Walking on sunshine

Rather a peculiar title for an advanced cancer sufferer don’t you think, the reason I give today’s blog that title is because during my walk today this song came on the Spotify playlist and I cranked the volume up and walked along in the pouring rain singing my heart out much to the amusement of a couple of dog walkers. I’m alive and that’s what living is all about. When it rains go out and dance and sing then you know you are alive.

The reason walking on sunshine had such an effect on me today is because this song has a great memory attached to it. Back in the 90s when I was a holiday rep in Crete we used to have an event called the beach BBQ party for the 18 to 30 year old holiday makers which was a day of fun and games a BBQ and a live band, it was a great day. One of the songs at the end of the night was this one and all the reps including myself had to get up on the bar and dance to it. Dancing has never been one of my skills I must add quickly so I was out up there more for the comedy value than anything else, so today it all came flooding back and as I was walking down this cold wet pathway singing my heart out by the river this song brought me back to that beach in Crete

The power of music

I’ve lived a life of loving music but if you was to ask me what my favourite type of music is then I would be stuck for an answer. I simply love all types of music, well except the bagpipes apologies any Scott’s reading this but I can’t get my head around the bagpipes. Moving swiftly.

Music can change my mood in an instant , a sad song a happy song can always have an emotional attachment to it and completly changes me. I use music now as part of my therapy , I believe strongly that music has healing vibrations going on. Today I asked Alexa to play dire straights she of course obliged it’s quite rare for her to get my requests right perhaps though she has a thing for Dire Straits the first tune was Brothers in arms , what a tune and this was followed by Telegraph Road my favourite Dire Straights record. As I lay on my bed soaking in the music through every pore of my body , I believe this is when healing happens. You have to be emotionally all in with the music as if you are living and feeling it through every cell in your body.

Surely Cancer knows this and can’t compete with the vibrations of the music. The good vibrations as the Beach Boys once sang.

Another great day

The days are rushing by fast it’s quite ironic that before my cancer diagnosis time used to drag but now it’s taken on a different meaning and time races, it’s like it knows I’m not wanting it to go so fast. Every day is flying I’m trying to make the most out of every day, there is no such thing as boring, I can’t afford to have boring in my life anymore.

I’m feeling on top of the roller coaster again, in fact the highest the ride has ever been, it’s a funny feeling when your telling the world that you are so happy and so grateful and yet you are dying of cancer. I’m happy inside and that’s what makes the difference, true happiness only comes from the inside it’s all about how you feel. I’m laying in bed now wondering why I’m buzzing with happiness.😄

I’ve certainly come to appreciate everything in a different way, it’s strange that when something threatens your life you start to notice the things that perhaps before just were there or just happened but you never pay full attention to them. I rarely watch the TV if I’m at home all day the TV stays off now, I don’t want to waste valuable time.📺

I like to read I’m reading about 10 books at the moment all on my Kindle app. I’m still planning to finish off a couple of books I’ve written but just haven’t my got the urge at the moment.

I’m learning Italian on the duo lingo app which is absolutely brilliant, considering I spent over 4 years living and working in Italy and Sicily then I should have a much better grasp of the lingo, but I’m a Brit abroad type who never made a real effort , perhaps I will now.🇮🇹

Talking of music my guitar is sitting at the end of my room where I’m sleeping gathering dust each day I make a promise to pick it up and have a go but strangely don’t find the time to get on with it. I want to learn the guitar but something is stopping me, I’ll make a promise to it right now to learn some guitar tomorrow.🎸

Time for sleep , with good thoughts in my head, I feel certain the universe is helping me in a number of ways, I can’t quite describe the feeling of certainty I’m getting right now, I’m going to be one of those miracles that survives this I’m so sure there’s no doubt in my mind and that is what I’ll keep on believing, it’s the only way for me to be. ❤️

I’ve got this

Night night

Woody

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