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USE IT OR LOSE IT!

2012-01-16T07:15:00.000-08:00


Inside the dome of St Paul's

As a Life Coach and Therapist, I always advise my clients to… “use it or lose it!” but I have to admit that last year I almost lost it! I always thought of myself as fit and healthy… walking, cycling and swimming quite regularly … but last winter, what with the cold, snow and icy conditions, all I wanted to do was retreat into my cosy den like an old bear and hibernate, with the result that, with weakened legs, the knees began to give way. Not good for someone of my age… I was having trouble getting up two flights of stairs to my flat… and it can happen so easily!

So, for the past few months I’ve been doing as much as I can to strengthen those wasted muscles and weak tendons, which is taking much time and effort, blood, sweat and tears.

After a little physiotherapy, which didn’t do a lot except cost me, some acupuncture, which helped to reduce the pain, plenty of walking, fantastic Thai massage (in Thailand), weekly Bollywood dancing, which helped loosen up all the stiff joints and finally the rigours of a Keep Fit Boot Camp 3 times a week, and now weekly Yoga class, which I’ll be keeping up for the foreseeable future.

It was scary for me to realise how unfit I’d become, but now I know that even at my age it’s possible to regain fitness, when you have the motivation to do it. I have no desire to end my days on a Zimmer or riding an electric buggy into town, tempting as that may be!

This was only half-way up!

I’m happy to report that last weekend on a trip to London with my daughter, I was able to climb over 600 steps to the top of St Paul’s and back down, with nothing more serious than wobbly legs for a few minutes after. I’m very proud of that achievement and intend to get even fitter this year.

Anything’s possible… so take heart and believe you can achieve anything you really want!

At Greenwich I have one foot in the West and one in the East.

On the Greewich Meridian

New Year Resolutions?

2012-01-14T13:14:00.000-08:00

So, we're 2 weeks into the New Year... and what have you done so far to make a quantum leap in your life?
Most of us want change of some kind at some time of life, but usually expect it to happen magically, instigated by others, so we can take advantage of the change without actually having to do anything. When the change we want is in relationships, we often expect the other party to change their attitudes or behaviour, because we just don't believe its up to us to change anything about ourselves.
So what really is the secret of successfully making the changes that will help fulfil your desires? If you know anything at all about The Law of Attraction, you'll understand that the secret is not just to pray or day-dream... imagining what you want... although that's a part of it, but to be so focussed on your goal that you are planning strategies and putting your dreams into action. Think about all the planning and preparation that goes into making a movie... but if the Producer doesn't take charge of the production and the Director never gets round to directing the actors... there would be nothing to see at the cinema.
You are the Author of your life-script, with your ideas and inspiration... as the Producer of your dreams, you are in charge of the planning and strategies... while the Actors are all the parts of you wanting to express themselves... and as the Director of your life, your call for ACTION turns those potential aspirations into reality.

So don't just sit there wishing... get up and take.. ACTION!

Wishing you a Stress-Free Xmas

2011-12-24T07:35:00.000-08:00

As we move inexorably through the festive season it’s possible that you may begin to feel overwhelmed and anxious. Having a good time can take a lot of effort and the strain of giving out joy and goodwill as well as providing all the food and drink can begin to take its toll if we choose to take on that responsibility. So if you begin to feel stressed, take a few minutes to de-stress… the loo can offer temporary sanctuary from the chaos of kids or drunken relatives! Focus on what you’re feeling and locate it, wherever it is in your body… maybe your stomach feels jittery or uncomfortable… your chest might feel heavy, restricting your breathing… or tears threaten to overflow… and what about the ache in your shoulders? Simply take a few long deep breaths… relaxing your shoulders and all your muscles with every breath… and imagine how you can send love to the part of you that’s hurting. Sounds silly? Just take a few moments to do it and see what happens!

So have yourself a very Merry and Relaxing Christmas!

DREAMS, HOPES and ASPIRATIONS…

2011-11-20T12:54:00.000-08:00

# Good Vibrations...

This is Patsy Wynne inviting you to share the next hour or so 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!

Recently I got to thinking about my past hopes and dreams.. we all have dreams.. and mostly they remain just that… forgotten dreams! But sometimes… somehow… someone’s dreams do come true…

#1 I had a Dream… Susan Boyle

And hasn’t she done well? It may seem like magic… but it didn’t just happen like that for Susan Boyle… she had to put in a lot of hard work and suffered many disappointments before her dream came true.

So how are your dreams? And what are you doing to make them come true? I’ve written a series of sayings… and I hope you enjoy this selection…

GET FOCUSSED... KNOW WHAT YOU WANT

Do you know where you want to go? Or do you feel you’ve been drifting through life aimlessly like a leaf carried along by a stream? Maybe you lost direction and got stuck in a backwater.

Are you ready now for change? Do you begin to see the direction your life can take when you’re ready for it?

When you focus on what you REALLY want with your mind, body and spirit aligned in the right vibration, you can achieve anything!

#2 High Hopes… Sinatra

The Law of Attraction says that… we attract what the mind is focussed on… but the main point about that is in the word… Attr-ACTION… note the part about ACTION… nothing happens without some effort. Often people who gain fame and fortune have gone through years of living on the breadline for the sake of their art… their hopes and dreams. So for all those wonderful artists who starved in garrets and rarely got recognition in their own lifetime…

#3 Vincent… Don Mclean

Actually, we’re all Stars… it’s just that some stars shine more brightly than others… and some of the brightest stars burn out more quickly too… but leave in a blaze of glory. Here’s one of them now…

#4 Over The Rainbow… Judy Garland

I’m so inspired by talented artists… and I’ve dreamed of excelling in some creative way… singing… writing… or painting… but although I’ve dabbled over the years… bought all the art materials… paints, pastels, and all the various papers and canvasses… I haven’t achieved much. I need the discipline of a regular class to fire my imagination… the root of all creativity… something that often gets knocked out of us at an early age… sad but true…

#5 Imagination… Belouis Some

Imagination is simply having the ability to see something from a different perspective… and each individual’s perspective depends on their understanding through their own experience of life.. so naturally looking At ‘Art’ is a very subjective experience. And here’s another of my sayings that you may find interesting…

BE CREATIVE... FOLLOW THE RULES AND YOU COULD MISS ALL THE FUN

Once you know how the rules apply you can bend them or break them to your own advantage.

So you don’t have to worry about how it ought to be or what should or shouldn’t be done.

Free your imagination to visualize any and all possibilities. Experiment with pushing the boundaries.

Enjoy being inventive and do your own thing.

#6 Any Dream Will Do… Paul Jones

Ok… so you can dream and imagine the possibility that you could achieve something. The challenge is… to get out of that chair… move out of your comfort zone… and actually DO SOMETHING about it. this is another of my sayings… which I intend to put on a set of cards… when I get around to it… Oops!

DON’T PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY...

BECAUSE IF YOU ENJOY IT TODAY YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW

Whether it’s going for a walk, writing a letter, making a phone call or clearing out cupboards, saying sorry, giving a compliment or making a decision.

Take a deep breath, grasp the nettle, take a leap of faith or make that commitment.

Decide that whatever you are doing today you are going to enjoy it one way or another.

JUST DO IT!

#7 I could write a book… Vic Damone

It’s said that everyone has a book in them… or rather… each one of us has an interesting story… but how many of us get inspired to write. Mostly we dream… and procrastinate… letting our creativity fizzle out… and often it’s because we don’t believe we can do it… we think it’s not worth the effort… or maybe we’re afraid of failing and making a fool of ourselves. Is that it?

#8 Every Rose has it’s Thorn… Poison

So is failure the thorn that spoils our appreciation of the beauty of life? Maybe you think you’ve failed because of an unsuccessful marriage… or you’ve lost money or a business… and feel eaten up by recrimination… maybe you feel it was your fault… or you believe others let you down… If only I’d seen that coming… if only I’d not been so trusting… IF ONLY… you keep beating yourself up. Or maybe you have health problems and feel deeply disappointed with yourself… I know I did this year… when my knees gave way and I realised I’d brought it on myself… it was my own fault… being overweight… and not exercising enough. I’m working my way out of it now… and it’s hard work getting fit again!

Those of you who’ve heard my show before will know that I usually give an introduction to EFT... that’s Emotional Freedom Techniques… and the whole point of doing this is to FREE yourself of any emotions that still make you feel disturbed about yourself or anyone else.

So now I’d like you to think about any feelings that disturb you... any emotional feelings... of failure… recrimination… disappointment…blame… whatever you feel. Now rate that feeling on a scale of 0 to 10... 10 being the very worst feeling you can get. (Write down the number if you can... and name that feeling.)

Start by tapping the fleshy side of your hand... below the little finger... we call that the Karate Chop... and take a long deep breath. Keep tapping and say out loud... if you can..

Even though I’ve been feeling a failure…. I deeply and completely love myself anyway…

Even though I feel so disappointed… and let down… I love myself anyway... and I accept myself as I am… with all my failings…

Even though I’m feeling sick at heart…. because I can only blame myself… I’d like to blame others…

I forgive myself for having this feeling… it’s not just my fault… maybe it’s no-one’s fault…

Take another deep breath... and now we start tapping around the face..

