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  • Take off the pressure

    Who is putting all the pressure on you? Would it be you?! Even when someone else is asking you to do something, all you have to do is say ‘no’. Take the decision today to live without the pressure – you will still do all you want to do, just without the stress. Love Donna.x

  • Why Should You Be Able to Do Something You’ve Never Done Before?

    It’s interesting to me how often I have conversations with people that go along these lines – “oh I could never do that thing you do, I’m rubbish at (whatever it is) and you’re so good” to which I invariably reply “Well, I couldn’t do it either when I first started”. Competence in anything –…

  • Size 6 is a Shoe Size

  • The Water Slide of Change

    Change is inevitable in life – do you welcome it, or resist it furiously? Change can be quite scary, but if you can go with it you might enjoy the ride. I like to think of it like this: imagine a water slide as a metaphor for change in life. You are at the top,…

  • Ask Donna – How Can I Carry On With a Joyful Life When I’m Grieving?

  • A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way

    So, another bereavement…that’s 7 people I know who’ve died in the last 18 months. I wonder if the Grim Reaper is on overtime? Anyway, once again I’ve been struck by the kindness of my newsletter readers, friends and family. So many people have been in touch to give their sympathies and to offer a little…

  • Creating Money by Sanaya Roman

    Creating Money by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer is a positive book about creating wealth – not just financial wealth, but happiness too. It shows the clear link between being relaxed and happy and enjoying your work, and money coming in. Their style is very gentle, encouraging, inspiring and along with the ideas they present,…

  • Welcome to the New Website!

    Hi! And welcome to the BRAND NEW DonnaOnTheBeach website – have a mooch around, enjoy the new pages…and let us know what you think! The new website allows us to bring you more articles, more thoughts, more ideas, more videos…in short, more help for YOU to CHANGE your life. I just want to point out…

  • Dancing Doggie!

    Aw, I loved this video – not only is this one of the most beautiful pieces of music in my collection, the dog is BRILLIANT! Now, where’s the Mollie-dog – we have some training to do! Enjoy! Love Donna.x

  • Life Lessons

    What lessons is life trying to teach you right now? Are you receptive to learning? For years, life tried to teach me self-care – I wouldn’t listen until hit with Chronic Fatigue. Now life is trying to teach me patience (I wish life luck with that one!!!), and at least I am willing to listen,…