ATTITUDE

#          Good Vibrations...

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!

Today I’m thinking about ATTITUDE... and I’ll be contributing my thoughts on that... in between the records... which I hope will give you food for thought... make you smile... and most of all lift your spirits... 

#1        Forever... Chris Brown

What do we mean by attitude? You might hear a comment like... oh, she’s got attitude... meaning that person is arrogant... or sarcastic... it indicates a BAD attitude.

But hey... we all have attitudes... that’s part of being alive! We just can’t help it...

#2        The Way You Make Me Feel... Michael Jackson

So... if having attitudes is normal... what exactly is wrong with having an attitude? Well... the problem comes when we’re not aware of the attitude we’re in. You know what I mean... everyone can see it... except the person who’s got it!  What did Robbie Burns say? In effect... ‘if only god would give us the gift of seeing ourselves as others see us.’

#3        The More I See You... Chris Montez

Attitudes come in all shapes, colours and shades... from a happy, optimistic attitude... to a depressed attitude of pessimism... as Winston Churchill once said... The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.  The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

Which attitude would you rather have?

#4        Isn’t She Lovely... Stevie Wonder

We all have attitudes... and our attitudes are the way we see things... which, surprise, surprise... is often different to the way other people see things!  Any unconscious attitudes that lead to friction... and conflict... can start wars!  And in order to make life easier for ourselves... and our relationships... it’s very important to become AWARE of what triggers off an emotional attitude... what makes us defensive... angry... or resentful.... all the feelings that spoil the pleasure and joy of life.  And we CAN learn to replace any destructive attitudes with more constructive, positive ones.

#5        On Days Like These... Matt Monroe

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. You can also listen online at... www.rygc.co.uk

#6        Is That All There Is?... Peggy Lee

I know that an attitude can be triggered in me... by anyone who comes across as officious or bossy... and before I know what’s happening... if I’m not being aware... I can fall into a defensive attitude... and get sucked into a fruitless dialogue that goes nowhere. I can get quite as belligerent as anyone else... not a pretty sight!  So the trick is... when I feel my hackles rising... to count to 10... (and it’s not always easy to be so aware every time)... but when I’m AWARE... of what’s happening... I can choose to RESPOND instead of REACT.  When I simply REACT... the situation can get out of hand very quickly... ... but when I respond quietly... without anger... not cringing or backing off... but not taking it personally... when I acknowledge the other person’s feelings... they don’t know what’s happening... and their attitude is usually softened.. because their unconscious mind is confused by my behaviour.  Remember the Storm Troopers in Star Wars?  When told by Obi-wan... ‘these are not the Droids you’re looking for’... completely confused... by a few words...

#7        That Old Black Magic... Sinatra

You may have heard me talk about EFT before... but if not, I’d like to introduce you to what’s  known as Emotional Freedom Techniques... 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... maybe something that happened today or yesterday... or maybe someone who’s getting to you... making you feel... what exactly? You know what I mean... how does it feel?.. and where do you feel it?
• Maybe it’s giving you a headache... or a sick feeling... or an uneasy feeling in your chest... whatever it is...
• Start tapping the Karate Chop Point... 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’m feeling... disturbed... 

• I completely love and accept myself anyway...

• Even though I’m feeling ... sick to my stomach...  
• I accept that it makes me want... to hide... run away... hit out...
• Even though I always get this feeling when..............................
• I forgive myself for letting this feeling get to me... I’m doing the best I can...
• WRISTS... inside wrists together... I accept this feeling of...
• Back of hand, below the 3^rd ring finger... I accept this feeling of...
• TOP OF HEAD... this feeling... why not just let it go...
• Collarbone... Chest... (take a long deep breath)... I can decide to take responsibility for my feelings... 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.  It may seem strange at first... to say that you accept how bad you feel... but just think about it... when you try to ignore your feelings... when you repress your anxiety... and hope it will go away... does it?  Well... NO!  It just gets worse... keeps churning away inside... Right?   

When you do this simple exercise regularly... 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... those feelings begin to dissolve... 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...

#8        Suo Gan... Song of Slumber... Traditional Welsh lullaby... Stella Dickinson on Oboe

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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... or 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...

The best way to feel good about life... is to cultivate an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE.  You know... Count Your Blessings...

The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here.
The way to be happy is to make others so.  