1^st point... right between the eyebrows... tap with 3-4 fingers... and say... this feeling of failure…

2^nd point... at the side of the eye right on the corner... and say... I didn’t do the right thing…

3^rd point... under the eye on the cheekbone... this disappointment…

4^th point... right under the nose... I didn’t know how to play the game… and I lost…

5^th point... in the cleft of the chin right under the lip... this sick feeling… I blew it…

6^th point... collarbone... at the top of the chest... I’m a failure…

7^th point... under arm… at the side of the ribs… maybe I’m not…

8^th point… top of head... This feeling of failure… maybe it’s my fault… maybe it’s not… maybe I can learn from this… maybe I can let this failure go and start again…

KC…

This failure… maybe I can let it go…

This disappointment… maybe I can turn it around…

Why not just let it go… and get on with life…

All I have to do is move on… let those feelings go… they only drag me down… who needs it?

Take a long deep breath… and note now of how that feeling might have changed. Has the number gone up or down?

This a PROCESS and when you’re on your own you can explore any emotional issue and see what thoughts and memories come to you... maybe old grievances... what do they feel like? What’s the emotion? Acknowledge that feeling and say it out loud... while you continue tapping the same points around the head and on the hand. Take responsibility for you own health and if it gets too emotional just keep tapping and taking deep breaths. Or you could find an EFT practitioner to help you through the process.

You can repeat that sequence of EFT any time on your own… or while we play the next track… so just let go of all that dead weight…

#9 Give Peace a Chance… Plastic Ono Band

I have dreamed… of peace… both universally and personally… because its only when each of us finds our own peace that the world has any chance of genuine peace… it really is up to us to learn what works… how to compromise… how to love…

#10 When You’re Smiling… Louis Armstrong

The secret to a happy life is to ACCEPT who we are... with all our faults as well as all our good qualities. But we must also FORGIVE ourselves for what we know we’ve done wrong... all the times we’ve hurt someone... or forgotten to value others... or failed to appreciate what we have. There’s no point in beating ourselves up about it... because... most importantly... it’s important to love ourselves... to cultivate the ability to live in the vibration of LOVE... to love someone, not because they love you... but because you love yourself!

I know it’s not always easy to achieve that... because we get into the habit of blaming ourselves... or blaming others! And that just sends us into a downward spiral of negativity and depression.

So... I accept myself... as I am... and I love myself anyway. I forgive myself for whatever I’ve done in my life that’s resulted in hurting myself and others.

And does that feel good? The more I say that the better I feel about myself and everyone else...

#11 Taking a Chance on Love… Sinatra

You know 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/

#12 What a Wonderful World… Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua

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...

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

ARMISTICE

2011-11-13T10:50:00.000-08:00

# Good Vibrations... Beach Boys

(FADE…) Hello and welcome to Patsy’s Good Vibrations on Radio Glan Clwyd at 10 0’clock this Sunday morning…

(FADE…) inviting you to share the next hour or so 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!

In case you hadn’t noticed… today is Remembrance Sunday… which commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I. This took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning… the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918.

#1 We’ll Meet Again… Kathryn Jenkins

"Armistice" is not necessarily the end of a war, but is an agreement to cease fighting while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace. In the context of the First World War 'the armistice' is generally referred to in context of the agreement between the Germans and the Allies to end the war at 11am on 11^th November 1918.

However, many people these days believe the date of 11/11/11 portends a momentous event or turning point in the evolution of human consciousness… and this year a meditation took place worldwide at that time. This was an opportunity to meditate, pray, or just reflect on the world situation… that we can do at any time… whether you believe in God, Jesus, Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Great Spirit... or simply the power of the human psyche to expand and evolve into something better than the brutish, savage and ignorant species that's been evident for too long.

#2 Across the Lines… Tracy Chapman

Most people on this earth long for change... for Peace and Love to replace the fear, hate and vindictiveness that fuel destructive wars. I like to think that we’re actually going into a period of Armistice at this time… that many people… even in the armed services… are becoming more concerned with building bridges… making alliances… even understanding how other peoples’ minds work… rather than simply ‘killing the enemy’.

We have it in us to make the change... to become a more humane race of humans... and the power is in each one of us. Yes, as we make the change in ourselves, WE BECOME THE CHANGE we desire in the world.

#3 Bridge Over Troubled Waters… Simon and Garfunkel

When things start to change… the vibration is different… you know what I mean by that? Not for nothing is my signature tune Good Vibrations… because my aim in life is to help people make changes in their vibration to improve their lives. So when do you feel good vibrations? Is it in achieving something special? Or doing something exciting or challenging? When I have a good session with a client and feel the change in their energy... I really get a buzz... I feel like I’m vibrating... actually buzzing! Or maybe it’s the special way you feel when someone expresses their love and appreciation... and when you’re falling in love?

#4 Falling in love again... Marlene Dietrich

A favourite song from WW1… and I’d like to think that this Remembrance of Armistice Day is a good day to stop warring with yourself. So why not give yourself a break from hostilities… stop beating yourself up… about what you shouldn’t have said … or what you ought to have done… you do don’t you? Stop should’ing on yourself and let the vibration of love in.

I know I’m in a good vibration when I’m not worrying about anything... and just enjoying the moment... walking on the beach... climbing the Great Orme... or just relaxing and listening to good music... and best of all when I’m with someone I love...

#5 Let your love flow... Bellamy Brothers

You know 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. And you can also listen online at... www.rygc.co.uk

#6 This is my song... Pet Clarke

I get inspired by the words in songs and stories. These are wise words from the Buddha... ‘words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.’ And I’ve written a series of sayings... which I hope will inspire you... and give you food for thought. How about this one...

DON’T BE A LIFE MISER...

YOU CAN’T HOARD IT!

Life is the best Bank Account you could ever imagine. You get the same amount deposited every single day, but if you don’t use it, you lose it, until the next day’s allowance.

However, you can invest as much as you want in experience, love and relationships. So whatever your circumstances,

the more you spend yourself enjoying life to the full, the more you get back.

#7 My Life Flows On… Aled Jones

This is a quote from Helen Keller... an amazing woman who overcame being blind and deaf from childhood to become an inspiration to generations of people... She said... ‘Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of humans as a whole, experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is a daring adventure, or nothing.’

I collect interesting quotes... here’s another from Buckminster Fuller, a successful American engineer, author, designer and inventor... ‘The minute you begin to do what you want to do, it’s a different kind of life.’

#8 Holding Back The Years… Simply Red

We all live with stress... in this world we can’t avoid it.... and a certain amount of stress is useful... like when we have a deadline to meet... a task to accomplish... or we’d never get anything done!

But chronic stress... when you’re under pressure that you can’t resolve for some reason... can put you into a negative vibration that can damage your health. What can you do to change that vibration?... to get back into a positive state of mind and relax. When I become aware that I’m under stress and feeling restless… I’ve learned to use EFT to deal with any disturbing emotions.

Those of you who’ve heard my show before will know that I usually give an introduction to EFT... that’s Emotional Freedom Techniques… and the whole point of doing this is to FREE yourself of any disturbing emotions. EFT is a way of calling an armistice so you can negotiate a lasting peace. Does that sound good to you?

So now I’d like you to think about any way you beat yourself up… blame yourself… or live with regrets… all those feelings that disturb you when you think of something in the past … any emotional feelings... of sadness… despair… fear or guilt… whatever you feel. Now rate that feeling on a scale of 0 to 10... 10 being the very worst feeling you can get. (Write down the number if you can... and name that feeling.)

Start by tapping the fleshy side of your hand... below the little finger... we call that the Karate Chop... and take a long deep breath. Keep tapping and say out loud... if you can..

Even though I feel this sadness and shame … because I shouldn’t have said those things… I deeply and completely accept myself as I am…

Even though I feel this fear and guilt … because of what I did… I love myself anyway...

Even though I’ve been feeling this despair… because I can never put it right…

Maybe I could forgive myself … it was a long time ago…

Take another deep breath... and now we start tapping around the face..

1^st point... right between the eyebrows... just above the nose... tap with 3-4 fingers... and say... this feeling of……..

2^nd point... at the side of the eye right on the corner... either side... and say... it’s an old story

3^rd point... under the eye on the cheekbone... this feeling of…..…

4^th point... right under the nose... I’d like to be rid of it…

5^th point... in the cleft of the chin right under the lip... this feeling of…

6^th point... collarbone... at the top of the chest... I’d rather not have it…

7^th point... under arm… at the side of the ribs… this feeling of…

8^th point… top of head... and say... This feeling of....... who needs it? No-one else blames me… it’s an inside job… maybe I could just choose to let it go... because I’d rather feel love and peace… love and peace…

Is that right? Wouldn’t you rather live in the vibration of love and peace?

Take note now of how that feeling might have changed. Has the number gone up or down?

