ENERGY

#          Good Vibrations... Beach Boys

This is Patsy Wynne inviting you to share the next hour with me... enjoying my choice of music... which sometimes surprises me... and always delights... HELLO to whoever’s listening in hospital... and to those who may be listening online... WELCOME to you too!

1          Can you feel it... The Jacksons...

Can you feel it?  What is it, but ENERGY? Well, my theme music... GOOD VIBRATIONS... is all about ENERGY... because everything in the universe is vibrating... at different rates. From the chair we sit in... to the food we eat... to the thoughts we think... it’s all energy.  Our bodies vibrate at a certain rate that makes us human... and more particularly... our personal vibration is determined by our state of health... so when we’re not feeling so good... we say... “I’m feeling a bit low”... or “I’m wiped out”... “Under the weather”... right?  And when we’re feeling really good... we’re “On a high”... “Tip-top”... “At my peak”... “Feeling on top of the world”...

2          Top of the world...   The Carpenters

Some people can actually see or feel energy... and I’ve been studying the subject of energy.. and how it affects us all... for some time... so I’ll be making some observations on that... in between the music... which is also a vibration!  You’ll know how some music makes you feel energised... while another kind of music gets you relaxed... or sad... or really happy.  Well... that’s just part of the energy all around us...  that affects us... whether we realise it or not...

3          I wish I knew how it would feel to fly... Billy Taylor

I love that jazzy beat... just makes me want to get up and dance... You may recognise that from when it was used for some years as the theme on TV for Barry Norman’s Film 19... whatever year it was. That’s how we get hooked into a particular programme... as soon as we hear the theme music... if it makes us feel good... we can’t wait to watch the show!   Our feelings... e-motion... is just energy in motion... and that can be as powerful as the waves of the sea... we just get carried away...

4          Some enchanted Evening... Perry Como

You know sometimes you can just feel someone looking at you... even though you’re not looking at them... and then you know how you can feel uncomfortable in the presence of a particular person... you just want to move away from them... and you don’t even know why... you’re actually feeling their energy... and then there are people who make you feel so good... and you know that feeling when you're expecting something...

5          Something’s coming... West Side Story

 The trouble is... for most of us we’re lucky to have peak moments of such feelings and they don’t usually last very long... so what can we do about getting more energy when we’re feeling low?... especially if we’re sick or anxious about something... maybe waiting for an operation... or worried about an illness...

6          Don’t Bring me Down... E.L.O.

When I’m bothered by any unpleasant feeling... and maybe I don’t know if it’s something in me... or a reaction to someone or something else... I use a technique known as EFT... that’s based on acupuncture points... but without needles... which helps reduce any conflicts in the mind... and any negative emotion... because just doing the tapping helps balance the emotional energy systems of the body.  If you’d like to follow along with me...

• First identify what you’re feeling... where do you feel it?...  In your mind... when your mind just goes round in circles... and maybe in your heart... where you feel a heaviness... and disquiet... or physically in your body... like a sick feeling or butterflies in the stomach... or a feeling of restlessness... when you can’t relax... tapping feet or fidgeting hands...
• Start tapping the (Karate Chop Point) outer edge of one hand below the little finger... with the fingertips of the other hand... taking a few deep breaths... while focussing on what you’re feeling...
• Take a deep breath ... then say out loud...

•  Even though I have this feeling... and I don’t know why... or maybe I do...

• I completely love and accept myself anyway...

• Even though I’m feeling ... anxious... sad... sick...uncomfortable... (whatever it may be)
• I accept that whatever it is... this too will pass...
• Even though this feeling keeps bothering me...
• I forgive myself for letting this feeling get to me... I’m doing the best I can...
• WRISTS... inside wrists together... This feeling... maybe it’s telling me something...
• Back of hand, below the 3^rd ring finger... This feeling of...
• TOP OF HEAD... that old feeling... why not just let it go...
• Chest... (take a long deep breath)... I can decide to accept my life... just as it is... I can choose to appreciate all the good things in my life... and focus on all that I love... and those who love me... I fill my heart with all that love... until it overflows into all the cells of my body... and makes my whole body feel good...
• Keep breathing while you’re tapping your chest... until you feel loving energy moving through your body... and give thanks for this energy...

There’s more to it than this of course... and you may need help... because when you start a dialogue with yourself... it can lead to new a understanding... about yourself and your life.