#9        I’m Happy Just to Dance With You... Beatles

So... how about counting your blessings. Why not write them down... right now... get a paper and pen... and start thinking of all the things you’re grateful for.  I’m so grateful to be living in such a beautiful part of the world... as I drive around Snowdonia. But even if you can’t get out and about... we can be grateful for the little things... even the little weed that’s sprung up through the paving on the patio and started to flower... that’s beautiful.  And most of all... list your appreciation for all the people you know and love... I think we don’t do that often enough... and tell them how you feel...

#10      The Last Rose of Summer... Claire Hamilton, Celtic Harp

We love to hear from you... just to let us know how you enjoy these programs... brought to you by volunteers... who hope to bring you some relaxation and pleasure while you’re here in Glan Clwyd.This one is for Mark, who’s been a fan of Elton John for many long years...  

#11      Rocket Man... Elton John

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... Always look on the bright side...

#12     Always look on the Bright side of Life... Monty Python...

MIDSUMMER DAY

This is Patsy bringing you Good Vibrations...

#          Good Vibrations...

I’m 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!

Today is Midsummer’s day... the longest day of the year... and actually the beginning of summer... and I’ll be contributing my thoughts on that... in between the records... which I hope will make you smile... as you recall happy memories... or simply lift your spirits...

#1        In the Summertime... Mungo Gerry

So it’s summer at last... and we do love summer, don’t we?  When it’s finally warm enough to cast off layers of clothing... and, hopefully, feel free to go out without a coat... well, some days anyway... when it’s not raining and with a cold wind!  Living at the coast... I marvel at the tenacity of British Holiday makers... determined to enjoy the sea and sand... whatever the weather throws at them... armed with picnics and towels... wind-breaks and brollies... just in case...

#2        Summer Holiday... Cliff Richard

To many people the longest day of the year is a time for celebration... so how do you celebrate the Summer Solstice?  I think we miss a lot by not carrying on the old traditions... and although we all love Christmas and New Year... that stemmed originally from the Midwinter Solstice on the 21^st December... this midsummer festival seems to pass most of us by... with the exception of those who congregate at Stonehenge... watching the sun rise through those ancient stones... and those hardy, or, as some might say, foolhardy folk... who make their way to Glastonbury in their thousands. That’s quite a performance... the crowds... the noise... the music... delicious smells of many kinds of food... and not forgetting the mud... oh... quite a wonderful experience... 

#3        Summer... Bobby Goldsboro

I have to admit... I’m confused about the date of midsummer... because I understand the longest day is the 21^st... but June 24 is Midsummer Day... the feast of St. John the Baptist... and is one of the quarter days in England. In recent years on the Summer Solstice, English Heritage has allowed access to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice celebrations. So is that on the 21^st or the 24^th?          Well... I looked online for information about Midsummer... and this is what I found.  In Great Britain from the 13th century, Midsummer was celebrated on Midsummer Eve (St. John's Eve, June 23) and St. Peter's Eve (June 28) with the lighting of bonfires, feasting and merrymaking. This was a tradition up to the Reformation, but persisted in rural areas up until the nineteenth century before petering out.

Other Midsummer festivities had uneasy relations with the religious establishment. The Chester Midsummer Watch Parade begun in 1498, was held at every Summer Solstice in years when the Mystery Plays were not performed. Despite the cancellation of the plays in 1575, the parade continued; in 1599, however, the Lord Mayor ordered that the parades be banned and the costumes destroyed. The parade was permanently banned in 1675.  I wonder why?  Maybe too much drinking and debauchery for the morals of the time??

#4        Summertime Blues... Eddie Cochrane 

Midsummer festivals are still celebrated throughout Scotland, notably in the Scottish Borders where Peebles holds its Beltane Week. The Eve of St. John has special magical significance and was used by Sir Walter Scott as the title, and theme, for a pseudo-ballad poem. He invented a legend in which the lady of Smailholm Tower, near Kelso, keeps vigil by the midnight fires three nights in a row and is visited by her lover; but when her husband returns from battle, she learns that he slew that lover on the first night, and she has been entertained by a very physical ghost. Some ghost yeah?

#5        Summer Breeze... Isley Brothers 

The Welsh had Gŵyl Ifan, or Gŵyl Ifan Ganol Haf (St John's of Midsummer) to distinguish it from Gŵyl Ifan Ganol Gaeaf (St John's of Midwinter, the feast of John the Evangelist). Great agricultural fairs used to be held at this time, along with much merriment and dancing. A bonfire was also kept this night. With the advent of non-conformist beliefs on the Welsh culture, this (among so many other similar festivals) suffered and its observance finally died out in SE Wales by the end of the 19th century. However, since 1977, a folk-dance revival started in Cardiff that is now held annually on this feast day. So what about North Wales?  How about starting a Midsummer festival here?

