Making something out of nothing is tricky, but in the hands of the artist it is a challenge to be relished. For instance, take a phrase, any phrase, say ….  ‘healthy eating pyramid’, what’s that all about? To some, a random collection of words, but to the creative mind the possibilities are endless.

This particular phrase happens to be the title given to a contemporary art exhibition currently causing some consternation amongst the hipsters and chattering classes, leaving some with full bellies and satisfied smiles while for others the end result is yet another bout of flatulence. The ’healthy eating pyramid’ show runs till October and has much to digest.  Many of Britain’s finest have come to the table to debate, both visually and aurally, the disgraceful state of the nations diet and who is to be blamed for its continued nutritional decline. Who gains, who loses!

Be prepared for tempting appetisers, a few tasty morsels, some full blown lunches and a few proper puddings as Brit artists build and explore the ‘healthy eating pyramid’. The show delivers like a take away and the message is a serious one so put it at the top of your menu.

Paul Palmer

If you are running your own business the way you feel will affect today’s outcome, ask yourself, "Do you feel good today?" If the answer is yes then all well and good, but if its no then you will probably struggle to achieve your objectives for the day.

In Japan they work hard at social influences on their business, not just on the task in hand. The exercise routines practised at the start of the day are a means to an end, to make their employees feel good today and every day. Try a little stretching at the start of your day and you will soon see the results.

People are affected by many things, their performance can be enhanced by feelings, emotions, pain, anxiety and stress. If you find you are feeling down the liklihood is that your results will be down. If you feel good today then you are likely to find you achieve much more, so what do you have to do to achieve top results every day.

Initially it is important to recognise how import to check if you feel good today, make a concious effort to check your mood and to understand what is influencing it. If you are running your own home based business then the results of your days endeavours will reflect the outcome, if your performance is limited then you need to deal with it at the time.

There are of course many ways to turn your feelings around to make sure you feel good today, but unfortunately we are all different so we need our own approach to performance enhancement. Personally I find music makes me feel good, but not always the same music every day, sometimes rock and other days a smooth melody. I’m glad to say it doesn’t take me long to recognise one which is not having the desired effect, but it sometimes takes a bit of flicking to find the right track.

You will of course need to find your own method to feel good today and every day throughout your life, it might be music which turns you round, exercise or social interaction. Whatever method works for you take time out to make sure you feel good and superior performance will follow you, whichever path you choose.

Paul Palmer

I feel good today do you?

World of social marketing?

It was life Jim but not as we know it, Captain. I hope you follow Star Trek and childrens films or you will be totally lost by now.

If you talk to people and occasionally someone makes you an offer they got cheap recently and that’s why they can sell it on to you at a “steal”, then you are dabbling in the world of social marketing. That is life in the real living world where social marketing is about selling to your friends, Avon for example, you make friends, have parties and sell the products from Avon.

Times change, the dinosaurs nolonger roam the earth and man can do much more than grunt these days, we are living in a world of social marketing where people we trust make us offers we just can’t refuse. Everyone hates spam so it’s no use trying to sell by bulk email campaigns using a list gather by who knows who using whatever means, it’s just not good business sense.

life of Social marketing?

It’s much better to build yourself a portfolio of friends through any or many of the social networking sites now online. Enter the world of social marketing and you will find you can sell to people you have never even met simply because you have used your social networking skills to gain their trust. Ok so you may not use the internet for chatting or sending messages, this is where I can help you gain the essential skills you need.

Sign up to the lighthouse marketing system link on the right and you can get a free course on how to enter the world of social marketing. If you don’t fancy that, try the free twitter guide its an immediate download, no pressure.

Paul Palmer

Social Marketer, strategist, always looking for new ways to fit more fun into my life, try it social networking is a great way to get to know people.

Don't hide happiness

If someone said to me “Show me happiness” I would find it easy, I enjoy being with people, dancing and listening to music as well as playing games. I gain so much pleasure from any one of these activites that I could show my happiness.

Through out life there are many ups and downs which it seems make it difficult for some people to show their happiness to the outside world. A negative attitude makes them persistently annoyed or irritated by what happens around them with the resultant discomfort making it difficult for them to be happy.

I find a positive mental attitude makes it easy for me to find the best in everything I see and do, this makes me persistently happy throughout my life. In my past when I was struggling with a difficult relationship if anyone had said to me “show me happiness” or what could make me happy I would have struggled to reply.

Many people look forward to retirement, but not everyone finds it pleasant when it finally arrives. How can you make the most out of your so-called “golden” years?

My challenge to you now is to show me happiness, what makes you happy, is it finding love which puts a smile on your face?