You can repeat that sequence of EFT any time on your own… or while we play the next track… so just let go of all that dead weight…

#9 The Living Years… Michael Ball

So what if you could actually choose the way you live the rest of your life? We’re supposed to have free will… why not use it… it really is up to you… to choose a good life…

#10 The Good Life… Tony Bennett

LIVE PURPOSEFULLY...

RECOGNISE WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL ALIVE

have you lost your zest for life? Are you apathetic about your future? Unsure about your capacity to achieve a rich and fulfilling life?

So ask yourself…What is one thing that gives you joy in life? What makes you feel really good about yourself? What really excites and makes your life meaningful?

Can you find the dream that inspires you to leave your comfort zone and reach for the sky?

Realise what you may have lost along the way and think of ways you can re-ignite the passions that motivate you to really live.

#11 Crazy Little Thing Called Love… Queen

How often do we hold back... maybe for fear of making a fool of oneself... or because we feel hurt or offended... and our buttons are pushed... so we react with anger... and so many times we miss out on opportunities that will never present again. So we let that relationship fizzle out... a friendship fade... even family connections can break... and we lose touch with those we once loved... and that’s so sad...

#12 Unforgettable… Nat King Cole

· TIME: 58.50...

This Remembrance Day you may recall dramas or newsreel images of the first young men, many of them just boys, eager to go out and fight the Huns in WW1… no doubt dreaming of adventure and heroism… expecting to come home victorious, in clouds of glory. The reality was so different. And then those who were conscripted… and had no choice… forced to fight…

As we’re coming up to 11 0’clock… let’s pause with the rest of the country… to reflect on… not only those who died in all the wars of last century… and up to those still going on today… those servicemen and women doing their duty … as they understood it… serving whatever country they come from… but all those who survived with traumatic memories and horrific injuries to mind and body… and the countless civilians who were also affected… losing family and friends… homes and businesses… from the effects of war… and let’s take 2 minutes to remember them now

· 11.00 2 MINS SILENCE

#14 Amazing Grace… Conwy Town Band

On days like these… we can easily be overcome by emotion…

#15 On days like these... Matt Monroe

You know when you’re in a stressful vibration... when your body gets all tight... your feet get fidgety... your hands start to clench... or you find you’re grinding your teeth... well, this is one way I get to relax... So if you’d like to do this now... stop whatever you’re doing and follow along with me... if you can…

Close your eyes and... Just 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 clouds... 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 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.

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 life... and even though there may be dark clouds... know that the sun is still there... and you can rise up into the sunshine and leave those clouds behind...

#16 Somewhere over the rainbow... Judy Garland

Maybe life could be easy... if we just relax into whatever happens... by accepting things as they are... loving people for who they are... without expectations. Then maybe we’d have no reason to get frustrated, annoyed and angry... maybe we could enjoy life just by living it... moment by moment!

USE IT OR LOSE IT...

EXERCISE YOUR LIFE DAILY

Do you put off till tomorrow anything you don’t want to do today? Has this become too much of a habit?

how much more productive could your life be if you did things at the appropriate time and got them out of the way before they got to be a problem?

Realise that every time you procrastinate you put part of your life on hold.

Think how much you achieve when you deal with life as quickly and easily as you know you can.

You know... sometimes we have to take a chance on life... because if we don’t... we get stuck in a groove... and some people never get out of that groove... they never change and never progress. They may be alive… but not really living… what a waste of a life…

#17 Staying Alive… Bee Gees

Ok... sometimes we do bite off more than we can chew... or think we’re capable of more than is realistic...

#18 It’s Impossible...

Sometimes it seems an impossible task... and often it feels like too much hard work... and we just want it to end. But if we do... how does that make you feel? Maybe relief if you realise you’d been banging your head against a brick wall... and then again... maybe the resolution is to look at it in another way... tackle it from another angle... make a fresh start...

#19 Pick yourself up... dust yourself off... and Start all over again... Fred Astaire

I’d hate to say at the end of my life... ‘My greatest regrets are the things I did not do, the opportunities I missed and the things left unsaid.

DON’T PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY...

BECAUSE IF YOU ENJOY IT TODAY YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW

Whether it’s going for a walk, writing a letter, making a phone call or clearing out cupboards, saying sorry, giving a compliment or making a decision.

Take a deep breath, grasp the nettle, take a leap of faith or make that commitment.

Decide that whatever you are doing today you are going to enjoy it one way or another.

JUST DO IT!

#20 The Right Thing To Do... Carly Simon

Sometimes a change of attitude works wonders... when we just stop trying and go with the flow... not giving up on the dream... but sitting back and noticing the patterns and tides... getting a feel of the ebb and flow of life... feeling the vibration… ready to take advantage of how things come together at the right time... and enjoy whatever happens... It’s never too late to change tack... have a change of heart... see the funny side...

#21 Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries…

Your Goal may be something really simple... or a great dream... whatever it may be... Just Go For It! and hang onto your dreams… whatever they are…

#22 Any Dream Will Do… Donny Osmond

We are all extra-ordinary… in an ordinary world…

#23 Ordinary World… Duran Duran

My time today is coming to an end and 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 next Sunday morning at 10.0’clock… for another journey in music and song, when maybe you’ll be able to join me again... and this is Patsy Wynne signing off for today... from Radio Glan Clwyd... and remember... Always look on the bright side of life...

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

FULL MOON

2011-11-10T12:59:00.000-08:00

As I watch the moon rise tonight I'm aware of the way this companion of earth's journey through the universe affects, not only the ocean tides, but also anything composed of water, which includes plants, animals and us humans. Do you go out to gaze at the full moon... or notice it through a window? Do you feel any changing energy? How does that affect you? Hopefully, not to turn you lunatic! Well,you don't have to believe in astrology to understand that the symbolism of the Moon is strongly embedded in human consciousness... as celebrated in poetry and song.

Many people believe that this Full Moon in Taurus, linked to the date of 11/11/11 portends a momentous event or turning point in the human evolution of consciousness... and there will be a worldwide meditation... an opportunity to meditate, pray, or just consider the world situation. Whether you beleive in God, Allah, Jehovah, Spirit... or simply the power of the human psyche to expand and eveolve into something better than the brutish,savage and ignorant species that's been evident for too long.

Most people on this earth long for change... for Peace and Love to replace the fear, hate and vindictivenes that fuels destructive wars. We have it in us to make the change... to become a more humane race of humans... and the power is in each one of us. Yes, as we make the change in ourselves, WE BECOME THE CHANGE we desire in the world.

So why not take a little time tomorrow... Friday, 11th November 2011.... at 11 mins past 11... to be still and focus on what you'd like to see happen in the world... or any time you can make it during the day, for that matter.

Peace and Love to to the World... in love anf light...

THAT’S LIFE

2011-11-07T11:44:00.000-08:00

# Good Vibrations…

Hello and welcome to Patsy’s Good Vibrations on Radio Glan Clwyd at 10 0’clock this Sunday morning… inviting you to share the next hour and a half 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 That’s Life… Michael Buble

That's my theme for today... and when I look back on my life… all the ups and downs… the highs and the lows… disasters and achievements… sorrows and joys… there’s really nothing to say except… THAT'S LIFE!

#2 Good Morning… Singing in the Rain… Debbie Reynolds

I trust this is a good morning for you… and that you had a good night’s sleep… because there’s nothing worse than lying awake at night when all your troubles seem to multiply… like monsters looming out of the darkness… so I hope today to be playing the kind of music you enjoy... that can bring back happy memories and make you feel good... and I’d like to express some of my own thoughts, ideas and strategies that could help and inspire you as well.

When the world was young… before we knew what life had in store… and we still had our youthful hopes and dreams… but nothing stays the same… and no matter how young or old we may be… we can still hope and dream…

#3 Love is the Sweetest Thing... Bing Crosby

Yes... love is the sweetest thing... it’s such a shame that relationships that start with so much love, so often end in tears! Why is that, I wonder? Why do we so often allow love to slip away?

#4 Yesterday... Paul McCartney

Sometimes love is kindled... passion is ignited... but like Romeo and Juliet... is doomed to end before its begun. So sad... but however much we hurt... we have the capacity to survive almost anything. My philosophy is… what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger… so now I’m virtually indestructible…

#5 I will survive... Gloria Gaynor

So we survive the hurt feelings and move on... but you know the feeling that you’d like to get even... to hurt back? Well so did Carly Simon...

#6 You’re so vain... Carly Simon

So what can we do to stop this cycle of falling in love and breaking up... over and over again?

The thing is... you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect things to be different.

So we keep falling in love with the same kind of person… and wonder why it always ends in disaster… until we wake up and change the pattern… because we attract what is familiar…

What we say to ourselves tends to becomes our reality. Keep telling yourself you’re useless and you’ll come to believe it... and what’s more other people will treat you as if you’re useless. If you say ‘I can’t’... you’d be right! Interesting, isn’t it? Start telling yourself how good you are... and you will be!