You can repeat this sequence as often as you like... when you wake up and go to the bathroom... while taking a shower... waiting for the kettle to boil... or when you find yourself staring into space... It’s  a good habit... you begin to feel easier...  and the more you do this, the better you feel about yourself and the easier it is to accept, love and forgive yourself... and others... just try it and see...

7          Feelings... Morris Albert

Don’t forget that we always welcome your requests for a particular record, or a mention of someone or something special... and if you have an interesting or funny story to tell, connected to a special song... we’d love to hear from you.   You can contact Radio Glan Clwyd by phone on 01745-584229... or, if you’re here in hospital, on Extension 4360 or, or ask one of the volunteers going around the wards. Right now we have a special request for Tony... recovering at home... from Peter and all of us at Radio Glan Clwyd... and we hope you’ll soon recover and be...

8          Feeling Good... Michael Buble

9          Don’t go Breaking my Heart... Elton John

Ah... my foolish heart... how often does the heart get caught off-balance... trapped in the turmoil of emotional currents... and transported by that vibration called LOVE... over which we simply have no control...  (or HATE... there’s a fine line between the two... they’re both passion.) It’s said that ‘the heart has its own reason that reason doesn’t know’... and if we’re ever to understand the workings of the heart... we must observe the effect it has on us... so we can learn our own truth. But so often we keep repeating the same emotional patterns we’ve become used to... falling in and out of love... that’s just a vibration of energy... and it’s up to us to learn and make adjustments... to change that vibration... to a more helpful energy...

10        Heartbreaker... Dionne Warwick

My granddad used to say... “It’s all part of life’s rich pattern”... and he was right! When we begin to recognise the learning curves... and start to unravel the pattern... we can find clues that lead to the solution of our troubles... all life is learning... and adjusting...

11        Mr Blue Sky... E.L.O

When we love someone... our mum or dad... brother... sister... or anyone else... how often do we keep these feelings to our self... maybe because we’ve learned through some past embarrassment not to express such things. But it’s so important to let our loved ones know how much we appreciate them... because even though they may take your love for granted... or you think they’re oblivious to your feelings... how will they really know if you don’t tell them?  And give them HUGS... often... to show your feelings!

12        When You’re Smiling... Frank Sinatra

It’s a fact... when you’re smiling... you feel good... other people respond well to you... and it’s great energy.  So what a great idea it would be if we’d only count our blessings... rather than complain about the weather... or bemoan the state of our life... or the world... but to really think about all the little things we appreciate in life... how the sun feels on your face... or the rain... watching a child... or seeing a flower... having a good laugh... you know... if we all did that... we could generate enough energy to light up the world... and remember...

13        Always look on the Bright side of Life... Monty Python...

THE JOURNEY

#          Good Vibrations... Beach Boys

This is Patsy Wynne inviting you to share the next hour with me... enjoying my choice of music... which sometimes surprises me... and always delights... WELCOME to whoever’s listening in hospital... and to those who may be listening online... HELLO to you too!

1          In my Life... Beatles...

I wasn’t here last week, because I was on a road trip with my daughters... and today I’m thinking about life as a journey... and as we followed the A5 back towards London, where my children were born... (that’s literally... we didn’t use the motorways... and it was easy driving away from  the frantic traffic of the M6 and M1...) we re-visited places where we lived before and after settling in North Wales nearly 30 years ago... recalling the music invoked by memories from the past... and so today I’m playing music from the 60’s to the 80’s... that I hope will trigger some good memories for you too...

2          Isn’t she lovely...  Stevie Wonder

You know what it’s like when you go back to somewhere you lived as a child... and how everything looks smaller... and so different from those childhood memories.  But some things never change... and when we went back to a village in the country, where we lived for a few years... it was surprising how little had changed... except for a rash of new housing... and the fact that one of the village pubs is now an Indian restaurant... the food was very good too!

3          I’m not in Love... 10 CC

 But going back can also evoke painful memories... and there were moments on our trip that were quite emotional... but cathartic in a good way... as we confronted some of the issues that often get in the way of good family relations... certain frustrations and resentments... all those emotions we try to hide... and hope that forgetting will make them go away... that we were able to talk through... in a way we’d not had an opportunity to do before... 

