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- Farewell to Margaret-a time to reflect - by Submitted on May 18, 2013 from Vincent TreacySadly, my sister Margaret died on Monday 13th May 2013. I didn't want to write this into my blog when it happened but I thought about it and then I felt it was right to put the following. One of the sad facts about life is that from the moment we're born we start a journey towards our death. ...
Views: 1320 - Important Things in Life we don't always learn at an early age. - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Vincent TreacyFirstly, we are not really educated into looking properly at the food we eat. There are vested interests in us eating the wrong foods. Look at the medical giants who make fortunes because we get ill. Decide to look at the foods that will help you maintain the best life. I recommend looking at ...
Views: 1477 - The Spanish Bailout and the Euro Crisis - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Vincent TreacyIt might be difficult to immediately associate the current Eurozone crisis with Health and Fitness and Mental Health but certainly not with Money, Career Planning and Retirement issues. Hardly a day goes by without the crisis deepening and Greece or now Spain ready to implode in the financial ...
Views: 1715(1 vote) - The True Value of Tourism - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from Vincent TreacyTravelling is good for the soul because you learn about yourself and aspects of history. The long flights to other continents give us time to be thankful for what we have and who we are. It also gives a time to reflect on the skills of others and how others look after your well-being. I am ...
Views: 1028 - "The possible effect of the collapse of the Euro on ex-pats living in Spain - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2011 from Vincent TreacyIs there such a beast as an expert on the state of the Euro and the Eurozone? Every day another expert arrives on the TV screen to warble his or her expertise as to what is really going on in the turbulent world of international finance. I am not an expert but I am worried by what is going ...
Views: 1333(1 vote) - Manipulation by our Televisions - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI remember Boy George's appearance on Top of the Pops. Like many others I sat and watched in disbelief. Was this a boy or was this a girl? It was a pivotal moment for transvestites and cross-dressers as the BBC had opened the floodgates and just about everyone has entered the TV screens ever ...
Views: 1357 - A Look at Life - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI have a weekly chat with Merseyside singer/songwriter, Don Woods. I make a podcast which is then updated to my website. This week Don and I talked about the way figures are being bandied about and how billions and trillions don’t really help the average punter. As Don explained, “ to put it ...
Views: 1621(1 vote) - UK Riots 2011 - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI was looking at the pictures of the riots in the UK and remembering the early 1980s in Liverpool when we had our riots. The picture of London burning was bad enough but having seen Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool endure these copycat riots and other parts of London devastated by marauding ...
Views: 1208 - The Tragic Events in Norway - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Vincent TreacyLike many people I was watching the television in disbelief last night and this morning as the full horror of the outrages in Norway have unfolded. Is it my imagination or do these events seem to be happening more regularly around the globe? Evil is evil wherever it manifests itself and this ...
Views: 1514 - Teaching and the Development of Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Vincent TreacyVince chatted with Michelle Rossi who writes about young people trying to find themselves. She talks about the huge transition involved in changing from one school to the next.She develops the theme through developing the power to think positively rather than negatively.She sees the really ...
Views: 1250 - Teaching and the Development of Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Vincent TreacyVince chatted with Michelle Rossi who writes about young people trying to find themselves. She talks about the huge transition involved in changing from one school to the next.She develops the theme through developing the power to think positively rather than negatively.She sees the really ...
Views: 1267 - The Recession and the Expats in Spain - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Vincent TreacyThe recession is now over two years old and I met a friend in the radio station who was then running a restaurant. He is also a Music Hall buff and he entertained his restaurant guests across the alley from the restaurant in a small Music Hall. Barry Britten, my friend,had a thriving business ...
Views: 1950(1 vote) - The Recession and the Expats in Spain - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Vincent TreacyThe recession is now over two years old and I met a friend in the radio station who was then running a restaurant. He is also a Music Hall buff and he entertained his restaurant guests across the alley from the restaurant in a small Music Hall. Barry Britten, my friend,had a thriving business ...
Views: 1188 - The Recession and the Expats in Spain - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Vincent TreacyThe recession is now over two years old and I met a friend in the radio station who was then running a restaurant. He is also a Music Hall buff and he entertained his restaurant guests across the alley from the restaurant in a small Music Hall. Barry Britten, my friend,had a thriving business ...
