little weep, thanks – I like to have a good cry every now and again!
Love
donna.xx
Yah! Sooper-doozy snow!
At least here we usually get brilliant sunshine, after it stops snowing! I guess “London’s record snow” has fallen off the front pages in the States ~ how’re you doing now, a couple days later? It’s been close to zero F most days in Chicago, except when it’s closer to 40! Crazy weather changes ~ K
Well, we’re due even more snow tonight…and at the weekend. Everyone here is totally flummoxed. For the last 10 years or so we’ve had hardly any snow…and it goes away real quick. This lot is sticking around – much to my disgust! I like the snow, but I really really want it to be warm now! xx
Hi Donna,
I reach you my hand (and a tissue).
I’m having a cold again too, but haven’t noticed any signs before. Anyway, get well soon!
X
Christina
Thank you Christina! Your hand, and the tissue, are gratefully received!!
Love
Donna.x
I am a tasty Dundonian chocolate treat!!!
Wow! That makes me feel good.
Alexis
xx
Gorgeous!!! Keep saying it to yourself while it feels good…and add more stuff that feels good, like “I am a stunningly gorgeous girl with a fabulous accent, a wonderful sense of humour and I am a prize!” x
I’ve got to say one of the stranger things that I’ve seen
Also really entertaining though. I’ve had to chase a sheep before so I can only imagine how long that this really took.
Hope that your doing well
It’s pretty random eh?! Nice to see people making good use of their time! Lol.
I’m great thanks hon – how’re you?
x
Go get ‘em girl!!!
I want to say THANKYOU for your thoughts, for your honesty, for your inspiration. I’ve been following you for years, and I’m sooooo proud and pleased for your continuing success!!
Yeay YOU!
Huggles
Cee xx
Thanks sweetheart!!! Glad you’re still with me! xxx
Hilarious! LOL LOL
I need to get it soon!
I will! xoxo
You know, I’ve often had this very same thought, myself. I can so easily picture it, too! Crossing over “the Veil” and realizing with a laugh, “Ohhhhh! That’s right! THIS is the “real” world! I’ve been dreaming again..”
Cool! xx
It’s funny how I will gently chide my husband for calling himself “stupid” or some such….but I do it to myself sometimes (and nearly always over something minor, like dropping a bit of food on the floor or driving past a store I meant to go to) without even thinking!
Lol. I used to say to myself “don’t talk to me like that!” – just as I would if anyone else said it!
x
love the new glasses!
Stephen
Thank you! xx
When nothing is going right, I call it “trashy novel time”.
I enjoyed this blog, and I appreciate your quick reply to my questions. Your thoughts are helping me start my daily path, in a better frame of mind.
Thanks,
Robin
You have all my sympathy! I’m fair-skinned and burn very easily… and I SO hate being sunburned. Sending lots of cool, soothing vibes to your shoulders…
Yep, ‘trashy novel time’ is the perfect name for it!!! You’re welcome Robin – glad to be of service!
Thanks Michelle – it’s RUBBISH isn’t it?! Thanks…those cooling vibes are really helping! xx
I know how you feel. Same thing happened to me in Berlin. It was overcast, I thought the sun wasn’t strong, went out in a short sleeved t-shirt, no sunscreen, thought I would be ok…That evening lobster fest on my arms. Ouch!
Next day, long sleeved t-shirt and loads of sunscreen on what skin was bared.
There must be some gadget these days that will beep at you if your in danger of burning! Mind you, I have burnt in the car in february before so I guess I just need to wear sunscreen every day, all day! x
I have three running coaches… They’re all great in their own way…
I can bring each of them to mind during a race to help me carry on.
When I need to push a bit harder to get up a hill, past another runner or sprint to the finish I can hear Cliff telling me to “dig in” and giving me the strong verbal encouragement to go just a bit harder…
When I say to myself that I want to stop for a rest I can hear Joan saying “yes ok, we’ll just go a bit further first tho eh?” and I never do actually stop…
When I just want to stop and give up I can hear Malcolm telling me that’s “it’s ok it happens to everyone sometime” but he also manages to give me a look that reminds me how disappointed I’ll be if I don’t finish and so I keep going to the end…
It’s odd that it’s not so much what they do when they coach me in person that helps me achieve more in a race but more often it’s the advice I imagine them giving me when they’re not there!