#7 What Kind of Fool am I? Perry Como

The way we think and how we feel determine the way we speak, which affects the way we behave. So when someone says something spiteful or disparaging... they are simply expressing a feeling-thought of envy or jealousy, which makes them act mean. Now they may not mean to act mean... but they’ve got into the habit of taking out their frustration with life on other people, because they don’t know how to deal with their own feeling-thoughts... if that makes sense! Good... When I become aware that I’m complaining about something or someone... I’ve learned to use EFT to deal with any disturbing emotions.

So now I’d like you to think about any feelings that disturb you when you think of someone in particular... any emotional feelings... of frustration or resentment… anger or jealousy… whatever you feel. Now rate that feeling on a scale of 0 to 10... 10 being the very worst feeling you can get. (Write down the number if you can... and name that feeling.)

Start by tapping the fleshy side of your hand... below the little finger... we call that the Karate Chop... and take a long deep breath. Keep tapping and say out loud... if you can..

Even though I’ve been feeling ...this …….… I deeply and completely love myself anyway…

Even though I wish that ‘so-and-so’ didn’t treat me so badly... I feel so angry... I’m so hurt... but I love myself anyway... and I accept that they must be really hurting somewhere inside to be so hurtful and so thoughtless...

Even though I’ve been feeling... this ………

I forgive myself for having this feeling… its only a thought after all… making me feel this way… And even though I want to hurt them back... I’d like to think I could forgive them... if that would do any good... might make me feel better... not to feel so angry...

Take another deep breath... and now we start tapping around the face..

1^st point... right between the eyebrows... just above the nose... tap with 3-4 fingers... and say... this feeling of……..

2^nd point... at the side of the eye right on the corner... either side... and say... maybe they were just passing on how they were feeling…

3^rd point... under the eye on the cheekbone... this feeling of…..…

4^th point... right under the nose... maybe I could choose to let it go…

5^th point... in the cleft of the chin right under the lip... this feeling of…

6^th point... collarbone... at the top of the chest... I’d rather not have it…

7^th point... under arm… at the side of the ribs… this feeling of…

8^th point… top of head... and say... This feeling of....... who needs it? maybe I could just choose to let it go... because I’d rather feel love and peace… love and peace…

Is that right? Wouldn’t you rather live in the vibration of love and peace?

Take note now of how that feeling might have changed. Has the number gone up or down?

You can repeat that sequence of EFT any time on your own… or while we play the next track… so just let go of all that dead weight…

#8 50 Ways to Lose a Lover... Paul Simon

You know... it’s the conflict that goes on in our minds that causes so much stress... but when we begin to recognise what’s happening... then we can begin to deal with it.

This is a story that I love to tell my clients that helps to understand this conflict...

A grandfather told his grandson about the conflict that goes on inside each one of us.
"The battle is between two wolves," he said. "One wolf is called Evil, and it is fear, anger, jealousy, lies, arrogance, guilt, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf uses almost the same letters in his name, which shows how close they are to each other. This wolf is called Life, and it is love, peace, truth, hope, humility, kindness, and compassion."
The grandson thought about this for a few moments and then asked, "Which wolf wins, Grandpa?"
"The one you feed," the grandfather replied.

So there you have it... Love is the only answer... to achieve Harmony and Peace in our life. Sounds easy? That’s the message from the Beatles...

#9 All you need is Love... Beatles

I don’t know if you are up with modern technology... but I’m so grateful for the internet... because I receive many newsletters by email, from people wiser than I am... individuals who’ve overcome obstacles and succeeded in whatever they want to do... who’ve decided to pass on the information... the insights and inspiration that have helped them through their difficulties. These are often new ways of thinking... new ways of living life... outside the box of habits and expectations.

Here’s one example... this is a newsletter from Neale Donald Walsh... the author of a series of books... Conversations with God... you may have heard of them even if you haven’t read them.

He says...

· On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know...

that there will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

It will look as if your life is over, and that everything you have worked for has collapsed. But actually, a new life has just begun.

It is so trite, I know, but I must say it anyway.

"For every door that closes, there is another that opens."
This is the door you have been looking for...but you could not hope to find it while you were locked behind the first one.”

How does that sound to you?

#10 What a Wonderful World… Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua CD #8

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. And you can also listen online at... www.rygc.co.uk

And if you joined in with the EFT and would like to know more about it… you can find it online… lots of information there… or drop me a line here at the Studio in Glan Clwyd

I saw Louis Armstrong when I was a teenager... when he played in Liverpool... and it was wonderful!

#11 What is Love… Alison Moyet

I hope in this show to be playing the kind of music you enjoy... that can bring back happy memories and make you feel good... and I’d like to express some of my own thoughts, ideas and strategies that could inspire you as well.

#12 This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius... Hair… Andy Williams

When I was young I wanted to put the world to rights... although I never actually went on marches... or burned my bra... I was never a militant feminist... but as a true Aquarian... my heart was with all those who were ready to stand up for what is right and fair...

#13 We’re gonna Change the World... Matt Monroe

I have a series of sayings... and I hope you enjoy this selection...

ACCEPT WHAT IS... FACE YOUR FEARS!

Do you have a skeleton in the cupboard? Are you trying to ignore something by sweeping it under the carpet? If this something keeps bugging you and won’t go away NOW is the time to do something about it. So bring it out and take a good look at it.

Just how scary can it be?

When you can look at anything objectively without fear or judgement you are ready to accept whatever life brings with joy and gratitude.

#14 Fool if you think it’s over... Chris Rea

You know when you’re in conflict with yourself... when your body gets all tight... your hands start to clench... or you find you’re grinding your teeth. How can you get out of that?

Well... you can always take the dog for a walk... or go to the gym... just do something to release that tension. But when you can’t... like when you’re here in hospital... or at night when you can’t sleep... this is one way I get to relax... without watching the Tele!

So if you’d like to do this now... follow along with me... and... **Just 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... and feel that love and joy filling your heart. 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 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 friends... because a true friend is like gold-dust!

#15 I just called to say I love you... Stevie Wonder

If you feel unloved... you can give yourself all the love you need... just keep telling yourself you’re surrounded with love... and you’re doing OK...

FUN IS THE SEASONING OF LIFE... DON’T TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY

Do you find yourself frowning? Do you clench your jaw or get a shoulder ache? When you become aware of any tension in your body, just stop, take a deep breath and let yourself relax..

Look at things from another angle. See the funny side of life and practice smiling.

Allowing yourself to enjoy life to the full means that your body, mind and spirit stay in the very best condition. So exercise your smile muscles and give yourself a break.

As the saying goes... ‘Laugh and the world laughs with you... Cry, and you cry alone!’... so true.

#16 Life is just a Bowl of Cherries...

Just imagine how much better life can be when you change your perception! If you feel unloved… you have the power to give yourself all the love you need…just keep telling yourself you’re surrounded with loving energy… and you’re doing OK. Think how powerful a smile can be… or a kind word… even just loving and compassionate thoughts… It’s my belief that as more and more people start to realise how each individual can have an influence on their own situation and the people they meet in life… the better the world can be! Maybe we can change the world... when we change the way we are... how about that for a positive attitude?

#17 Love is in the Air… John Paul Young

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

HALLOWEEN

2011-10-30T11:59:00.000-07:00

# Good Vibrations…

Hello and welcome to Patsy’s Good Vibrations on Radio Glan Clwyd at 10 0’clock this Sunday morning… inviting you to share the next hour and a half 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!

Coming up to Halloween… and naturally, my mind turns to the spooky and supernatural…

So what’s Halloween all about anyway? Well… it’s more relevant to the northern hemisphere because of our climate… this is an ancient festival to mark the turning of the year… with the smells and colours of autumn, the chill in the air… from the abundance of summer to the cold and dark of winter.

#1 Ghost Town… The Specials

This pagan festival of HALLOWE'EN… also known by other names… SAMHAIN… DAY OF THE DEAD… ALL SAINTS DAY… and ALL SOULS DAY… is about the ending of cycles and new beginnings. This is the time of year when the curtain between the real world, as we experience it and the spirit world is at its most thin and transparent, especially during the periods of dawn and dusk… and so this is a festival to honour our ancestors… as acknowledged by various religious observances. And as we enter into winter… and the start of a new cycle… we have time for meditation and reflection… preparing for death and rebirth.

#2 Faithful Departed… Christy Moore

There are several religious festivals associated with this time of year… in September the celebration of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, when Jews ask for forgiveness and look to the future. Then in October / November, Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights to celebrate the New Year is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia, and is also the occasion for celebrations by Jains and Sikhs as well as Hindus. The festival of Diwali extends over five days. Because of the lights, fireworks, and sweets involved, it's a great favourite with children.

T Then on 31^st Oct… we have Halloween… the name comes from All Hallow’s Eve… the eve of All Hallows day which we now call All Saints Day. The custom began in Ireland of hollowing out turnips to hold a lighted candle to ward off evil spirits… but the pumpkin is an American development. On 1^st Nov… All Saints Day when Christians offer thanks for the work of all the saints, know or unknown and on 2^nd Nov... All Souls Day… to remember the departed and offer prayers on their behalf.

