Well the year is almost done and I am hoping that 2010 is a better year than this one was. They say that things happen in “3’s” and after the last couple of months or so I am starting to believe in this saying. I find it somewhat ironic that I started this blog about positive thinking and using the power of the mind to change your life just as a couple of minor calamities befell me.

You see back along I was performing at an awards ceremony and a PA speaker was pulled down on to my head resulting in a trip to casualty and concussion. Due to the after effects form this accident (that I am still suffering from) I had to start employing a fair degree of positive thinking to help cope with my mental state. Hence starting this website and becoming involved in this area.

Next up was the flood that occurred in my apartment which I mentioned in a post. Yes it was a shock and a hassle (still can’t use the room) but I tried to put it in perspective and realise it is only a temporary problem from which I will get a completely re-carpeted flat!

And just to round things off nicely, my third episode occurred on Christmas eve whilst I was playing in a local pub. After we’d finished playing I suddenly became aware that my jacket was missing. I couldn’t find it anywhere and it had both my car and apartment keys in it. It became clear that it had been stolen and even clearer that I would have to leave my car illegally parked and would not be able to get in to my apartment. On Christmas day.

I had planned to drive to my family’s for Christmas, but this now looked doubtful. I realised that I really had to get into my flat as the de-humidifier that was drying the flooded room would possibly over flow, so couldn’t be left on for too long. So the only option was to smash a window to gain entry. I enlisted the help of the drummer (they relish this sort of thing) and got in.

Next day I boarded up the window and tried to think positively about the situation. I had no food in the house as I assumed I was going away, shops were shut and couldn’t leave the house as I wouldn’t be able to get back in due to the communal front door.My spare keys were at a friends house and he was away for Christmas for a few days.

As of today, I have got my keys for the apartment, refitted a new pane of glass and had my car towed to the garage where they recoded the immobilizer. This has been an expensive an inconvenient time, especially as it was Christmas. Despite all this I have used positive thinking techniques to maintain my positive outlook even though you despair of the sort of people who seem to set out to deliberately make your life difficult and unnecessarily expensive.

You just have to not let it get you down or think that someone’s put some kind of “hex”on you-it purely and simply a run of bad luck which, all things being equal, will result in some good luck come your way in the future. I truly believe this, after all I am a positive thinker.

Here’s to your positive attitude and thinking bringing you all you desire in 2010!