Chris
Thank you for this post and video. I’m in a difficult situation and am looking for the gift. Seeking inspiration, I searched Google for: “looking for the gift” quotation. And I found what I was looking for here.
From a narrow perspective, I can only see my pain. From a higher view, I can see that I am not alone and that there is a gift somewhere in this situation, even though I don’t yet know what it is.
Alysson I am so glad you found this video – I know that the gift in this situation will come to you, and that you will emerge from it stronger, with integrity and grace (even if it doesn’t feel that way!) Know that you are absolutely being watched over by a universe that loves you, and I hope you find more and more inspirations that will help you through the rough time. Much love. Donna.xxx
Donna!
That was just what I needed this morning! Will have to look for more of those.
Hope you are well,
Susan
It’s a classic, ay?! It cracks me up every time I see it! If you find any more this funny, let me know! xx
As always Donna, absolutely brilliant
A nice good laugh to start out the afternoon. There was a really funny episode that I’m trying to find for you that gets me laughing every time. When I find it I’ll send it your way
Have a wonderful day
Talk to you soon
Melissa
Hey Melissa! Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll look forward to that clip. Last night’s had some funny moments too so I’ll look out for them to be posted on Yootoob.
xxxx
Don’t forget to indulge your inner magical child with the wonderful, blissful smell of a box of new coloring crayons!
Ooh, crayons! Now we’re talking! x
Thank you. I needed this particular subject.A reason I am doing what I am doing, to trust myself.
By the way I have all of Carole Dore’s tapes and her book. She’s one of the best teachers I have had so far. She has all the basics down pat, doesn’t she?
Keep up the great work you are doing dear lady.
Namaste’, Linda
You’re welcome Linda! Aha – if you have Carole’s tapes, you’ll know this one – trust that the whole universe is backing you up and you have a consciousness of complete clarity! Which I translate as ‘I know what I’m doing!’
Thank you for the wonderful feedback Linda.
Love
Donna.x
At times like this when the frustration factor is well past the stratosphere, I have a favorite “anger fantasy” which may help you out if you want to give it a try:
I picture a large concrete wall about 10 feet or more in front of me. Behind me is a huge table loaded down with wonderfully breakable objects (plates, ugly porcelain little statues, etc). I stand there and hurl objects at the wall as long as I want to, till I finally start laughing at the silliness of it!
I confess to being a “door-slammer” when I’m really, really angry… so if the throwing-plates-at-the-wall bit doesn’t work quite well or fast enough to suit me, I imagine a large, heavy, thick wooden door in the wall, that swings easily on its hinges. I can slam the living hell out of that door till I’m feeling much better. Since I’m doing it all mentally my home stays intact and my children don’t run screaming that “Mum’s gone mad!”
Hope the problem is resolved in no time at all, and you’re having a wonderfully easy day by the time you read this!
Hugs!!
Lol – I like it. There ought to be some ineractive game with door slamming, plate breaking and screaming. Perhaps on the wii? oh, I’d love that!
Ah, I was never really that cross. Just mildly irritated. The good thing was that when it finally posted (4 hours later!) I celebrated like I’d won a million!
x
‘“I tell you, we are here on earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you different.” Kurt Vonnegut’
You Genius!!
Keep going girl!!
Love Celia from Sunny Blackpool xx
Lol! It is a genius quote, eh? Here’s to farting around!
xxx
PS Sunny? What is that?
Wow, that’s funny…. I look like that, too! LOL. THis site is hilarious…thanks for sharing it!
Don’t forget to share some of your creations! Lol. xx
Thanks Donna! This really helps a lot, I am going to print this Worry List off and carry it in my handbag:)
You’re welcome! Glad it’s helpful. xx
I thought of having a “silly at work day, no sensibleness allowed”
Alexis
Donna Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Lol – fabulous idea! Did you do it?! x
Love her books, Donna! She came to the store (where I used to work) and was charming and cute and full of … energy! Wish I could ask her how she does it!