The view from Dunstable Downs

4          Baker Street... Gerry Rafferty           

Life is a journey... and whenever relationships fall apart... it happens... when marriages end and one partner moves on... the effects can be devastating.  But when the one left behind is a mother (or father) with children... the deep emotions she, or he, may be going through... grief, despair, resentment, even rage and hatred... are passed on to the kids... not because she means to... but because children pick up on emotions even though they may not be expressed. And all that emotional turmoil can affect a child... not only at the time... but for years after... which often surfaces in a mid-life crisis... one way or another... which I see in many clients who need therapeutic help to move on in life...

5          Wuthering Heights... Kate Bush

While confronting past memories can sometimes be painful... it’s really good when we can release all the pent-up feelings we’ve held onto for too long... and its only then we can be free to move on with life... because life goes on... whatever happens... and we can get stuck in the past if we don’t accept that.  This is one my kids were playing when they got to their teenage rebellious years...

6          This is My Life... Billy Joel...

This is what I teach my clients who are bothered by past memories... it’s a technique known as EFT... that’s based on acupuncture points... but without needles... which helps reduce any conflicts in the mind... and any negative emotion... because just doing the tapping helps balance the emotional energy systems of the body.  If you’d like to follow along with me...

• First identify what you’re feeling... where do you feel it?...  In your mind... when your mind just goes round in circles... and maybe in your heart... where you feel a heaviness... and disquiet... or physically in your body... like a sick feeling or butterflies in the stomach... or a feeling of restlessness... when you can’t relax... tapping feet or fidgeting hands...
• Start tapping the outer edge of one hand below the little finger... with the fingertips of the other hand... taking a few deep breaths... while focussing on what you’re feeling...
• Take a deep breath ... then say out loud...

•  Even though this old memory makes me feel... fear, guilt, shame... (whatever)

• I love and accept myself anyway...

• Even though I’m feeling ... fear, guilt, shame... (whatever)
• I completely love and accept myself...
• Even though this feeling keeps bothering me...
• I forgive myself for holding onto this for so many years... I’m doing the best I can...
• WRISTS... inside wrists together... This old memory...  
• Back of hand, below the 3^rd ring finger... This feeling of...
• TOP OF HEAD... It’s not my fault... what’s done is done... I’m ready to move on...

There’s a lot more to it than this of course... and you may need help... but repeat this as often as you like... when you wake up and go to the bathroom... while taking a shower... waiting for the kettle to boil... or when you find yourself staring into space... It’s  a good habit... you begin to feel easier...  and the more you do this, the better you feel about yourself and the easier it is to accept, love and forgive yourself... and others... just try it and see...

7          Bohemian Rhapsody... Queen          

Don’t forget that we always welcome your requests for a particular record, or a mention of someone or something special. Maybe you have an interesting or funny story to tell, connected to a special song. We’d love to hear from you.   You can contact Radio Glan Clwyd on Extension 4360 or 01745-584229, or ask someone to do that for you.

8          Money... Pink Floyd...

That is so appropriate... my family have always had money issues... and that’s true of many people... you earn it... spend it... never anything left... hand to mouth... but that’s not true of everyone.  Some people have the knack of earning enough... or maybe spending less... so they can save up... for something they want... or a rainy day.  Now I’m lucky... I’ve never really been down and out... but when I’ve had money... I’ve had to use it for something... so I’ve never been able to keep hold of it. Anyway... that’s what keeps money circulating... which its meant to do... its only energy after all... an exchange of energy... so let’s dance...

9          Dancing Queen... Abba...

Life is a journey... whether we like it or not... and if we try to hide what hurts... our life can become stagnant... repetitive... unproductive... and depressive... which can lead to dis-ease...

10        Ommadawn... Mike Oldfield...

 (FADE>>> talk over... )

Whenever you’re feeling disturbed... or restless... give yourself a break.  Now and then... take a walk in nature... somewhere quiet... by yourself... if you can... or go somewhere beautiful... in your mind... maybe some special memory... of a place where you feel safe... at peace with yourself... breathe deeply... slowing down each breath... relaxing into yourself... noticing whatever you see... or hear... anything you sense... without any judgement... slowing down the mind... all those thoughts whirling around in your mind... just let them float way... like little puffs of smoke... slowing down... relaxing the body... breathing slow and easy... just BEING... with yourself... and notice how that feels... with a peaceful mind... and love in your heart...