Leave me your comments about what makes you happy, I don’t mind what it is but be honest even if it’s casual sex or something similar provided it’s how you show your happiness in life.

Paul Palmer

Social networker showing the world some love every day filled with happiness, now its your turn to show some too.

In the shop, which incidentally was called fancy dress heaven I felt divine, I wanted to wear it all the way home I was hot and we both knew it. He kissed me in the cubicle and I wanted to go all the way but the curtain was badly fitting and the staff were just outside. Jack whispered soon baby soon. We packed the outfits away and took them home.

The party was of course that night so we went out in the afternoon to the beach it was really hot, scorching I wore my tiniest bikini, to increase the emotions between us, more fun for me you see. I couldn’t help thinking about fancy dress heaven. All afternoon I thought about what might have happened if Jack hadn’t been with me, no one could have resisted me I’m sure.

I fell asleep on the beach unfortunately dreaming of my fancy dress heaven and how much fun that evening was going to be. When Jack woke me I was disoriented, dehydrated suffering a bit. We went home and I went to be with a headache, he made me drink some juice and I told him to go to the party with his father.

Ready for more, let me know where you think it’s going leave your comments and soon you’ll find out.

Published on behalf of Sherlyn99

Paul Palmer

Looking for fun, fancy dress makes me happy especially the sexy babes at the parties

Manchester United looked set to take charge of the game from the outset with Christiano Rinaldo shooting for goal several times right from the outset of this historic champions league championship final.

Everything changed when Andres Iniesta crossed to Samuel Eto’o who scored, beating Edwin van der Sar in the tenth minute. The game changed significantly at this point. Manchester United lost control of this remarkable champions league game.

Aparently losing heart Manchester United lost the offensive role and went on the defensive, not the approach to win a champions league final. Barcelona ran rings around them with their organised approach passing the ball round and keeping possession. A skill brought to them when Pep Guardiola took the managers role last summer.

At half time the game looked almost over, but after a pep talk from Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United came back to the second half of the 2009 champions league final looking as if they were back on form. Attacking once again and apparently playing Barcelona at their own game passing and keeping possession.

It wasn’t to last though when mid fielder Xavi Herandez crossed to Lionel Messi in the 70th minute his signature header put Barcelona 2-0 up against Manchester United in the 70th minute.

Some might say it was the way Manchester United beat Barcelona in last years semi-final which was driving them forward for revenge. However the excellent organisation and attention to detail lead by Guardiola was also seen in the semi-final of the champions league when Barcelona beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to qualify for their place in the cup final.

Paul Palmer

Barcelona 2 Manchester United 0 outclassed and outplayed Champions League 2009

Why do you help others? Think for a while do you have your own reason to help someone or do you just do it because you can. It can be really difficult to get truly independent help that is not going to want something back in return.

I have a full time job myself, but unfortunately recently my wife and I decided it was time for us to go our separate ways. She moved out and I needed help, independent help that would not place additional demands on me as its hard enough anyway coping with 3 sons. I joined plenty of fish a free dating site on the recommendation of a woman who was working for me and had a little fun.

It took me some time to come to terms with the change when everything was thrown up in the air again I found out I was going to be made redundant, now I really needed that independent help but how? What would be the best way to move forward and cope with the changes in our lives

It’s not easy to decide when you are in this situation, so many people want something in return. I did get some independent help from parents of my youngest son’s friends, ideas about where I could go who I could get money from and suggestions for child care assistance. These people were a god send, I didn’t know where to run and their advice helped me look into the options available. Without them I probably would be very unhappy now struggling to cope and probably in the dole queue claiming on the mortgage insurance sinking into a deep depression.

Instead with the independent help I received I am living life to the full enjoying every day for what it holds and doing a job which allows me to spend more time with my three children than ever before.

Many people out there despise change they fear it, my experience has shown me I must embrace change as you never know what is round the next corner. I hope this inspires you in some way to do the same. I’m getting twitterpated at the moment, sign up on the right you’ll find it’s an excellent way to change your life.

Please leave a comment I’d love to hear about how you too have embraced change and benefitted from it, with or without independent help.

Paul Palmer

Never procrastinate, get on and do it, “You only live twice Mr Bond”

Take a look at the glastonbury youtube video of The Verve and excellent performance, no wonder so many happy people are there.

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The glastonbury festival is always oversubscribed the tickets are sold out weeks before the date it is to be held, 28th June in 2009.

On the glastonbury youtube posts its not just the bands who are featured although they do appear to be the most popular the attendees do feature as well such as this drunk guy entertaining the crowd until he fell into the mud.

