Donna On The Beach » happy http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog Life's a Beach...! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:28:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Choose to be Happy Anyway http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:30:29 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=1828 Here's a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 Wallowing in Happiness http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/06/wallowing-in-happiness/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/06/wallowing-in-happiness/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:54:28 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=2647 One of the things that 'happy people' have in common is that they wallow in happiness. They look forward to things (not just big things), they enjoy the memories of things (not just big things), they are grateful for good times they've had, they appreciate good things as they happen and make a big deal of them. 'Unhappy people' on the other hand tend to dwell on how much life sucks, wallow in the bad things that happen, and pretty much ignore the good stuff. I know this because I used to be unhappy. And now I'm generally happy.

And one of the big things that has changed is my focus. Instead of wallowing in and dwelling on the 'bad' stuff that happens on a day to day basis, I wallow in and dwell on 'good' stuff and I make a point of noticing that I am enjoying whatever it is that I am enjoying. Not all the time, I'm not perfect...but when I have a bit of a visit to negative town, I can get out pretty quickly because my habit is to focus on, pay attention to and be grateful for 'good stuff'. And we all have 'bad' stuff and 'good' stuff happening every day. Not just the big stuff that only happens once a year/lifetime like birthdays, christmas, promotions, marriages, holidays. But little things, like the sun shining, clean washing, a tidy desk, a laugh with a friend, a stranger smiling at you, someone letting you out in traffic.

That's why, over at my facebook page, I have started to focus even more on 'the good stuff' every week. Every Monday I ask "What was the best part of your weekend? And what are you looking forward to this week?" and share my thoughts. Every Wednesday I tell you one of my favourite things, and ask what one of your favourite things is. And every Friday I ask "What was the best part of your week? And what are you looking forward to this weekend?" So everybody who 'likes' this page will be reminded to focus on what's good in life. It's a small thing, but it is SO powerful. So why don't you come and join me over at facebook.com/donnaonthebeach? And wallow in the small happinesses in life.

Love

Donna.x

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One of the things that ‘happy people’ have in common is that they wallow in happiness. They look forward to things (not just big things), they enjoy the memories of things (not just big things), they are grateful for good times they’ve had, they appreciate good things as they happen and make a big deal of them. ‘Unhappy people’ on the other hand tend to dwell on how much life sucks, wallow in the bad things that happen, and pretty much ignore the good stuff. I know this because I used to be unhappy. And now I’m generally happy.

And one of the big things that has changed is my focus. Instead of wallowing in and dwelling on the ‘bad’ stuff that happens on a day to day basis, I wallow in and dwell on ‘good’ stuff and I make a point of noticing that I am enjoying whatever it is that I am enjoying. Not all the time, I’m not perfect…but when I have a bit of a visit to negative town, I can get out pretty quickly because my habit is to focus on, pay attention to and be grateful for ‘good stuff’. And we all have ‘bad’ stuff and ‘good’ stuff happening every day. Not just the big stuff that only happens once a year/lifetime like birthdays, christmas, promotions, marriages, holidays. But little things, like the sun shining, clean washing, a tidy desk, a laugh with a friend, a stranger smiling at you, someone letting you out in traffic.

That’s why, over at my facebook page, I have started to focus even more on ‘the good stuff’ every week. Every Monday I ask “What was the best part of your weekend? And what are you looking forward to this week?” and share my thoughts. Every Wednesday I tell you one of my favourite things, and ask what one of your favourite things is. And every Friday I ask “What was the best part of your week? And what are you looking forward to this weekend?” So everybody who ‘likes’ this page will be reminded to focus on what’s good in life. It’s a small thing, but it is SO powerful. So why don’t you come and join me over at facebook.com/donnaonthebeach? And wallow in the small happinesses in life.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 Let’s Get Happy http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/04/lets-get-happy/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/04/lets-get-happy/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:53:17 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=2514

Don’t wait for the circumstances of your life to be ‘perfect’ before you’re happy, get happy now. How? By noticing the little stuff that makes you happy, and consciously enjoying yourself. So the next time you are in the bath, or enjoying a meal, or reading a book, or out with friends, notice your happy feelings and enjoy them!

Love

Donna.x

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Don’t wait for the circumstances of your life to be ‘perfect’ before you’re happy, get happy now. How? By noticing the little stuff that makes you happy, and consciously enjoying yourself. So the next time you are in the bath, or enjoying a meal, or reading a book, or out with friends, notice your happy feelings and enjoy them!

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 Find The Gift http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2010/05/find-the-gift/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2010/05/find-the-gift/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 09:00:09 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=2146

Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 If You Chase, It Will Run http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/05/if-you-chase-it-will-run/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/05/if-you-chase-it-will-run/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 08:58:27 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=1697

Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 Video: When You Are Not Being Your Best Self http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/04/video-when-you-are-not-being-your-best-self/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/04/video-when-you-are-not-being-your-best-self/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:40:18 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=1578

Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 Put a Happy Face On It http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/04/put-a-happy-face-on-it/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/04/put-a-happy-face-on-it/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:40:48 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=1460

Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 FDA Approves Depressant Drug For … http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/02/fda-approves-depressant-drug-for/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/02/fda-approves-depressant-drug-for/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:27:27 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=1317

Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 The Optimist’s Creed – Video http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/01/the-optimists-creed-video/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2009/01/the-optimists-creed-video/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:58:16 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=1230

Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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]]> http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2011/08/choose-to-be-happy-anyway/feed/ 1 Feel Happy Now by Michael Neill http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2008/11/november-2008-book-recommendation-feel-happy-now/ http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/2008/11/november-2008-book-recommendation-feel-happy-now/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:48:37 +0000 Donnaonthebeach http://www.donnaonthebeach.com/blog/?p=905

Here’s a choice for you:

You have a flat tyre.

You can either be pissed off and have a flat tyre, or you can be happy and have a flat tyre.

Either way, you still have a flat tyre.

Which will you choose? If you decide to choose to be pissed off, what will you do? For example, you could complain about it, tell yourself how blasted inconvenient it is in every way, pout, cry, you could even stamp your feet.

How about if you decide to be happy? What will you do then? for example, you could look for the funny side, you could smile (or even beam), you could take the opportunity to show your skills at changing tyres, you could call a good friend to help and spend time with them laughing, you could flirt with the guy at the garage, you could experience the kindness of strangers.

Either way, you still had a flat tyre, but one is more fun, more enjoyable, and allows you to be cheerful.

By the way, this applies to other things than flat tyres.

Love

Donna.x

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