And so we associate Halloween with the supernatural… witches and wizards… ghosties and ghoulies… and things that go bump in the night…so we just have to have this one...

#3 Monster Mash… Bobby Pickett

In this modern world we seem to have lost touch with the reality of life as it used to be… a fight for survival in often harsh conditions… so it’s not surprising that people looking for causes and solutions tried to influence the circumstances of their lives by turning to superstition and magic…

#4 Magic Works… Patrick Doyle… (Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire)

Of course… we don’t believe in magic these days.. do we? But we love the Harry Potter movies… well I do… just imagining we could fly and make spells…

#5 I put a Spell on You… Nina Simone

She’d have been burned as a witch only three hundred years ago!

I wonder why it is that we love to scare ourselves… with horror stories and movies… there’s no end of them… from Frankenstein to Voodoo and Black Magic…

#6 Black Magic Woman… Santana

So what do we have to fear in these days of Health and Safety? Maybe it’s because we’re so cushioned from danger that we want to experience that sense of danger from the comfort of a cinema seat or our own familiar surroundings… knowing that really we’re quite safe…

#7 Devil Woman… Cliff Richard

Can’t imaging Cliff with a devil woman… can you? But we all like to act wicked at times… pretend to be something we’re not… just for a little excitement in life… as long as its only an act…

#8 That Old Devil Called Love… Billie Holiday

You know 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. And you can also listen online at... www.rygc.co.uk

#9 This is Halloween… (Nightmare before Xmas) Danny Elfman

Isn’t that great? Suggested by Mark who’s in VietNam… from The Nightmare before Christmas… the movie. Great fun.

So now I’d like you to think about any fear that disturbs you... any emotional feelings... of dread or panic… whatever you feel. Now rate that feeling on a scale of 0 to 10... 10 being the very worst feeling you can get. (Write down the number if you can... and name that feeling.)

Start by tapping the fleshy side of your hand... below the little finger... we call that the Karate Chop... and take a long deep breath. Keep tapping and say out loud... if you can..

Even though I’ve been feeling .... this fear… when I think about………………………………

I accept myself with all my feelings..

Even though I’ve been feeling ...this panic…

I deeply and completely love myself anyway…

Even though I’ve been feeling... this dread of……………………………………………………………

I forgive myself for having this feeling… its only a thought after all… making me feel this way…

Take another deep breath... and now we start tapping around the face..

1^st point... right between the eyebrows... just above the nose... tap with 3-4 fingers... and say... this feeling of… fear

2^nd point... at the side of the eye right on the corner... either side... and say... I don’t need this feeling…

3^rd point... under the eye on the cheekbone... this feeling of… fear and doubt…

4^th point... right under the nose... is this fear real or not?

5^th point... in the cleft of the chin right under the lip... this feeling of… fear and doubt

6^th point... collarbone... at the top of the chest... I’d rather not have it…

7^th point... under arm… at the side of the ribs… this feeling of…

8^th point… top of head... and say... This feeling of....... who needs it? maybe I could just choose to let it go... because I’d rather feel love and peace… love and peace…

Is that right? Wouldn’t you rather live in the vibration of love and peace?

Take note now of how that feeling might have changed. Has the number gone up or down?

You can repeat that sequence of EFT any time on your own… or while we play the next track… so just let go of all that dead weight…

And from another great movie… Spielberg’s ET…

#10 ET’s Halloween… John Williams

So as we celebrate Halloween… or All Soul’s Day… let’s appreciate the changing of the seasons that affect us in more ways than we might realise. These festivals have been part of our culture for untold times past… so ENJOY THE MAGIC of life!

#11 That Old Black Magic… Peggy Lee

When our minds are focussed on what’s good in our lives… instead of constantly thinking about what might happen… or what could go wrong… but when we feel love and appreciation instead… then we’ll attract good things into our lives… because like attracts like. Just think about how happy you can feel when life is good… and we always think things were better in the old days…

#12 Moonlight Serenade… Glen Miller

You are listening to Patsy’s Good Vibrations… and I hope to be playing the kind of music you enjoy... that can bring back happy memories and make you feel good... and I like to express some of my own thoughts, ideas and strategies that could inspire you as well.

#13 Tam Lin… Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span with an old folk song. What is there to fear but the thought of FEAR itself? Unless you’re actually faced with a life-threatening situation… fear is just a thought… and that’s all! And it can become a habit… just like having a smoke or drinking alcohol… or over eating… FEAR is a thought that comes out of nowhere like a…

#14 Bat Out of Hell… Meatloaf

You know when you suddenly feel afraid… your heart skips a beat… maybe your palms get sweaty… or you feel sweat on your brow… and you hold your breath… maybe you feel sick to your stomach or paralysed so you can’t move… you know how that feels… So if you have any fear now… anything that causes anxiety or distress… this is what I do to calm my fears… its really very simple…

#15 Evenstar… Lord of the Rings

So if you’d like to do this now... follow along with me... and... **Just 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 clouds... 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...

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...

So at this festival of Halloween… let’s remember all those we’ve loved… even those who’ve moved on... and appreciate your friends... because a true friend is like star-dust!

#16 Stardust… Nat King Cole

We’re all made of stardust… all matter is made up of atoms… and as science has discovered… all matter is energy… so we’re all made of the same stuff and bound in the same matrix of energy… and that’s quite a thought isn’t it? when you watch the stars…

#17 Watch the Stars… Pentangle

The night sky has fascinated mankind for aeons… and much has been made of the position of the stars… and phases of the moon… because the moon has such an effect on water… the tides of the sea… and because we’re about 95% water ourselves… on us as well. So what must it have felt like for those who walked on the Moon…

#18 Walking on the Moon… Sting & The Police

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

AUTUMN

2011-10-23T11:52:00.000-07:00

# Good Vibrations…

Hello and welcome to Patsy’s Good Vibrations on Radio Glan Clwyd at 10 0’clock this Sunday morning… inviting you to share the next two hours 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!

Well… after that last flush of Indian summer… now it really is AUTUMN. Time to add another layer of clothing… and change the summer duvet for a winter-weight… close the blinds when it gets dark and get cosy round a warm fire… Winter drawers on, as the saying goes…

So I’ve been searching for songs about this time of the year.. and there are quite a few…

# 1 Farwell my Summer Love… Michael Jackson

I love this time of year... as the trees put on their most brilliant colours before shedding their leaves. There’s an opportunity in getting older that can release us from trying to be what others think we should be... we really don’t have to live up to someone else’s expectations... but just show ourselves as we really are... hopefully...with all the wisdom of our years... in our best colours. For all those I’ve known and loved… and still love…

#2 When I’m Old and Wise... Alan Parsons Project

Here’s a poem by Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other peoples' gardens

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Love that... and I do wear Purple...

#3 Will You Still Love Me… Amy Winehouse

Age doesn’t really matter... as long as we feel good about ourselves... I think this quote is from the Dalai Lama... “Live a good and honourable life... then when you get older and think back... you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time”.

#4 Honesty… Billy Joel

Honesty… when we can be honest about who we are… and not try to fit someone else’s idea of who we should be… that avoids a lot of stress… and means we can have a happy life… and above all… keep young at heart…

#5 Young at Heart... Jimmy Durante

Thanks to Jimmy Durante for that good advice… he’s long gone… and even though we may be getting older… and who isn’t?.. we can keep a young attitude… stimulate the mind and exercise the body… because it really is so important to avoid getting lazy… sinking into lethargic habits… and I’m talking to myself here… because we seize up if we don’t keep active… USE IT OR LOSE IT!

How about dancing? You know you can dance wherever you are… even if you can’t get up on your feet… even sitting in a chair or lying in bed… feel your feet start to twitch… your fingers begin to tap the rhythm… do it now…

#6 I Feel like dancing… Leo Sayer

Let your legs move… tap your feet… feel your hips begin to sway… rock your shoulders… move your arms… that’s it… don’t worry about that person looking at you in a strange way… as if you’re enjoying yourself too much… tell her to get her headphones on…

Are you dancing? You don’t need me to tell you how important it is to keep moving… we just have to keep remembering.

#7 Dancing Queen… ABBA

Now you know 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. And you can also listen online at... www.rygc.co.uk

And talking about Autumn today…

#8 Forever Autumn… Justin Hayward CD

That song reflects a little melancholy and nostalgia that we inevitably feel as summer ends… and as we get older and realise our life is winding down… often losing friends and loved ones… but ‘that’s all part of life’s rich pattern’… as my Granddad used to say… and he kept active into his nineties!

There are so many beautiful songs about autumn... bitter-sweet memories that we hoard like old photographs... recalling all the happy times we’ve had... as well as the sad. So for all of us who were looking forward to sharing our autumn years with someone we love… but find that life isn’t working out that way… Ce’st la vie… and for those who’ve found love late in life… ENJOY! I know I’m a month late with this one…

#9 September song... Sinatra

I often pay a visit to Bodnant Gardens in the Conwy valley... such a beautiful place... at this time of year the colours of the flowers are so vivid and the trees are beginning to turn. There may be a cool wind but it’s well worth a visit at any time...

