http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog Life's a Beach...! Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:13:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever been of the opinion that enthusiastic people are quite irritating? You know, the sort who are always up and peppy – the jumpiest jumping bean of them all! I have made a startling and quite entertaining discovery over the past few years – it’s not so irritating ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/01/rah-rah-rah/ Why is it that the first place we go to when we're upset, angry or ill is 'what's wrong with me'. I've had a few conversations over the bank holiday which went to the 'wrong with me' place. My friend was upset - 'what's wrong with me?' ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/31/whats-wrong-with-me/ Did you know that to save you the effort of coming along to this blog every day, you can get every blog post delivered to you in the comfort of your own inbox? Click here to sign up. And for those of you who are already getting regular doses of ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/27/get-each-full-blog-post-delivered-directly-to-your-e-mail/ Do you ever wake up in the morning and think "There must be more to life than this"? Back in the 90's, I woke up almost every day with that thought. I wondered if this was 'it', if this was how life was going to work out - ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/25/more-fun-to-life/ Thank you so much for your response to my newsletter article last week - I was so pleased to have encouraged and inspired you to Give Blood (or to hassle your friends and family to do so! I'm not fussy, as long as someone gives.) I actually got a lovely ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/19/fall-down-100-times-get-up-101/ I was just listening to 'Ali in the Jungle' by The Hours - here's a snippet of the lyrics: Everybody gets knocked down, How quick are you gonna' get up? At the end of last week I had quite a significant knock down - one that left me feeling totally squooshed ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/17/how-quick-are-you-gonna-get-up/ Well, I am feeling quite sad and disappointed today. I found out that while I am under the care of my neurologist, I can't give blood. If you don't donate blood, you might believe that is a good thing - but if you do donate, you will understand why I'm ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/11/do-something-amazing/ If you could be doing anything in the world right now, what would you love to do? What makes your heart sing? What do the stirrings of your heart whisper for you to do with your life? Could you start to follow your heart right now? You don't have to do something huge and ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/10/follow-your-heart/ In Bill Ford's coaching newsletter this week: One of my wife’s colleagues when she was working in the US was asked by a client in France to rush over to present at a meeting the next day. He got on a plane the same day and did not have time to ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/06/a-friday-funny/ Well, my office revamp is still not finished - I am still searching through boxes in the garage every five minutes for things I need (that I genuinely thought I wouldn't need for weeks...). However, one more weekend should see it done. All the materials are in place, all I ... http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/29/financial-integrity/