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This brings us to an important point, so many happy people enjoying the festival and posting the glastonbury youtube links and yet the conditions are diabolocal. Every year it seems the glastonbury festival of contempory performing arts entertains so many people why is it with such terrible conditions this is the case?

Tradition, camaraderie, friendship, music, or just the ambiance, whatever the reason the glastonbury youtube videos clearly show the happiness the festival brings to all who attend, long may it continue.

Now I'll leave you with a little classic glastonbury

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Paul Palmer

Anyone got a spare ticket to the glastonbury festival? No, shame guess I'll have to go to my glastonbury youtube selection again

The east vs west coast comparison should be quite easy when compared with the same activities carried out in the states. However the people in the USA tend to be more vocal on thier achievements. In the UK if you are interested in the differences you need to go and look for yourself.

When I compare the east vs west coast I think of the north east and north west rather than the full coastline. Partially because I grew up in the North East myself and enjoyed visting the north west on a regular basis for annual holidays.

The comparison of east vs west coast  is not as interesting to me unless you include some of the features further inland as well. For example in the west you have the Lake district, a fantastic area to visit and even live. This is of course resrticted by your work, if you don’t need to be close to a specific work location its good but the transport system limits accessibility.

In the east you have the Yorkshire Wolds, pleasant to walk through but nowhere near as intesting as the Lake District, not to me anyway.

The differences east vs west coast in my opinion are influenced not only by the coastline and differences in the seas that border them but also the prevailing weather. This is distinction is maintained by the pennines which separate the east and west of the country.

Primarily the rain falls in the west to a much greater extent than in the east. This means that the rainfall on the east vs west coasts is much higher in the west. This additional precipitation results in more erosion and intersting features on the west side of the the pennines. This is I believe why the Lake District is much more dramatic in appearance than the smooth undulating hills of the Yorkshire Wolds.

Paul Palmer

I enjoy visiting both the east and west coast but if I have to compare the east vs west coast to choose one or the other I find it difficult. Both east and west have their own special points which make me happy when I visit.

I’d love to hear other peoples perspective so please leave a comment so I can learn more about your thoughts on the east vs west coast of England

I saw my nana at the co-op funeral directors before the service at Rotherham Crematorium which was a little behind schedule due to previous services. The service was well presented by Father Matthew who had also been leading prayers for my nana in Holy Trinity Parish Church, Dalton Parva.

During the service for my nana at Rotherham Crematorium there was an interesting summary of the life of my gran which had been prepared in the majority I believe by my uncle Gerald and Cousin Fiona. I’m sure thought that many others had an input too.

My nana lived from 8th of April 1916 until 12th of April 2009, a fun filled life of 93 exciting years. She was a high achiever in school, but unfortunately for her generation this was not recognised for girls of her generation. This didn’t stop her working hard and enjoying home based activities like knitting soft teddies for all her children and grandchildren.

Father Matthew told us of how she had ridden 120 miles to go to the beach with her husband Sidney on a Tandem with my uncle Gerald in a side car. We left Rotherham Crematorium to go to the wake at The Tabard public house on Herringthorpe Valley Road in Rotherham where we all celebrated the life of my nana.

My nana had 3 husbands, her maiden name was Stoddart, Helena Stoddart, she married Sydney Moss first and had my uncle Gerald and my mother Pamela Anne. Unfortunately Sydney died but my nana has always been a fighter living through the war I think maybe influenced her attitude to life. I never met Sydney so unfortunately can’t add much more about him or their life together. I do know they enjoyed camping and caravanning together very much.

My nana’s second husband was Harry Green, the first granddad I knew, we used to play chess together every time we met. They spent a lot of time in the caravan and dormobile travelling round. Patchie was their dog, a white terrier who they loved dearly, I have some fond memories of Patchie Pie, but the dog suffered ill health in his later years. Harry my nana’s second husband died when they were stewards to a camp site in Wales.

Lol had wanted to be together with my nana, when they married she took his name Rimmington. They had a fun time together caravanning and going to many fancy dress parties. Lol taught my nana to fish on the river Trent and was on occasion embarrassed by her ability to always catch the biggest fishes on the river Trent. I’m sure they enjoyed their time there together caring for their pet donkey being another highlight of their time there.

When my nana lost Lol she found her final partner Reg, they didn’t marry, but I know it didn’t stop them enjoying their time together in their flats in Rotherham and the caravan at Torksey.

I’d like to say thank you to the co-operative funeral service at clyde villas Doncaster Road Rotherham for making sure the arrangements all went well for my nana at rotherham crematorium

Paul Palmer

Live life to the full and always fill your time with joy, happiness and care for others. Just like my nana did for 93 years.