#10 The Autumn… Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole... what a voice. But Autumn is not a time to dwell on the past... because this is the time to bring in the harvest... to reap the rewards... traditionally the time to stock up supplies for the coming winter... and sowing the seed for next year’s crop… preparing for the cycle of new life... whatever that may bring...

#11 Harvest for the World... Isley Brothers

As we get older we can appreciate everything we’ve learned along the way… that contribute to the wisdom of our years… and that’s important for the younger generation… that they see us as generous and forgiving… instead of bitter and unforgiving… which can happen when emotional hurts are not processed and let go…

So how are you feeling? A little stressed or uncomfortable? Ok… how about a little relaxation…

#12 Autumn in New York… (from movie) Gabriel Yared (fade… )

RELAXATION…

Some cultures regard this time of year as the beginning of the new year... and so we come full circle... with another chance to do what we really want to do... learning from the past... with no regrets...

#13 No Regrets... Edith Piaf

My belief is that what doesn’t kill me... makes me stronger... learning how to deal with difficult situations... so that next time... it’ll be different... everything will turn out better... Just imagine...

#14 Imagine… John Lennon

TIME: 59.47... NEWS INTRO...

NEWS… NEWS OUTRO…

You’re listening to Patsy’s Good Vibrations… with music to bring back happy memories… and talking about things that inspire me and hopefully give you food for thought…

Now here’s a very determined woman who knows what she wants... in the character of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl... one of my favourite old movies...

#15 Don’t Rain on my Parade... Barbra Streisand

So now I’d like you to think about what you’d like to let go... any emotional feelings... of disappointment... frustration... anger... resentment… whatever you feel. Now rate that feeling on a scale of 0 to 10... 10 being the very worst feeling you can get. (Write down the number if you can... and name that feeling.)

Start by tapping the fleshy side of your hand... below the little finger... we call that the Karate Chop... and take a long deep breath. Keep tapping and say out loud... if you can..

Even though I’ve been feeling .... frustrated with my life…

I accept myself with all my feelings..

Even though I’ve been feeling ...resentful... angry... whatever…

I deeply and completely love myself anyway…

Even though I’ve been feeling... shameful or guilty... for something I may or may not have done… it’s not my fault…

I forgive myself for anything I’ve done to hurt myself or others… and I’d like to forgive others who may have hurt me… whether intentionally or not…

Take another deep breath... and now we start tapping around the face..

1^st point... right between the eyebrows... just above the nose... tap with 3-4 fingers... and say... this feeling of… resentment… anger… guilt… whatever…

2^nd point... at the side of the eye right on the corner... either side... and say... I’ve been feeling this for so long…

3^rd point... under the eye on the cheekbone... this feeling of…

4^th point... right under the nose... it’s nobody’s fault…

5^th point... in the cleft of the chin right under the lip... this feeling of…

6^th point... collarbone... at the top of the chest... it’s not my fault…

7^th point... under arm… at the side of the ribs… this feeling of…

8^th point… top of head... and say... This feeling of....... who needs it? maybe I could just choose to let it go... because I want to feel lighter…

Take note now of how that feeling might have changed. Has the number gone up or down?

You can repeat that any time on your own… or while we play the next track… so just let go of all that dead weight… and ENJOY what’s left of your life!

You know that angels can fly because they take things lightly.

Thinking about the colours of autumn... I came across this...

# 16 Colour of the Wind… Jack Jones

When I see the colours of Autumn… makes me want to get out and paint…

#17 Colours… Donovan

It’s been a long time since I heard Donovan… I like that…and here’s another one…

#18 True Colours… Cyndie Lauper

When we show our true colours… when we live a genuine life… then life really is simpler…

# 19 Wind beneath my wings... Gladys Knight

I’ve been reflecting on how we describe our feelings... our moods... in colours... ‘seeing red... green with envy... yellow (to describe cowardice )... in a black mood... feeling blue...’

# 20 Don’t it make my Brown Eyes Blue… Crystal Gayle

And we have a request… from Julie and Phil.. who’d like to hear Purple Haze from Jimmy Hendrix… following the theme of colours… only I can’t find it… so hope this is a good substitute…

#21 Purple Rain… Prince

How we love to talk about the weather... and whatever happens... rain, storm or snow, we like to stay...

# 22 On the Sunny Side of the Street… Peggy Lee

When we see the sunny side… and the funny side of things… we really do become a little ray of sunshine… that can brighten up the gloomiest person… because happiness is catching… and we can always love…

#23 Come Rain or Come Shine… Toto

And if you joined in with the EFT and would like to know more about it… you can find it online… lots of information there… or drop me a line here at the Studio in Glan Clwyd

#24 Time Was… June Christy

Time was… life often seemed to be easier… looking back… but if we’re really honest… was it really? Maybe we were more innocent… or naïve… and simply didn’t notice problems so much… when we were young…

#25 Please Don’t Talk About me When I’m Gone… Cleo Laine

I’ll drink to that! Only if you remember nice things about me… but as far as I’m concerned…

#26 Anything Goes… Tony Bennett

#27 When I Grow Too Old To Dream… Nat King Cole

TIME: 58.35 # Always look on the Bright side of Life... Monty Python... (fade)

TIME: 59.47... NEWS INTRO...

TRAVELLIN' LIGHT

2011-10-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to Radio Glan Clwyd at 10 0’clockthis Sunday morning. This is Patsy Wynne with Good Vibrations… inviting you to share thenext hour and a half with me... enjoying my choice of music... which sometimessurprises me... and always delights... HELLO to whoever’s listening inhospital... and to those who may be listening online... WELCOME to you too!

# Good Vibrations…

I love totravel and Travellin’ Light is thetheme of my show today. When I fly... Ilike to look down from a window seat on the living map spread out below and seethe world from another perspective, arriving at my destination with the promiseof exciting changes of scenery, new places to explore and people who look andlive differently... not to mention the enjoyment of tasting new and sometimesstrange foods. I’m lucky enough to have just had a memorable holiday inThailand with my sister… actually to visit her son who lives there… and we hada fantastic two weeks… just chilling out… enjoying the warmth of the sun…swimming in the beautiful sea… and eating delicious Thai food. And even though you may be grounded… and notable to go anywhere at the moment… you can still dream… so come fly with me…

#1 Come fly with me... Michael Buble

During thelast century, we’ve become so used to flying... here, there and everywhere. Didyou realise that commercial flights started nearly 100 years ago? No, I didn’teither! But in those days, flying was not for the fainthearted, as aircraft hadno air-conditioning, so it was hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Theplanes were smelly and couldn’t escape the turbulence at lower altitudes... soairsickness was common... adding to the smell!

However,those who were brave enough, not to mention rich enough... took to the skies...and much later… man went to the Moon!

#2 Fly me to the Moon… Sinatra

There arepeople who will put up with any discomfort, simply for the feeling ofexcitement and the adventure of travelling abroad. Nowadays, we may complain ofrestricted space... or delayed flights, but we take it for granted that flyingis relatively safe and comfortable and has become a part of modern life... to takeus on holiday... or on business... to visit those relatives who emigrated tothe other side of the world... I think it’s such an adventure to be leaving ona jet plane...

#3 Leaving on a jet plane... John Denver

However, ifyou are someone who suffers from a fear of flying... (and by the way, there are techniques that can transform that fear intohealthy excitement... that is if you really want to visit your brother inAustralia who you’ve not seen for so many years!)... there are other waysto travel... though it may take longer and be more difficult!

I know ayoung man who fell in love with a young Japanese lady and planned to go toJapan to marry her there. He booked his flight, but on arriving at the airporthe was so overcome with fear that he simply couldn’t board the plane and had toreturn home. However, he was determined to get there and found a way bytrain... through Europe and then Russia, on the Trans-Siberian railway toVladivostok, where he took a boat to Japan. That’s love for you!

If only he’dasked for help to overcome his fear, he’d have saved a lot of money... but onthe other hand... the overland journey must have been quite an experience toremember!

#4 Trains and boats and planes... Anita Harris

If you’dprefer to go by road... this form of travel can be even more interesting ifyou’re prepared to take your time and enjoy meeting people along the way...

#5 Route 66... Nat King Cole

I had thegreat pleasure of travelling through the USA in an RV... that’s a motor home,with my son and daughter... and we did follow route 66 part of the way back toDenver… after we’d gone through the Rockies to the Grand Canyon... where wetook a helicopter ride over this amazing split in the earth... to the strainsof this spectacular music...

#6 2001... a Space Odyssey

I have tosay that was one of my most emotional experiences, which is hard to explain...it was just so awe-inspiring! We then followedthe long and winding roads through the wide open spaces of Arizona... throughNavajo Indian territory... that was a great trip...

#7 The long and winding road... Beatles

Don’t forget that wealways welcome your requests for a particular record, or a mention of someoneor 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. Youcan contact Radio Glan Clwyd by phone on 01745-584229... or if you’re here inhospital, on Extension 4360, or ask one of the volunteers going around thewards. You can also listen online at... www.rygc.co.uk

Do you singwhile you’re driving? It’s a great way to keep the kids happy on a long journeyand this was one catchy song that we’d sing as we drove those long distances inthe States...