Views: 1290(1 vote) - Common Sense - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Vincent TreacyWhilst it's always good to have the opinions of professional people it is also a good idea to have the opinions of ordinary `people. I think it's also very healthy to take current issues and events and discuss them sensibly over the airwaves. I also think it's good to have a bit of music to ...
Views: 1276 - Common Sense - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Vincent TreacyWhilst it's always good to have the opinions of professional people it is also a good idea to have the opinions of ordinary `people. I think it's also very healthy to take current issues and events and discuss them sensibly over the airwaves. I also think it's good to have a bit of music to ...
Views: 1486 - Ageism and other problems in the Workplace - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Vincent TreacyOccupational Psychologist, Stephen Howarth, joined Vince to discuss the implications of the working life in the UK. I asked Stephen whether he felt the management teams of many companies haven't really looked too deeply at the people who work for them. Stephen went to University to develop ...
Views: 1422 - The News is Too Bad for Children to Watch on TV - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Vincent TreacyThe early evening TV used to have a watershed called the Kiddies Truce on BBC TV. Children were expected to go to bed a lot earlier. Those days will never come back but there are serious issues to discuss about the subject material to which children are now being exposed from an early ...
Views: 1732 - Radio Conversations - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI believe that it's very healthy to listen to interesting conversations on the radio. On the one side it might be somebody with a totally different point of view to your own or it could be another person reinforcing your own views. From time to time it will be a topic that is close to your own ...
Views: 1991 - Lighten Up! - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI have long believed in the power of the human mind to make the human body feel better and more relaxed. Very often in my radio broadcasting I have felt there was an overload in serious news. One guest on a podcast interview, Jim Bouchard, even said he believed that too much attention to the ...
Views: 1535 - How The Discipline from Martial Arts Can Develop Our Lives - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Vincent TreacyJim Bouchard is a motivational speaker in the USA and he, like myself, has a background in Martial Arts. Now that I no longer practice the physical side of the Martial Arts the mental aspects come ever more into my life. Jim had sent me notification of his book and then he also sent me a copy to ...
Views: 1457(1 vote) - Aspects of Hypnotherapy/Psychotherapy and Love Addiction - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI am directing you to a podcast I made with Counsellor Annie Bennett. She had been working in the field of psychotherapy and counselling since 1994, when she trained and worked for Cruse Bereavement Care in North Surrey, England. She later trained for Surrey Alcohol and Drug Misuse and continued ...
Views: 1909(1 vote) - Inspirational People - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Vincent TreacyVery often we come to the end of passages in our lives. It might be a job and in my case one example has been when a radio station has closed. We were leaving our listeners and there was a sense of bereavement. I certainly felt anger as I felt I knew who had caused the problems. I certainly felt ...
Views: 1418 - Free Interesting Podcasts on Serious Issues - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Vincent TreacyEach week whilst working with Onda Cero, one of Spain's national broadcasters, I had a forum called Serious Issues when my guest was psychologist, Steve Ashley. I found myself very often at a very different point of view when discussing issues with Steve and found our discussions most ...
Views: 1857(1 vote) - The Power of the Podcast - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Vincent TreacyWhen I was young I wanted nothing more than to become a radio disc jockey. I loved listening to the chat and the wit and the banter of the personality disc-jockeys who worked on the likes of Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg. The BBC executives knew the pirates were giving the public what it ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - The Power of the Podcast - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Vincent TreacyWhen I was young I wanted nothing more than to become a radio disc jockey. I loved listening to the chat and the wit and the banter of the personality disc-jockeys who worked on the likes of Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg. The BBC executives knew the pirates were giving the public what it ...
Views: 1312 - Aspects of Self Improvement - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Vincent TreacyThere are many ways to improve yourself but in order for improvements to be made it will always be necessary to take stock of your current situation. For some people the concept will be a process of continually reading other people's advice then acting on what has been read. For others it will ...
Views: 1430 - Aspects of Self Improvement - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Vincent TreacyThere are many ways to improve yourself but in order for improvements to be made it will always be necessary to take stock of your current situation. For some people the concept will be a process of continually reading other people's advice then acting on what has been read. For others it will ...
Views: 3750 - Getting Over the Flu - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Vincent TreacyI'm not too sure whether this is really a Health or a Fitness article but my own recent bout of flu prompted me to write this article. I have kept myself fit all my life and the habit started in my early school days when I joined the school Cross Country team. I was never the best runner but ...
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