11        Brown eyed girl... Van Morrison

Funny, isn’t it... how there are those who stay in the same place they were born... among their family... even moving into a house in the same or next street when they leave home and get married... never thinking of moving away... or maybe feeling safer to stay where they are... drinking in the same pub... meeting the same friends.  While others, like my family, have been so different... moving because of many different circumstances... and enjoying the experience of exploring new places... new people. Much of the music I’m playing today was new to me, in my 40’s...and  so different to the music of my formative years... my old favourites... Sinatra... Ella... Nat King Cole... but I appreciate the music of the 70’s just as much... because of my very special memories of that time... 

The Old Bridge, Ilkley in the rain

12        Rocket Man... Elton John

It’s so important to let our loved ones know how much we appreciate them... because how will they know if we don’t tell them?  So my thanks go to my girls for our A5 road trip down memory lane... and the boys, who weren’t with us... especially Mark and Richard... for their companionship through the difficult times... and all their love and support over the years... and Damian in Australia... who may or may not be listening in... we love you...

13        Mr Blue Sky... E.L.O               

I’d like to thank you all for accompanying me on this journey today and I trust you’ve enjoyed my take on Life, the Universe and Everything... which I hope will help on your journey through life... and this is Patsy Wynne signing off for today... from Radio Glan Clwyd...and remember...

14    Always look on the Bright side of Life... Monty Python...

ON INDECISION

#          Good Vibrations... Beach Boys

This is Patsy Wynne inviting you to share the next hour with me... enjoying my choice of music... which sometimes surprises me... and always delights... WELCOME to whoever’s listening in hospital... and to those who may be listening online... HELLO to you too!

Today I’m reflecting on INDECISION... and since I decided on this topic when I started preparing for this show a few days ago... the weather hasn’t been able to make up its mind... and when I see the sun shining... and decide to go out for a walk... by the time I’m ready to go... it starts raining again...

#1        All or nothing at all... Jack Jones

So... INDECISION... most of us have this problem at some time or other... and although some people may be consistently decisive... many others are consistently indecisive! And anyone who finds it hard to make decisions... often end up having their life decided by someone else... or just letting circumstances decide for them...

But just think... if you’re driving... and come to a fork in the road... or a crossroads... you have to make a quick decision... based on the information at hand... and that can sometimes be really confusing... especially in a strange city... so you might have to go around the block again before you see the sign you want... 

#2        Let’s call the whole thing off... Fred Astaire

Talking about INDECISION... so how easy is it for you to make decisions? Or maybe your mind gets confused by a smokescreen that stops you seeing clearly...

#3        Smoke gets in your eyes... Irene Dunne

So maybe you make the decision to stop smoking... or stop over-eating... lose weight... or simply get more healthy and fit again... but no matter how much you think you want that... you keep slipping back into old habits... because although your mind made a decision... your unconscious body wasn’t consulted... so it just keeps doing what it’s used to doing... and you feel helpless to change the record! 

#4        Should I stay or should I go... The Clash

Maybe you ‘re having a difficult time with a relationship... and while part of you wants to be with that person... another part doesn’t! It happens!  Your rational mind reasons that you should decide to do this... (and always beware of ‘should’s’)... while your heart wants something else... and your body is moved by your emotional self... so listen to it.  Never force yourself to go against how you really feel... but you have to know your own feelings.

This is one way to know how your true self feels... Stand up... at ease, relaxed but centred and balanced... and put your hands on your stomach... one above the belly button and the other below.  Close your eyes and feel into whatever conflict you’re having.  Say out loud... “I’m deciding to... (whatever)...” and feel what happens in your body. If you start to sway backwards... you’re moving away from that idea... but if you sway forward... you’re going towards it.  Your body knows more than your mind... and that could help you make good decisions... try it and see...

#5        If I loved you... Frank Sinatra...

 When we’re stuck in indecision... we’re in conflict... should I do this?... or that?... and sometimes we just can’t choose... so we choose to do nothing... and hope it works itself out... or maybe the need to decide simply goes away!  Think about that word... IN-DECISION... well... you’re still taking a decision... you can’t escape it.

I found this quote... “He who considers everything, decides nothing.”

#6        I guess I’ll have to change my plan... Mel Torme

Whenever I’m feeling indecisive about something... I  practise a technique known as EFT... that’s based on acupuncture points... but without needles... which helps reduce any conflicts in the mind... and any negative emotion... because just doing the tapping helps balance the emotional energy systems of the body.  If you’d like to follow along with me...