#8 Do you know the way to San Jose... Dionne Warwick

Apart fromthe Beatles, the songs we’ve heard so far are from America... and there are somany American songs dedicated to their towns and states... Chicago... NewYork... California... Oklahoma! and so many more...

I wonder whywe don’t have songs like that about places here in the UK. Why don’t we have suchsongs? like... ‘Do you know the way to Birmingham’... or... ‘Manchester... oh,Manchester’... ‘I left my heart... inLlan-dudno’... that’s a thought, isn’t it?

Actually, Ido know one... my kids used to sing this on the way to North Wales on ourholidays... many years ago...

#9 Didn’t we have a lovely time, the day we went to Bangor...Fiddler’s dram

OK... songsabout places in this country are rare... maybe you know some that I don’t...and here’s another one I found...

#10 The Other Side of Liverpool… The Pogues ???

Of course, inthe old days, those leaving these shores for another country often had littlechoice... it was a case of leave or die... of starvation and deprivation. Butfor those that survived the perils of the long sea voyage, there wereopportunities for a new and better life in the New World... America, Canada,Australia and New Zealand... so far away from home.

#11 Thousands are Sailing… The Pogues

Travel isall about change... and that can be scary. And yet... when we pluck up ourcourage and face a challenge... the result can be very rewarding... and nothingis ever quite the same again... we can’t help but change through ourexperiences. The trick is, to find the positive in every situation... ratherthan stick to negative old ways of thinking... and that can be quite achallenge.

So havingleft these shores... let’s sail away to North Africa with Crosby, Stills andNash... This used to be a favourite destination of young travellers andhippies... which always seemed very remote and mysterious... somewhere in the dustyinterior of Morocco...

#12 Marrakesh Express... Crosby, Stills, Nash

I think I’d have been a hippy if I hadn’t beenmarried with young children in the 60’s... but... it’s never too late! Now, how about somewhere closer to home...this is a golden oldie...

#13 I love Paris... Nat King Cole

That’ssomewhere I’d love to visit... just never had the right person to go with. Whereshall we go next?... maybe to sunny Spain? What do you like about Spain? Maybe the beaches and luxurious hotels ofthe coast? Or maybe you prefer the real Spain... away from the madding crowds...enjoying the local food and joining the locals for tapas and vino. Granada is abusy tourist attraction with its long and interesting history and such abeautiful place to visit... it’s well worth a visit.

#14 Granada... Russell Watson

11.00 NEWS

We have arequest! For Gwen from Rich… because they love travelling… and they’re alwaysgoing somewhere or other…

#14 I’ve Been Everywhere… Johnny Cash

Personally Iappreciate the opportunity to go travelling and I count myself lucky to live atthis exciting time of change as the world opens up in every way.

Actually wedon’t even have to get on a plane, train or motor in order to see the world.Anyone can be an armchair traveller and enjoy seeing other parts of the worldin Movies or on TV … I know I do… we can travel around this beautiful country…as well as seeing other countries through the eyes of a presenter… like MichaelPalin… and a new series from Joanna Lumley… the other night she was travellingthrough parts of Greece… where I’ve never been… and it was so beautiful. We can all dream… But apart from the wondersof modern communications, we can travel in imagination to anywhere we wish...and flights of fancy don’t cost anything at all!

Well, we’ve travelledon both sides of the Atlantic, but as exciting as it is to visit farawayplaces... it’s always... sooo good to come home again...

#15 Coming Home… Mel Torme

But you know… every time we read a book or watch a movie… orlisten to a song… we’re taking a journey into someone else’s mind andimagination… joining in their ideas… philosophies… and dreams… and some dreams come true… andsome don’t… but that’s ok…

#16 A Little Travelling Music… Barry Manilow

I started today’s show with the theme of Travellin’Light… and this time when I went on holiday… I actually managed to get all myclothes in a cabin luggage case… amazing! But it was only for two weeks. Whatreally matters is how lightly we travel through life! Because if we accumulate a load of baggage…materially and emotionally… in our life… it will drag us down… and we’ll getvery tired with the weight of all that disappointment… guilt… shame… remorse…anger… resentment… so before it’s too late… take a look at everything you’recarrying… and decide what you can LET GO… right here and now… if you want totravel light…

Those of you who’ve heard my show before will knowthat I usually give an introduction to EFT... that’s Emotional FreedomTechniques… and the whole point of doing this is to FREE yourself of anyemotional baggage that’s been weighing you down…

So now I’d like you to think about what baggageyou’d like to let go... any emotional feelings... of disappointment...frustration... anger... resentment… whatever you feel. Now rate that feeling ona scale of 0 to 10... 10 being the very worst feeling you can get.(Write down the number if you can... and name that feeling.)

Start by tapping the fleshy side of your hand...below the little finger... we call that the Karate Chop... and take along deep breath. Keep tapping and say out loud... if you can..

Eventhough I’ve been feeling .... disappointed with my expectations of life…

Iaccept that’s what I’ve been carrying around..

Eventhough I’ve been feeling ...resentful... angry... at what happened…

Ideeply and completely love myself anyway…

Eventhough I’ve been feeling... guilty... for something I may or may not have done…

I forgive myself for carrying this around forso long…

Take another deep breath... and now we start tappingaround the face..

1^st point... right between theeyebrows... just above the nose... tap with 3-4 fingers... and say... this feeling of…resentment… anger… guilt… whatever…

2^nd point... at the side of the eyeright on the corner... either side... and repeat... I’ve been carrying this around for so long…

3^rd point... under the eye on thecheekbone... thisfeeling of…

4^th point... right under the nose...it’s been soheavy…

5^th point... in the cleft of the chinright under the lip... this feeling of…

6^th point... collarbone... at thetop of the chest... repeat... I didn’t realise how heavy this has been…

7^th point... top of head... and repeat... This feeling of.......who needs it? maybe I could just choose to let it go... because I want to feellighter…

You know that angels can fly because they takethings lightly…

Take note now of how that feeling might havechanged. Has the number gone up or down?

You can repeat that any time on your own… or whilewe play the next track… so just let go of all that dead weight… and ENJOYwhat’s left of your life!

#17 I’m Beginning to See the light… Peggy Lee

Now maybe some memoriesare making you feel tense and uncomfortable… so let’s have a little relaxation…

When you can’t do something to release thattension... this is one way I get to relax... So if you’d like to do this now...only if you can... (not while driving!)... stop whatever you’re doing andfollow along with me...

Close your eyes and... focus on your breathing... slowing down witheach breath... for a couple of minutes... breathing slow and easy... relaxingyour body... releasing the tension in every muscle... sinking down into the bedor chair... with every breath... and relaxing your mind... letting each thoughtfloat by... with every breath... any thoughts floating away like littleballoons... only aware of each breath... and my voice... just for the moment...until you feel completely relaxed... free of all bodily sensation... sinkingdown into a comfortable relaxation... does that feel good...

and NOW... while you’re relaxing... bring to mindsomeone you really love... or some memory that always makes you feel reallyhappy... or take yourself to a favourite place... somewhere you feel safe andcomfortable inside... maybe a favourite place you like to walk... and sink intothat warm... comfortable feeling... of connection... with life and nature...where you feel a sense of belonging... and feel that love and joy filling yourheart.

NOW... Magnify that feeling in your heart... withevery breath... filling your heart with love and joy... like a big pinkballoon... and hold that love and joy in your heart... you can tie off theballoon to contain that feeling....... and bring it back whenever you need toremind yourself of how good you can feel.

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

#18 Take me HomeCountry Roads… John Denver

My time today is coming toan end and I’d like to thank you all for accompanying me on this journey todayand I trust you’ve enjoyed my take on Life, the Universe and Everything... I’ll be back next Sunday morning at 10.0’clock… foranother journey in music and song, when maybe you’ll be able to join me again...and this isPatsy Wynne signing off for today... from Radio Glan Clwyd... and remember... Always look on the brightside of life...

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

THAILAND

2011-09-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Oh, the sea! That bedazzling, azure, ultramarine vision of picture-postcard technicolour paradise... with a perfect white-sand beach on a palm fringed shore... and we know we're in Thailand! Grateful for a cooling breeze and the shelter of a beach bar... but otherwise happy to be doing nothing much... a refreshing swim, delicious Thai food and real tropical fruit drinks are enough to keep us happy. This trip with my sister is really to visit her son who lives here, which is a great opprtunity to visit Asia again, for which I'm truly grateful.

Paradise however, does have it's downside... and you don't have to go to Transylvania to get seriously bitten. "Ah, fresh English flesh" they buzz... and flock to feast on me! It doesn't help to know that Matt is slowly and painfully getting over the Dengue fever... for the second time. And its not only the mozzies that bite. A stroll along the beach is wonderful, but beware the sand flies! Then there are ants, so small you only see them when they move... and like our very own midges... they carry a load of venom too. They laugh at repellant! However, you may be lucky enough to naturally repel these creatures by eating the right foods... alledgedly... garlic and lemongrass and probably chilli in high dosages if you can stand it.