Haven’t read this one and I think I’ll pick it up before my flight tomorrow.
Be happy and well
Susan
Hi, Donna — what is going on? I looked back to see if by tingles you meant shingles? My daughter Emily, had that last year and had great luck with the homeopath. But perhaps you’re working on something entirely different.
My energy today is about a 6. I would really like to call in to work, but as I am an hourly drone, I only do that if I absolutely have to. And my low energy is not from anything in particular, just general life circumstances and a couple of chronic health issues.
Thank you for making me think about the things that consistently raise my energy.
. (I often burst out laughing in those situations, though, and that can cause it’s own set of problems)
In no particular order:
Self massage with essential oils, maybe a citrus (blood orange is great) or geranium.
Toning
Meditation, either on the breath or guided.
A brisk walk out side (but not in the drizzle).
Oh! And a little ‘poetry meditation I learned from a book: Look around carefully (it seems best outside) for just everyday things and say :Beautiful the deep purple asters: beautiful too, the moss on the tree. Beautiful the wind tossed branches; beautiful too the rain darkened pavement. I go on with it until I feel my perspective shift and I can say it about what ever is in front of me: trash in the hedge, mud on the dog, the grouchy old lady giving me the finger
And guess what, my energy is up to about a 7 just having thought about this, so I guess chatting with someone about positive things is a good energy booster.
Sending you good thoughts
Love
Susan
Hey Susan! Lol, no it’s not shingles. I am tingling from the neck down – you know like when you have a dead leg and the feeling is just coming back? Not nice
…but it is better, and only 8 more days til the MRI!
Love it – like that little meditation! I’m going to try that out. Lol – laughing is a GREAT energy raiser. No problem there! xx
Let me know what you think of it! Love her – she’s a darling, and so wonderfully imaginative. Have a good flight! xx
Hi there, just read your blog. I’m sending you my healing thoughts for your dog that he recovers very very soon!!! <3
hugs,
Sandra
Thank you Sandra! We’re off to the vet again in a few minutes – fingers crossed! xx
Hi Donna. I have noticed that energy fluctuations have been a lot more frequent and more severe from September 9 and have gotten more so the closer to Halloween we get. Part of this is the season, part of it is due to global climate change,and part is due to everyone adjusting to the ascension energy vibrations. I have had to fight to get things done a lot and it helps to eat a snack of trail mix or other energy food when the blood sugar is flagging and if the energy cycle is too low a power nap in the middle of the day. And always a few minuets doing a breathing meditation helps. getting the oxygen in your system is very energy stimulating.
hugs and sending lots of bright energy your way today
Thanks Patricia, that positive energy is received gratefully! Lol. Good point about the breathing meditation…I’ll add it to my list of energy raisers! Also very interesting to notice the affect of the seasons etc on energy – mine usually drops through the floor when the clocks go back. Interesting! xx
Green and Black’s chocolate ice cream with raspberries.
Alexis
xx
Mmm. That sounds like a plan! I’ll keep that as a reward for another task completed – I went to the pictures to celebrate my tax return. x
That’s what I would say too, some hot chocholate after the work
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xoxo Sandra
I LOVE this attitude. I’m completely stuck I mean I did reach my word count for today but non of this what I wrote today will be used later HAHA
so I like this idea of taking it easy yeah we have time till December so let’s do it the relaxing way 
but tomorrow I’ll try to be a bit more productive and I have to do sth about my immagination 
) and the scenes
hugs,
Sandra
Lol – I didn’t even get my words done yesterday – and what I did SUCKED! But I keep re-reading the welcome e-mail – it’s all about pure output, and I’m trusting that there is a diamond in the middle of this dung heap!!! Lol – it’s not that bad, but normally I would just have stopped by this point, having lost my way. Now I’m lost but I’m going with it and trusting that I’ll find my way out again soon.
x
great attitude
great post Donna, couldn’t have it better myself. We all have not fucked up
we all did great 
) and we can be proud of that. that was a good practice to get us writing 
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Thank you beautiful! You’re so right
Hugs, Anne
Congratulations on finishing the challenge! 50000 words sounds pretty much in my ears and I’m sure that it’s hard to remember all the characters due the story.
