Tag: joy

  • Oh Lord, It’s Hard To Be Humble…

    I woke up the other day with this song flying around my head – for about the first hour of the day I found myself singing ‘oh lord, it’s hard to be humble…when you’re perfect in every way…’ Most peculiar as I NEVER listen to this song. I don’t own it, I haven’t heard it…

  • Announcing the September Daily Practice: Feel How You Feel

    This practice, may, at first look, seem a bit of an odd one. After all, how can you feel anything other than what you feel? But so often, we do not allow ourselves to feel how we feel – either because the emotion is a ‘bad’ one, or because there’s no point feeling joyful because…

  • Whose Idea Was Growing Up, Maturing, Getting Serious?

    At what point did you stop being silly? At what age did you lose your sense of the ridiculous? When did the absurd, bizarre and comic become less important than your responsibilities and duties? When did you Grow Up, Mature, Get Serious? Can you pinpoint the age you were when you stopped laughing so much?…

  • August Daily Practice: Fart Around

    As long time readers of this blog may remember, one of my all time favourite quotes is from American Writer Kurt Vonnegut “We are here on Earth to fart around. Don’t let anybody tell you any different.” When I was contemplating what the August Daily practice should be, I was thinking about my usual lack…

  • A Remarkable Life in a Conventional World

    Yesterday over on Jamie Ridler’s website, Jamie announced a give-away, and to enter, you need share your best tip for “living a remarkable life in a conventional world” in the comments. As I started to write my best tip, I realised there is a whole blog post in it! To live a remarkable life in…

  • Happy Independence Day!

    Isn’t it a wonderful idea to celebrate independence? (Which by the way, I always want to spell indepeDANCE! Like a happy dance, but for freedom. Anyway.) I love the idea of a day off to celebrate being in charge of your own destiny. To my friends and followers in the US, well done you for…

  • July Daily Practice: 10 Minutes of Yoga

    Whenever I ask myself what Daily Practice I need to add into my life, Yoga is always the answer! For a few brief months last year, I did manage to do a 10 minute yoga practice every day, and I felt better for it. My body felt stronger, I was calmer, and I seemed to…

  • OnTheBeach – The Strategic Approach

    What is your life strategy? Do you have every last move planned out – including several escape routes and alternatives in case of change? Do you have no strategy whatsoever and just roll with the punches? Are you looking in the opposite direction so you don’t even see the punches coming? I got a questionnaire…

  • June Daily Practice: Champagne Moments

    [caption id="attachment_2758" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=" "][/caption]Earlier this week I was listening to the cricket commentary, Test Match Special. At the end of the game, they nominate a ‘Champagne Moment’ – an outstanding and memorable moment in the match. And it got me thinking…what a GREAT daily practice! To notice and to nominate an outstanding and…

  • Ask Donna – My Life Sucks – a Big Dream Feels Like an Impossible Dream

    Click here to watch this week’s video Q: My life sucks. My life is really terrible. Everything is going wrong…everything’s been wrong for a while, and it’s really bad. There’s nothing good going on in my life at all. And this ‘big dream’ stuff seems like an impossible dream to me. – Anonymous When life…