BALANCE

 The script for today's show... with music!  Just sing along... and enjoy!

#1        Upside Down... Diana Ross...

Well, I’ll be contributing my thoughts on BALANCE... in between the records... which I hope will make you smile... as you recall happy memories... or simply lift your spirits... because for me... our ability to make MUSIC... and the effect is has on our emotions... is very special...

#2        Light Flight... Pentangle        

Talking about BALANCE... Have you ever had an inner ear infection?  Well, my daughter has it... and if you’ve ever had it... you’ll know how it affects your balance... makes you dizzy... and sick... like seasickness. It becomes difficult to function when you feel like that. We take our balance so much for granted... don’t we?  Until we lose it... maybe miss our footing and fall...

#3        Falling in love with love...  Allan Jones.... (a bit old that one!)

Have you noticed how many songs are about falling in love? Love that sends us into a spin... and we become unbalanced... how we lose all perspective... and rational thinking... carried along by a tidal wave of emotion...

#4        That old black magic called love... Sinatra

 ‘In a spin... loving the spin I’m in’... Yes... feeling dizzy with love can be a wonderful thing! Good thing it doesn’t last! But what if someone becomes obsessed... and won’t leave it be? They’ve become unbalanced... in their desire for love... that’s not good for anyone! It’s not even romantic! But sometimes... we just can’t help falling in love...

#5        Can’t help falling in love with you... Andy Williams

Everything we do in life requires BALANCE... just standing and walking... watch a small child learning to stand up and take its first steps... what we now take for granted... but we had to learn how to keep our balance.  Remember when you first learned to ride a bicycle?

#6        Send in the clowns...  Judy Collins

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#7        If you go away... Jack Jones 

This is one way I deal with any emotional imbalance... I  practise a technique known as EFT... that’s based on acupuncture points... but without needles... which always helps reduce any conflicts in the mind... and any negative emotion... because just doing the tapping helps balance the emotional energy systems of the body.  If you’d like to follow along with me...

First identify where you feel unbalanced... in your mind... when your mind just goes round in ever decreasing circles... in your heart... when you’re not sure how really you feel about something or someone... or physically in your body... maybe you feel dizzy or unsteady...

I’ll focus on the dizziness and nausea that Julie’s been experiencing... and I believe this virus has been going around for some time... so maybe you’ve had it... or still have it...

• Start tapping the outer edge of one hand below the little finger... with the fingertips of the other hand... taking a few deep breaths... while focussing on what you’re feeling...
• Take a deep breath ... then say out loud...
•  Even though I feel unbalanced... like being seasick................. (or whatever)
• I completely love and accept myself...

• Even though I have this feeling of being dizzy... and unbalanced...
• I completely love and accept myself...
• Even though this feeling... that I’m dizzy and unbalanced... has been stopping me getting on with life...
• I forgive myself for whatever I’ve done in my life that’s resulted in hurting myself and others...  maybe I can find the right BALANCE point... that will help me get on with life...
• WRISTS... this dizzy feeling... I’ve lost my BALANCE...... 
• TOP OF HEAD... who needs this dizziness? I choose to be balanced again...

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

#8        Pick yourself up... Mel Torme..

Have you ever seen a high-wire walker? How they achieve that fine balance is a wonder... but the same principles apply to driving a car... or flying an aircraft... everything we do is subject to a system of checks and balances.  And it’s no different with anything in life. Are you getting where you want to... achieving your goals in life... or do you get sidetracked... bogged down in murky dead ends? Or are you going too fast?... risking a crash... or being pulled up for speeding. Well... you may think it would be boring to cruise along at a steady pace... relaxed... but aware of everything going on around you... checking your speed... watching the fuel gauge... taking regular breaks... but that’s what gets the tortoise to the finish line ahead of the erratic hare!

#10      Old and Wise... Alan Parsons Project...

We get older and wiser... by remembering to check our BALANCE... in every area of life... and love... and a Life Coach can help you assess where you can make adjustments... so your life becomes simpler... and easier to manage... so you can get into a more comfortable state of mind... to cope with all the stress... and pressures of life... with confidence... in yourself...

#11      Busy doing nothing...Bing Crosby and friends

The question is... where might your life be unbalanced? “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”... and I’d like to add... “All play and no work makes Jill a lazy girl”!  Too much of anything is unbalanced... and though it may seem dull to some... moderation in all things makes for a more healthy life... with an occasional indulgence to make life exciting. Doesn’t suit everyone, of course.  Are you the kind of person who’s always busy, busy, busy...? Looking after things... looking after other people... because you think you have to?  Or its expected of you? Well now... give yourself a break! 

#          Albatross... Fleetwood Mac               (FADE DOWN... while talking...)

Now and then... take a walk 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 and just relax 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 puffs of smoke... slowing down... relaxing the body... breathing slow and easy... just BEING... with yourself... and notice how that feels... with a peaceful mind... and joy in your heart...

#12      Stuck in the middle with you... Stealers Wheel

When you find the BALANCE in your life... you’re capable of dealing with anything life deals out... with a relaxed attitude... and confidence in yourself.

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#13      Fire and Rain... James Taylor 

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

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