Due to the pain & stiffness of my earth vehicle ie: body, it takes a while to get everything moving in the morning before I’m able to  get out of bed,  so while I lie there doing my best  Frankenstein impression  I often amuse myself with random life questions like, while people tuck into their chocolate eggs I wonder how many know Why  Good Friday was called Good Friday & not Ruuuuubish Friday Or Mediocre Friday?             

Well, It’s called  “Good Friday” because it’s the day the son of God was flogged, ordered to carry his own cross and then crucified……….Er, what’s good about that?  With anything that’s billions of years old everyone has their own beliefs and take on things, for some it’s thought it was actually called “God Friday” as a mark of remembrance & respect and then over time it got hijacked and changed to “Good Friday” as way of celebration of a holy day.

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An added bit of info for those that weren’t aware, Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter and is called so because it celebrates Jesus arrival into Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Passover and crowds of people lined the streets and waved branches from Palm trees.  As for the chocolate?....Well it was the egg that actually came first and  started life without any chocolate,  the  giving of eggs at Easter celebrates new life,  just as when they were cracked open they stood for the empty tomb where Jesus was resurrected…..What! No smarties?  Do you like to celebrate Easter in the traditional sense, or is it just about chocolate eggs to you?

I believe in god without religion, so I pray, I just prefer to do it without a label and as for chocolate?  I’ve ditched it in the pursuit of  acquiring an awesome body..…I can feel a belly laugh coming on.

In  ME news this week, The Lets Do It For ME team & I’m sure many sufferers their families and carers would like to offer huge thanks to the Invest in ME Charity for 10 years of incredible work & well done to everyone supporting their aims and objectives as agents of change for M.E. 

This year will see the 10th Invest In ME conference. Who should attend? Well The Charity say  “The conference will appeal to healthcare professionals, doctors, nurses, paediatricians, occupational therapists, researchers, ME support groups, people with ME and those working in social services, educational support and the media. The conference provides an opportunity for people within government, health departments, social services and education to be able to be informed of the true nature of ME and of the current status of diagnosis, treatment and current/future biomedical research possibilities”  For those interested about the Conference You can find out more here:  http://www.investinme.eu/index.shtml             Watford Observer:   In local news I’ve been blessed to be invited onto Nesta McGregor Sunday evening show this weekend at BBC Three Counties Radio, for an interview and a play of the new single “Tears”  his show is the best mix of Urban music and news for the black community in Beds, Herts and Bucks. He has got to interview some serious musicians, including Mary J Blige, & Ne-yo  to name but a few so I can only hope and pray I don’t do that thing you do when you’re nervous?... ramble like a muppet and make absolutely no sense …so please keep all your bits crossed that I'm well enough to go & it goes well.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0152z9r 

Also this weekend the lovely Minnie Birch is headlining at an event at Watford Museum this Saturday 4th April  6-10pm  www.watfordmuseum.org.uk/ being held by  Watford Hospital broadcasting services to raise money for the  up-keep of their studios at Watford & Hemel Hospital while also celebrating 60 yrs of broadcasting. There’s an awesome night of music, a bar, and it’s Free entry so you can just rock up & show your support without booking. You can also follow Watford Hospital radio & Minnie Birch on twitter @WHRwatford  & @minniebirch & from here there will also be links to their Facebook pages.

Whatever you’re doing over Easter I wish you all a good one.

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                                Til next week, Stay Blessed

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