Two years ago I had a bit of a hard time, I started a notebook full of things I thought would help me feel healthy & happy in the future. As we all now head into this tunnel of the unknown I thought I’d share some of them with you. I’ll do one a day and call it #YourDailyService

Here is the first #YourDailyService #YDSNumber1 I’ll add them to YouTube each day and also give you the written version

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber2 today’s offering is a poem by #SheelaghPugh called #Sometimes here’s me reading it for you: and the text:

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber3 Today’s offering is from #TheTruthPixie by the brilliant @matthaig1 Read by me here: and text for you here:

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber4 with Maggie Service for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is “Hope” by Emily Dickinson

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber5 with Maggie Service for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is an extract from Lemony Snicket by @DanielHandler

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber6 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is a New Year’s Eve wish from @neilhimself

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber7 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s pick are some beautiful words by #StTherese (who was also known as ‘the little flower’)

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber8 for lockdown and beyond... Today: some words by #NelsonMandela on #Courage

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber9 for lockdown and beyond...
shaky camera work but wonderful words from @JosephGordonLt (painting by my friend Huck)

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber10 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is #TheGuestHouse by #Rumi It was brought into my life by my dear pal @lucyjbriers

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber11 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is from The Wasteland by T.S Eliot (slight mistake in the reading, rectified in the writing!)

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber12 for lockdown & beyond... Today’s thought was introduced to be by @stellduffy when I saw her be wonderful at @One_TrackMinds
FYI My mountains are
Ben Cruchan & Battersea Rise

My rivers are
Loch Etive & the river Thames

My name is Maggie Service

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber13 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is from an episode of #DrWho by #ChrisChibnall #TheTsurangaConundrum @bbcdoctorwho

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber14 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is from @Billy_Connolly

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber15 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is #WildGeese by #MaryOliver

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber16 for lockdown and beyond... Today it’s an excerpt from #TheWildSwans by #HansChristianAndersen

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber17 for lockdown and beyond... a few words from #WilliamMorris

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber18 for lockdown and beyond... today’s offering is from Tinkerbell... yup, you heard me Tinkerbell!

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber19 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s from @ChrisGPackham & #WilliamBlake @BBCSpringwatch #Winterwatch @MeganMcCubbin @SIBirdClub @michaelastracha

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber20 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s is a real life story of a #TinyActOfKindness #YouAreNotAlone #BeKind

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber21 for lockdown and beyond... ‘the life we have planned’ via my pal #SamHolctoft

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber22 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s offering is from #Zootropolis a bit of wisdom from #JudyHopps

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber23 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s words are by the brilliant @matthaig1 from #ReasonsToStayAlive

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber24 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s comes from @PixarBrave

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber25 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s words are from #MrRogers

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber26 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s from Jane Fonda documentary ‘In 5 Acts’

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber27 for lockdown and beyond... Sit at my Table, brought into my life by my friend Becky Manning.

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber28 for lockdown and beyond...

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber29 for lockdown and beyond... today’s is all about courage by #BenjaminHoff from #TheTaoOfPooh

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber30 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s was brought into my life by my Father & is by Dr Joseph Murphy about how our subconscious works

#YourDailyService #YDSNumber31 for lockdown and beyond... Today’s is from the astonishing @Rubywax via @LifeLessonsFest which I attended earlier this year

MUSICAL INTERLUDE!

You’re having a little break from my face for a while & instead getting songs I hope might bring some joy to your isolation days.

Today’s is this absolutely beauty. Seemed like a very appropriate start:
BIDING MY TIME- NAT KING COLE

So either
-close your eyes and imagine being somewhere after this is over
-find something lovely to look upon
-use as a reminder to keep looking up & for beautiful things. They’re always there even if you can’t see them.
ALL THIS BEAUTY, BY THE WEEPIES

MUSICAL INTERLUDE #3

This came on the radio as I was cooking and I had to stop what I was doing and dance around my kitchen to the entire number... I highly recommend you do the same: Enjoy!

Village People - YMCA OFFICIAL Music Video 1978

Hello!

Today’s is one to listen to as you comb your hair or wonder what clothes/pyjamas to wear today and think about those you love who you can’t hug just quite at the moment but will again soonest. X

I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER- ARETHA FRANKLIN

Hello!

Today’s song choice is pure escape and for dreaming of holidays. The angels will most certainly cheer coz we’re together whenever that is allowed again!

Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me