#6        Summer in the City... The Lovin’ Spoonful 

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. You can also listen online at... http://www.rygc.co.uk/  and here is one of my favourite all-time singers...

#7        Summertime... Ella Fitzgerald

You may have heard me talk about EFT before... but if not, I’d like to introduce you to what’s  known as Emotional Freedom Techniques... 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?  You may be feeling great right now... but what about the times you don’t feel so good?  Maybe times when you reach for a cigarette... or a drink... or something sweet... cake or chocolate... to make you feel better. Oh yes... you know what I mean... how does it feel?.. and where do you feel it?
• Is it in your mind... when your mind just goes round in circles... or 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’m feeling... empty... desolate... 

• I completely love and accept myself anyway...

• Even though I’m feeling ... empty and sad... (whatever it may be)
• I accept that it makes me want... to fill myself with food... dull the pain with alcohol... or smoke my feelings away...
• Even though I often get this feeling...
• I forgive myself for letting this feeling get to me... I’m doing the best I can...
• WRISTS... inside wrists together... I accept this feeling of...
• Back of hand, below the 3^rd ring finger... I accept this feeling of...
• TOP OF HEAD... this empty feeling... why not just let it go...
• Collarbone... Chest... (take a long deep breath)... I can decide to take responsibility for my feelings... 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.  It may seem strange at first... to say that you accept how bad you feel... but just think about it... when you try to ignore your feelings... when you repress your anxiety... and hope it will go away... does it?  Well... NO!  It just gets worse... keeps churning away inside... Right?

When you do this simple exercise regularly... 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... those feelings begin to dissolve... 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...

#          The Summer Wind... Michael Buble

When I started looking for music to play today... I soon realised there’s no shortage of songs about summer... it’s time to play and soak up the warmth of the sun... and maybe you’re ready for a little Relaxation? 

#9        The Banks of Green Willow... Butterworth..

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Ok... just close your eyes and...

• Focus on your breathing... slowing down with each breath... for a couple of minutes... breathing slow and easy... relaxing your body... releasing the tension in every muscle... sinking down into the bed or chair... with every breath... and relaxing your mind... letting each thought float by... with every breath... any thoughts floating away like little balloons... only aware of each breath... and my voice... just for the moment... until you feel completely relaxed... free of all bodily sensation... sinking down into a comfortable relaxation... does that feel good...
• and NOW... while you’re relaxing... bring to mind someone you really love... or some memory that always makes you feel really happy... or take yourself to a favourite place... somewhere you feel safe and comfortable inside... maybe a favourite place you like to walk... and sink into that warm... comfortable feeling... of connection... with life and nature... where you feel a sense of belonging... and feel that love and joy filling your heart.
• NOW... Magnify that feeling in your heart... with every breath... filling your heart with love and joy... like a big pink balloon... and hold that love and joy in your heart... you can tie off the balloon to contain that feeling....... and bring it back whenever you need to remind yourself of how good you can feel.

You know you can do this while you’re lying in bed... or sitting in your chair... bring that feeling into your heart... all those feelings of gratitude for the people you love... even those who’ve moved on... and appreciate your family and friends.  Never forget to express our gratitude for what we have... for whatever and whoever we love and appreciate.

The Banks of Green Willow... what an evocation of warm summer days... branches trailing into languid pools of water.  And now... to wake you up... from one extreme to another...

#10      Come Rain or Come Shine... Cleo Laine    

We love to hear from you... just to let us know how you enjoy these programs... brought to you by volunteers... who hope to bring you some relaxation and pleasure while you’re here in Glan Clwyd.

#11      Long Hot Summer... The Style Council 

In this over-civilised world, we’ve mainly lost contact with Nature... except for those who garden... growing fruit and veg... getting their hands into the soil.  so whenever you can... get out into nature... watch, listen and learn.  Personally, I love to walk at West Shore... walking barefoot on the beach when the tide's out far enough... and paddling in the shallows when it's in far enough. So let's get back to Nature as often as possible.

#12      Our Last Summer...Benny Anderson... Mama Mia   CD#09

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...

