Category: Articles

  • OnTheBeach – Don’t Let The B’s Grind You Down

    My parents have a saying “Don’t let the b*stards grind you down” – and there are times when this is the most pertinent advice that can be given! Because this is exactly what happens if you’re not vigilant – years and years of criticism, minor annoyances and unsupportiveness can just grind down your good humour…

  • OnTheBeach – Time to Make a Difference

    I find this time of year really interesting when it comes to people’s goals/intentions/plans for their lives. Oh, it’s December, no point starting a healthy eating plan now. Oh, it’s nearly Christmas, I can’t give up smoking now. I’ll start 2012 with a resolution to drink less/save more/find a new job/date more/connect with my intuition/design…

  • OnTheBeach – Revealing the Sculpture

    Michelangelo said that a sculptor just chipped away at a stone to reveal the beauty within. This got me thinking – isn’t this what we all do with our lives? We hold a vision of the life we want and start chipping away to reveal that life…by getting the education we want, the job, the…

  • OnTheBeach – Taking Inspired Action

    OnTheBeach – Taking Inspired Action

    When you are working towards a goal (say, having a life full of purpose, passion and joy for example!), what sort of action do you take? Do you take the next logical step, even when every fibre of your being is screaming at you to do something illogical and seemingly unrelated? Or do you follow…

  • OnTheBeach – What Would Love Do Now?

    This week’s article is inspired by the Beach Card of the week: “What would love do now? Remember that love is strong, not a doormat.”. I hope you enjoy it! We’re on the last few days of our October Daily Practice. Did you laugh every day? There’s still time! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this practice, and…

  • OnTheBeach – The Voice of Wisdom

    OnTheBeach – The Voice of Wisdom

    This week, the beach card “Learn to listen to your intuition” inspired me to bring an article about listening to your inner knowing out of the archives – I hope it inspires you to listen to the voice inside you that knows. You know what I’m talking about – that voice that whispers to you…

  • OnTheBeach – Follow The Energy

    When I am sending my weekly article to my list, I now decide what article to send you by picking a ‘Beach Card’ and expanding on that – either with a previous article or something new…and this week the card picked is spooky for 2 reasons – one, it’s exactly what I was doing yesterday…

  • OnTheBeach – A Triumph of Hope and Ingenuity

    This is an article I wrote last year just after the Chilean miners were released – the message is just as relevant today, I hope you enjoy it. Have you been watching the Chilean miners being brought out today? I have had the news on in the background all day – a very rare thing…

  • OnTheBeach – A Few of My Favourite Things

    Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…a few of Maria’s favourite things. Do you remember this song from the Sound of Music? “I simply remember my favourite things, and then I don’t feel so bad” – is not just a lyric from a song, it’s great advice. Your favourite things put a little spark of…

  • How Do You Waste Hours Of Your Life?

    Last week I did the ‘reading deprivation’ exercise from The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. The idea is that the time you spend reading can be filled with creative pursuits…or just give you the space to hear your inner voice over and above the chatter we put into our lives. Because I am a bit…