Resilience NEVER goes out of style

My favourite cricketer, Australian Mitchell Johnson, is a man of style and character, and has just released  his book 'Resilient'.  Mitchell Johnson's story is one of talent, courage, determination and heart. All those qualities will see us through trials and tribulations, ups and downs, talking about the weirdness of this life helps to make things bearable. He is a former shy guy sharing  stories of inspiring people that have been a part of his life and sporting photos will accompany it. I really never cared for cricket before the Summer of 2013-2014  Ashes series in Australia when Johnson dominated against the English  team. 

Bethany Hamilton is an American professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off, she has successfully returned to competitive surfing.  Hamilton wrote about the experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A true story of Faith, Family.... the feature film Soul Surfer was released in April 2011.

Nick Vujicic is an Australian motivational speaker born with phocomelia, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of legs and arms, he has overcome his disability to live a rich and fulfilling life.  Becoming a role model for anyone seeking true happiness, the book Life Without Limits, 2010 shares his amazing outlook.

What do these people have in common....  attitude and resilience and a lot of 'positive self talk' too.

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I'm  DJMadonna  on the worldwide internet radio station for people with Parkinson's

Tonight the theme for my radio show is Americana, go to the above website and listen live at 20:00 

Australia Eastern Standard Time. Each Wednesday a different theme and a talk or an interview with someone with Parkinsons or associated with Pd, tonight my special guest is Roger Halleen, President of the Illinois chapter of APDA. It's the last of my interviews recorded at the recent World Parkinson Congress. 

I have had a break from writing here, if you want to catch some of the other radioshows' please check them out on.

https://www.mixcloud.com/radioparkieswebradio/radioshow-dj-madonna-on-03-11-2016/

Sometimes things don't go as planned

Last week, some of the radio shows on radioparkies.com could not be broadcast as there was something happening that was out of our control. The best efforts were made by our technical team to get the shows out, but to no avail. So what did I do? I had the night off!!

So this week on Wednesday at 8pm Brisbane time,  I will endeavour to produce the Whistling Songs show from last Wednesday.

Whistling Songs - All the songs on the play list have a little or a lot of whistling . The greats of music have put out songs with a little interlude of whistling, sometimes at the start of the song, in the middle or at the end. Fine robust sounds or breathy imperfect sounds, the whistle is an instrument itself. 
I have always loved to whistle, especially whistling along to Billy Joel's song Stranger and Bryan Ferry singing Jealous. But I find my whistle is not as loud as it once was. Is this due to Parkinsons? At the park, I call my dog Indy with a very soft whistle, which she can hear, I'm sure she can, she just wants to keep playing.   

Friday morning DJRobert sat in for me while I went to Melbourne with my Craft Group. Rob had a great show lined up, but alas, there was an issue with that show also. This time I think the gremlins or pokemons were the cause of the problem, but Rob did his best and held his own.

I travelled to Melbourne for the weekend to meet up with an amazing, supportive group of crafters and artists for Christmas in July lunch. Ah what fun!
While in Melbourne, I caught the newly opened exhibit - Making the Australian Quilt, at The National Gallery of Victoria. A beautiful and simple display of intriguing Aussie quilt history, some immense works of art still as vibrant in colour as the year they were made and others made from samples of suits or old clothes. So many stitches, so many stories, one of my favourites was located at a Melbourne market about ten years ago as a cover for merchandise. It is made from a wonderful collection of 1960's dress fabrics. Its maker is unknown. So, don't forget to make a label for your quilts, the next generation will want to know who the clever and industrious sewer was. The label I am embroidering is not finished, I think it needs a little more.....  

The Bright Side of Life

Always look on the bright side of life

The theme is The Bright Side of Life for the music on the DJMadonna Wednesday night show. Live at 20:00hrs  Brisbane  AEST and around the world, check out the Radioparkies schedule (below) for the time in your closest country.

It is beneficial to hear that attitude can really assist your everyday perceptions. Listening to DJAndys recent interview with Tom Isaacs, it really struck home that a positive outlook is a vital part of doing well. In any scenario, attitude is the deciding factor. This is so true! What's the quote about sitting on a cactus?

"Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it".

The music on the playlist will embrace the bright side of life....What a feeling, Here comes the sun, I feel good, My favourite things...
So it's a really happy playlist, brimfull of optimistic ideals, fun lyrics and upbeat music.

Talk by Janice Rowan, optimist, children's storyteller and Parky poet.

And introducing.....drumroll please...The Joke of the Week!
A new segment from funnyman Matt Brady

Let Your Voice Be Heard

Turn on Radioparkies, you can even listen to it during that famous football game. Put the ear phones in and listen live on the link below:

Listen live http://www.radionomy.com/en/radio/radio-parkies/share

Find the broadcast  time where you live using the link to the Radioparkies radio show schedule below:

Radioparkies programme guide http://www.radioparkies.com/radiogidsbrisbane.