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

AWARENESS

In this week's show I interviewed a very special guest, but as we'd arranged nothing, I was kept busy finding her choice of music on the studio computer system as we tralked. So I have no script to post here... except my introduction...

You know when you see a notice... BEWARE OF THE BULL... it kind of wakes you up from your reverie while walking through the countryside ... makes you aware that there’s Danger around.  Or you’re taking a walk along the coast... and a sign warns you... BEWARE CLIFF EDGE... you know that if you stray beyond the footpath... you could step out onto thin air.  The word... BEWARE... (always in RED)... wakes us up... makes us more aware.  But could it be that although we understand the warning... some youngsters are not getting the message?  Maybe they think that, like characters in a movie or video game... no-one really dies... or gets hurt... it’s all make-believe... isn’t it?

Well, I’ll be talking about AWARENESS... especially in relation to young people... with my very special guest... in between the records... which I hope will give you food for thought... So I’d now like to welcome Debbie Ann Turnbull... with her own choice of music. 

Now Debbie... you have a very special reason for talking to people... that relates to the dangers in life that can take a loved one away from us.  Would you like to tell us about what happened to your son? 

(The following are her words, cribbed from her website...  http://www.riverandseasense.com/  and you can find her on Facebook.)

“Chris was the world’s greatest. A lover of life, with an inquisitive and adventurous mind. A legend. He was also my 15 year old son.  On 14th August 2006 Chris drowned at Lligwy Falls, Capel Curig. Whilst Playing with friends – it was the day hell hit home. Chris had played here before, however this weekend a heavy rainfall had created a large waterfall and deep icy whirlpool had formed from rushing water from the top of the mountains. Exciting and inviting for someone like Chris – the dare, the thrill, the thumbs up and he was gone. He never resurfaced.
A strong, handsome young man, an excellent swimmer, rugby player, leader and a good friend. On this fatal day no one could save him. One of his close friends tried but the current prevailed. After a lengthy search a team of divers retrieved his body at 7.03 that evening.
Precious memories, his gold 3 Welsh feathers necklace which was found with him, a lock of his ebony black hair and some personal effects – all of which now are priceless.
I cried until my tears ran dry, I ached so much I thought I would die, I counted every rainbow that came at a time when I needed him close. I walk to Angel Bay, another of his favourite places to look for my angel and find peace.
Comfort came from my family and close friends with large shoulders to cry on, an amazing Medium named Margaret who gave me strength and hope, many spiritual messages, incredible facts and a deep understanding that touched my very soul. Belief that Chris has moved on to better things.
My aim is to educate school children as to the dangers of water to help prevent this terrible tragedy happening again.  Hence the birth of River And Sea Sense of which to date I have spoken to almost 50,000 schoolchildren in North Wales.
I will never be a proud Mum at his wedding, a mother-in-law or a granny.
I had my son for 15, almost 16 wonderful years, I thank my husband John for that most precious gift. His grief is so silent but his pain is so strong.
Christopher James David Turnbull, you’re the World’s greatest.”

Debbie spoke at length about her commitment  to the River & Sea Sense Initiative... moved by the need to turn her pain into something constructive to commemorate her son's life. I am in awe of her energy and enthusiasm for this project, working many hours, seven days a week, to raise money that will help get the message out to young people, not only in North Wales, but eventually across the country.  She did mention that she's received a letter from the House of Commons, but was too modest to say who it was from, though we can surmise it was from the top man!
Many people who holiday in this beautiful part of the country often don't realise the dangers of sea, mountains, lakes and rivers, especially when they've been brought up in a very different environment and don't have the local knowledge.  Debbie's project will hopefully spread until this information is part of all schools curriculum.

THESE CHANGING TIMES

This is Patsy Wynne inviting you to share the next hour with me... bringing you Good Vibrations...

#          Good Vibrations... The Beach Boys

HELLO to whoever’s listening in hospital... and to those who may be listening online... WELCOME to you too!  Today I’m thinking about these CHANGING TIMES... and I’ll be contributing my thoughts on that... in between the records... which I hope will make you smile... as you recall your own memories... or maybe give you food for thought... because... the times, they are a-changing...