• First identify where you’re feeling that indecision... how does it make you feel? in your mind... when your mind just goes from one extreme to another... thinking about the pro’s and con’s... and maybe in your heart... where you feel a heaviness... and disquiet... or physically in your body... like a sick feeling or butterflies in the stomach... or a feeling of restlessness... when you can’t relax... tapping feet or fidgeting hands...
• Start tapping the outer edge of one hand below the little finger... with the fingertips of the other hand... taking a few deep breaths... while focussing on what you’re feeling...
• Take a deep breath ... then say out loud...
•  Even though I can’t make up my mind...
• I love and accept myself anyway...

• Even though I just can’t decide... it feels so muddled...
• I completely love and accept myself...
• Even though I’m so indecisive...
• I forgive myself... I’m doing the best I can... but I don’t know what’s for the best...
• WRISTS... inside wrists together... Can’t make up my mind...
• Back of hand, below the 3^rd ring finger... Maybe I can...
• TOP OF HEAD... I’m waiting for the right solution to makes itself known... can’t wait too long... must make a decision... one way or another... and I want to do what feels right...

Start a dialogue with yourself... ask yourself... “What will happen if I choose this?”... “then what won’t happen?”  and wait for your unconscious mind to answer... while you’re tapping. Repeat this as often as you like... when you wake up and go to the bathroom... while taking a shower... waiting for the kettle to boil... or when you find yourself staring into space... It’s  a good habit... you begin to feel easier...  and the more you do this, the better you feel about yourself and the easier it is to make that decision... just try it and see...

#7        Stormy Weather... Cleo Laine

I  hope you're not going through stormy weather... but if you are... know that there's usually a silver lining behind every cloud... it will pass.

We always welcome your requests for a particular record, or a mention of someone or something special. Maybe you have an interesting or funny story to tell, connected to a special song. We’d love to hear from you.   You can contact Radio Glan Clwyd on Extension 4360 or 01745-584229, or ask someone to do that for you. 

#8        Turn, Turn, Turn... The Byrds...

Oh yes... there’s a time for everything... so no matter how bad things might seem... time will tell... life turns... and when we allow it... and just go with the flow... we can move on to something better... that we might never have dreamed of... more satisfying relationships... a more fulfilling life... happier times...

#9        Let’s stay together... Al Green...

In order to make good decisions... we really need to know ourselves... because so often, we’re trying to be someone other people expect us to be... a good son or daughter... wife or husband... employer or employee... without acknowledging our own needs... to be our true self... to pursue our own creative dreams. But sooner or later... we’ll be faced with a choice... to be me... or a pretend person... an actor in my own life...

#10        Theme from Black Orpheus... Paul Desmond...           (FADE>>> talk over... )

Whenever you’re feeling disturbed... or restless... give yourself a break.  Now and then... take a walk in nature... somewhere quiet... by yourself... if you can... or go somewhere beautiful... in your mind... maybe some special memory... of a place where you feel safe... at peace with yourself... breathe deeply... slowing down each breath... relaxing into yourself... noticing whatever you see... or hear... anything you sense... without any judgement... slowing down the mind... all those thoughts whirling around in your mind... just let them float way... like little puffs of smoke... slowing down... relaxing the body... breathing slow and easy... just BEING... with yourself... and notice how that feels... with a peaceful mind... and joy in your heart...

#11      Love the one you’re with... Crosby, Stills & Nash

What good advice... love the one you’re with... because sometimes we’re not really present when we’re with someone else. Know what I mean?  Often we’re so busy... and our mind is on other things... but when we decide to really focus on whoever we’re with...... then we’re really relating... whether it’s with a friend or stranger... colleague... child... or lover... that’s one secret of a happy life... when we remember to choose to do that...

#12      You made me love you... Nat King Cole

 We’ve been talking about INDECISION... and realise that even if we hate making decisions... we can’t help but make them anyway... because any time we’re faced with a choice... whatever we do is a decision... so we must know who we are and where we want to go...

#13      One Day in your life... Michael Jackson...

I’d like to thank you all for accompanying me on this journey today and I trust you’ve enjoyed my take on Life, the Universe and Everything... I’ll be back for another journey in music and song next week, when maybe you’ll join me again.... and this is Patsy Wynne signing off for today... from Radio Glan Clwyd...