If you ever want to improve your ice-skating-skills you’re welcome to Stockholm with all its frozen lakes (almost every winter) – it’s fantastic! And I learned the skating just some year ago, so there’s still hope!
Have a nice thursday,
Anne
Thanks Sandra! Exactly – it got me to do about 49400 more fiction words than I’ve ever done before!
Thanks Anne – I might take you up on skating in Stockholm!! Lol – I’m sure that’s much more fun than Solihull Ice Rink. (I should warn you – bambi on Ice!) xx
I love it!
wow this is great, I have to try it myself too next year
thanks for sharing Donna 
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I love number two lol
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Me too! It’s my favourite! x
What an amazing film! Just shows that you should never give up. You don’t know what difference you might be making to someone’s life. And you know what! I am awesome! I am amazing! (That feels much better than putting myself down)
Hi Donna. It seems like ages since I’ve connected with you. I hope that you had the most wonderful Christmas and New Years. Absolutely terrific vision. I copied it down for my next season and incorporated things that I wanted to work on in my life.
Take care,
Melissa
Hey you! I was only thinking of you yesterday (spooky!) – how you doing? Glad you liked it – looking forward to seeing that next season!
Love
Donna.x
What a wonderful thing to say each day.
love
Alexis
xxx
Here is my big dream!:
To live and work a fantastic life in BERLIN!!
YES! Go girl! x
My weekend-mojo started already on friday night when I was attending the open-air-dance in central Stockholm. It was so much fun – all the people with their own music in their ears dancing quiet around place at a central tube-station. I was smiling the whole hour, fantastic!
Then we went for some tea and coffee because it was nevertheless -2 C…
Looking forward for more fun this weekend – toonight with my laundry for exempel
Have fun you too!
Hugs
Oh, that sounds like SO MUCH FUN! I have to find out if there is something similar here. Love it. Enjoy your laundry!?!! xx
I just read your article, great story it makes so perfectly sense
)) love it!
What about Ronnie Corbett and Alice Cooper?
Ax
My dream is to live and work in sunny Mexico… oh, and to get a 6-pack (and not just of Mexican beers!)
x
What seems to work for me is gymming it …. Early in the morning. Sets me up for the whole day. Now, if I could just work out a way to get me out of bed that early every day!
The older I get, the more laid back I seem to be getting. Not in the sense of not bring productive, but in the sense of “don’t sweat the small stuff”. Mind you, having said that, bad customer service still drives me up the wall. However nowadays I’m more vocal in my discontent rather than seething in silence! (which I think, maybe naively, to be a positive and proactive thing!)
My top 3 reasons for procrastination are: 1. Too hot. 2. Too old. 3. Too drunk…! Lol
And you are a marvelous example of someone who GOT their big dream!!! xxx
Hmm – getting up at early o’clock is tough when you went to bed at 4am!! Perhaps that’s the choice you need to make – would you rather be early to bed early to rise every day or just flowing with your energy? You have always kept wierd hours – if it works for you, change the idea that you have to be up at 7 to be at the gym every day and just go ‘when’.
Your excuses (not reasons!) for procrastination 1. is your own fault for living in a hot country! 2. Rubbish – you’re a spring chicken! 3. It’s good to put things off when drunk – it would take weeks to undo the mess you could get yourself into! Lol.
Age does mellow a person. Lol, yes, I realise that the older I get, the more I appreciate good manners . Oh dear. As long as you are voicing discontent in a constructive manner to a person who can change it, you’re right! xx
I just thought of a 4th reason…and this is the one that gets me every time – I’m trying to take step 98 before step 1 OR I don’t know what to do next and I need to chunk it down to a baby-step. So there’s another one for you – if you DO want to do it, and you’re ready, and there isn’t a better way…what’s the next baby step?
great article
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Thanks honey! xx
Hi there,
I love you post. It reminds me of that song “you are beautiful, no matter what they say… ”
I love to eat junk food too, who cares *lol*
°°hugs°°
Sandra
Thanks Sandra – yes, that’s another good one! xxx