Breakfast

Actually, this is our usual breakfast of fresh fruit and home-made yoghurt, sprinkled with cinnamon and cardamom and a little local honey... with not a hot spice in sight. The World's End Cafe at Chaloklum, run by Lotta from Sweden, is an oasis of quality home-made food and great coffee.

Thai food is wonderful; so tasty and healthy that we don't eat too much and actully began to lose some unwanted fat. Keeping off bread and cakes helps and we certainly don't miss that.

Lotta at The World's End

It's the end of summer and beginning the monsoon season so tourists are few and far between... which suits us. We experience a couple of sudden squalls with heavy rain, just enough to cool the temperature a little.

We've found that half the clothes we'd chosen to bring so carefully are just not light enough for the heat, so have had to buy more suitable attire, contributing to the locaL economy, and we do like to dress up in the evening to go out for a meal with Matt...

Yau

If there's one thing that's been worth all the expense of this trip, it's having regular massage from a wonderful woman who knows more about deep tissue, pressure points, lymphatic drainage and manipulation that any masseur or osteopath that I've ever met. Yes, it hurt, but after having every joint, muscle and tendon pressed, pummelled, stretched and contorted into submission for at least an hour and a half, I was thrilled to realise that a chronic pain in my hip that's been bothering me for years, had actually gone... and hasn't returned.

To my mind, the whole point of going on holiday is to leave our usual comfort zone and allow the experience of being in flight from home... adrift in the world... a foreigner in a foreign land... to renew our self confidence and sense of self with acceptance and trust that whatever happens is beyond our control... so better just go with the flow... its all part of the holy-day of becoming whole.

THE POLLYANNA EFFECT

2011-09-06T08:48:00.000-07:00

# Good Vibrations... The 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 Glad All Over.. Dave Clark Five

I caught an old movie on TV a couple of weeks ago... that I used to think was very naive and just too twee to be realistic. The film was POLLYANNA... and as I watched it... I realised that this is what I actually base my life on... so maybe I really was affected by these ideas all those years ago. So I’ll be contributing my thoughts on that... in between the music... which I hope will make you smile... or simply lift your spirits...

Or Make Someone Happy... Jimmy Durante

Pollyanna , an orphan since her father died, goes to live with her strict and forbidding maiden aunt. She is an expert at her favourite "Glad Game" of always looking for something to be glad about... whatever happens. And she begins to bring cheer into everybody's life, including the sick, the lonely, and the just plain miserable... even, eventually, her unhappy aunt. The rules of the game are that however bad something might be... you find something to be glad about. For instance... if you’d planned to have a picnic and the weather’s turned to rain... what can you find to feel glad about? Not... as a depressed woman in the film proposed... that she was glad other people were getting wet... no! The rules are that it has to be glad for everybody... so you could be glad that it gives you an opportunity to stay at home and do something useful... maybe clear out a cupboard or just read a book.

So how about it? Are you willing to play the “Glad Game”?

#2 I’m Glad There Is You... Jamie Cullum

Isn’t that great? In this world of over-rated pleasures and under-rated treasures... I’m glad there is you...

The name Pollyanna has come to be applied to a person who is characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything... and far from thinking how impractical and idealistic this might be... I know now... after many long and eventful years on this planet... that this really is the only way to live a happy and contented life. And just suppose that every time it rains... it rains... pennies from heaven...

#3 Pennies From Heaven... Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong , Bing Crosby

So when your fortune turns... or you lose something precious... how can you change an attitude of despair... frustration or resentment... into something glad? So don't bring me down...

#4 Don’t Bring me Down... E.L.O.

Let’s say that your life is not great at the moment. Maybe you are in hospital right now. You could be cursing your illness or broken leg... or something much worse... but how could you feel glad about that, I wonder. Well... aren’t you glad you’re now in the right place that will hopefully fix that? Maybe you’re fretting about your enforced bed rest... when you should be getting on with all the important things you have to do. So what can you feel glad about? How about feeling glad you’re being forced to rest... because you’ve been doing so much you’ve tired yourself out. Or your mind has been going around in circles and getting nowhere... so the doctor has put you on sedatives. Don’t fight it... just be glad you’re being given the opportunity to relax and recuperate! And what about you... who hate being in hospital and can’t wait to leave... but the doctor won’t let you go until you’ve had all the tests? Could you possibly be glad of the opportunity to talk to people worse off than you? When you feel glad about something... that changes your attitude and your whole vibration... and that rubs off on other people too. Are you beginning to see the light?

#5 I’m Beginning to See The Light... Sinatra

#6 All Of My Life... Diana Ross

One of the hardest things to feel glad about is the death of someone dear to you... and in hospital that’s often inevitable. But in your grief... maybe you can find something to be glad about... that your loved one is no longer in pain.. that you had their love and companionship for the time you were together... that you have so many happy memories... and that your elderly relative had a long and happy life... hold onto the best memories... and be glad...

#7 They Can’t Take That Away From Me... Fred Astaire

How can you find something to be glad about in your current situation?

Those of you who’ve heard my show before will know that I usually give an introduction to EFT... and we can play the glad game with this too. So now I’d like you to think about your situation... and any emotional feeling... of disappointment... frustration... apprehensive... whatever you feel. Now rate that feeling on a scale of 0 to 10... 10 being the very worst feeling you can get. (Write down the number if you can... and name that feeling.) Now think of something you can really feel glad about... may not be easy... just wait for it to come...

And while you get into that glad feeling... start tapping the fleshy side of your hand... below the little finger... we call that the Karate Chop... and take a long deep breath. Keep tapping and say out loud... if you can..

Even though I’m feeling ....frustrated... I can choose to feel glad that... (for instance) I have some time to think...

Even though I’m feeling ...resentful... I’m glad because... (as an exmple) it will give someone else the opportunity to get on with it... and I don’t have to worry...

Even though I’m feeling... anxious... I’m now glad that... (maybe) I can let the doctors do what they’re trained to do...

Take another deep breath... and now we start tapping around the face..

1^st point... right between the eyebrows... just above the nose... tap with 3-4 fingers... and say... I was feeling... but now I can feel glad that ..................... (whatever comes to your mind)

2^nd point... at the side of the eye right on the corner... either side... and repeat... I was feeling... but now I can feel glad that .....................

3^rd point... under the eye on the cheekbone... I was feeling... but now I’m glad that ...............

4^th point... right under the nose... repeat... I was feeling... but now I’m glad that ....................

5^th point... in the cleft of the chin right under the lip... repeat... I was feeling... but now I’m glad that ........

6^th point... collarbone... at the top of the chest... repeat... I was feeling... but now I’m glad that .............

7^th point... top of head... and repeat... This feeling of....... who needs it? maybe I could just choose to feel glad instead... because...............

Take note now of how that feeling might have changed. Has the number gone up or down?

You can do this routine at any time... for any disturbing emotion... its that simple!

This next track is my choice... because whenever I hear it I always feel glad that I discovered Jazz when I was a teenager... searching on shortwave for something more interesting than the BBC... I found AFN... the American Forces Network... in Europe after the war... and this opening theme at 7 or 8pm every evening was so exciting... even though my Dad disapproved and kept turning off the Wireless... that’s Radio to you younger folks!

#8 Take the A Train... Duke Ellington

That makes me feel so good... and because I love all kinds of music... most of what I hear gives me reason to be glad that I can hear... that I can feel the beat and dance to the rhythm of life. And even though I’ve had my share of sorrow... disappointment... even despair... I’m glad to have had those experiences... because I can empathise with those who are going through them now... and that’s why I do what I do... from helping clients with problems... to doing this radio show... to helping care for the elderly. So I’m glad you’re with me today...

#9 I’m Glad You’re Here With me Tonight... Neil Diamond

I’m glad you’re here with me today... because I so enjoy doing this show... sharing my thoughts that I hope will give you food for thought... and maybe give you another perspective on life... and even help you make any changes you need to make... in your thoughts and attitudes... to make your life better. So think about that... while we have a little relaxation...

#10 The Four Seasons... Autumn... Vivaldi (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... that’s right... and whenever something disturbing comes into your mind... right away... find something to feel glad about... and feel your heart sing with love and joy...

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#11 Aren’t You Glad You’re You... Gerry Mulligan

So... aren’t you glad you’re you? I know sometimes we don’t feel good about ourselves... and we start telling ourselves how stupid we are... how could we have done that... or said that?

So instead of beating yourself up about it... why not try writing down all the good things anyone has ever said to you... and all the times you’ve ever felt good about yourself... all the little achievements and joys you’ve ever had. Now... even though you may sometimes feel like you’ve lost it... blown it... thrown your life away... simply accept yourself... as you are... love yourself anyway... and forgive yourself... and tell yourself all the things you’re glad about... and feel what it’s like to be glad you’re you...

#12 Can You feel It?... The Jacksos

I hope you can feel it... that glad feeling.

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

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