#1        The times they are a-changing... Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan turned 70 last week... he’s only a little younger than me... and times have certainly changed since that song came out in 1963. For one thing there are a lot more people in the world... and with practically everyone running a car... which was unusual 70 years ago... making the roads so busy... the way we live now is very different to the way we lived when I was young.  Have you noticed how things go around in cycles? After years of our throw-away culture... we’re now exhorted to re-cycle!  Guess what?   When I was young... we always left empty milk bottles on the doorstep to be recycled! We kept every bit of string and brown paper from parcels... to re-use... we composted all vegetable peelings... and during the war... all food waste was collected to be fed to pigs!  Any rubbish was burned on the open fire to help keep us warm... and because we didn’t have much... we wasted nothing! Many of us have never got out of that habit.... don't beleive me?... ask your grandma...

#2        Yesterday... Beatles

There’s nothing wrong with reminiscing... because we usually remember the past through the proverbial rose-coloured glasses. But are you in the habit of referring to the past as though nothing good has happened since you were young? 

#3        Memories are made of this... Dean Martin

Of course... most change happens slowly... it imperceptibly creeps up on us... without us noticing... so that we accept it as normal. 

#4        It was a very good year... Sinatra     

When I think about the changes in communication... from when a telephone in the house was uncommon among my friends... I’m amazed at the technology we now take for granted... and  I’m so grateful for the many ways I can keep in touch with my friends and family... not only through the telephone... but also my mobile phone... and laptop computer... I talk to my sister on Messenger and with the benefit of Skype... I could talk to my son when he was in VietNam. Now we can see what’s happening anywhere in the world...often as it happens... we can’t just dismiss the rest of the world as nothing to do with us any more...

#5        The Best is Yet to Come... Mel Torme

The whole vibration of the world seems to be speeding up... and for us oldies... it takes a bit of keeping up.  But I like to think that this vibration is making the human race... more aware than we ever were... and because of this... we’re learning to be more tolerant of those who we used to think of as ‘different’... and it’s about time too... I believe the human race is now waking up... to the change we really need... to make the world a better place...

#6        Turn, Turn, Turn... The Byrds

This is Patsy’s Good Vibrations on Radio Glan Clwyd... and 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 ask one of the volunteers going around the wards. You can also listen online at... www.rygc.co.uk

#7        We’re Gonna Change the World... Matt Monro

Some change we’re ok about... but of course there’s other change that takes us by surprise... like an unexpected illness... or an accident... even sudden death.  These things are not so easy to cope with.

When I’m worried and anxious about changes in my life... maybe things are happening too fast... or I don’t feel in control... 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’m feeling... anxious... worried sick...  

• 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... I accept this feeling of...
• Back of hand, below the 3^rd ring finger... I accept this feeling of...
• TOP OF HEAD... this anxious 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.  It may seem strange at first... to say that you accept how bad you feel... but just think about it... when you try to ignore your feelings... when you repress your anxiety... and hope it will go away... does it?  Well... NO!  It just gets worse... keeps churning away inside... Right?

When you do this simple exercise regularly... 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... those feelings begin to dissolve... 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...

#8        All the Time in the World... Louis Armstrong

You may have heard this saying... the past is history... the future’s a mystery... right NOW is a gift... and that’s why we call it the present.  When we stop living in the past... or constantly worry about what might happen in the future... when we attend to what’s going on IN THE MOMENT... suddenly... we can really enjoy whatever we’re doing... when we’re eating a meal... take the time to appreciate it... or when you’re talking to a child... get into how a child relates and be honest with them... and especially with your nearest and dearest... actually BE WITH THEM when you’re with them... (and realise that even though your body is there... how often your mind and heart is hardly there at all...)

#9        Shine on you Crazy Diamond... Pink Floyd

(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... from the soles of your feet... all the way up through the muscles of your body... to the top of your head... 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... BEING... in this moment... 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...

Did you relax? Did that feel good?  Well that’s alright now...

#10      All Right Now... Free  

When you remember to count your blessings... you’ll be able to deal with any change... and let your loved ones know how much you appreciate them... because even though you feel they 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! 

#11      For Once in My Life... Stevie Wonder

The world is changing... whether we like it or not... and we must change with it to survive.  So right here... right now... decide to FOCUS on all the positive things in your life... no matter how bad it might seem.  You need a lot more good feelings to counteract the negative emotions that threaten to overwhelm. Look around and see what or who makes you feel good... and feel the love well up in your heart... let the love flow... and make a change in your energy  vibration...

#12      These are the Days of Our Life... Queen

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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 with the changes in your life... and this is Patsy Wynne signing off for today... from Radio Glan Clwyd...  and remember... Always look on the bright side...

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