Three small people, my three biggest joys
Their light can lift my darkest hour, my girl and my boys.
They teach me more than I teach them, 
They make me burst with pride.
Nothing can describe a hug with arms open wide.

Life isn't something you can plan
It knocks you down, it lifts you up, 
It shows you that you can.
And while you take your time, rebuild yourself, and rise up anew, 
Your blessings are the sparks of light that always pull you through.

Appreciate your blessings, 
Count them everyday.
The more that you feel grateful, 
The more will come your way.

Sometimes you may only see that gloom and the dark.
Life may seem a struggle but if you watch out there's a spark, 
An ember, a glimmer, a light that forces through.
Our blessings come to heal us and help us start anew.

DEMO Count Your Blessings - SAW19 Week1 05:01:2019, 22.33

PLEASE NOTE>There is a Salt of the Earth Deli in Poulton-le-Fylde and this song has nothing to do with it . My song is fictitious , just in case it needs to be said!

Lyrics
Salt of the Earth is a cafe in Poulton-le-Fylde
You can take away your food or your can eat inside
The table service ain't great but they do serve gluten free cake 
in the Salt of the Earth Cafe in Poulton-le-Fylde.

Barry plays piano on  Sundays in Poulton-le-Fylde
He repeats the same songs 'coz his repertoire is not very wide.
He'll rarely sing in tune, except for 'Fly me To The Moon'
At the Salt of the Earth Cafe in Poulton-le-Fylde.

Demo Salt Of The Earth - #SAW19 Week2

She lost in the fog of her thoughts,
She sits in the darkness of waiting.
She's lost in the intensity, 
Impatience, anticipating...
Her demons tell she's not done enough
She's missed a task, 
Dropped a juggling ball
Her body's fighting irrational fear
Try to tell her head to hear...

How she longs to laugh , how she longs to be free,
Laughter ‘s the best medicine or so it should be.
It would release the pain make her feel young again
Change the energy...
How she longs for the energy to change.

*****resolves to an energy changing major:)

Laughter' s the best medicine SAW19 Week3

***Dedicated to my lovely late Dad, (who passed away Sept 2018) and my best friend and sister ( who passed away Nov 2003)***

What does it look like on the side?
Far down the line….
Would we know guessing from here?

What does it feel like on the other side?
Is it gentle and warm ?
Is it comfortable?
Is it what we think it will be.

Will my father come and hold me ?e
Enveloped in his arms, 
A feeling I have already missed for a million years.

Will my sister run for joy? 
Stuck at 20 years
Dancing in the centre, her smile lighting up the sky ….

What’s across the other side? 
Is there white light and angels?
Is there music, art and joy?

What are our loved ones doing on the other side,?
Having afternoon tea, just as days gone by?
So many left this earth.
Is it like a rebirth?

The Other Side Week4#Saw19

When I say things you dont like,
dont react, dont run, 
Just take a breath just hear me and be still.
When I say things that trigger
Your emotions, take a breath.
Step over yourself and meet me where I am.

Just take me at face value, 
There's no appendix to refer to.
Listen to what I saying, 
be present, be right here.
Just take me at face value, 
There's no appendix to refer to.
Im asking you to open up your heart.

And I know its not easy
 to find space in your heart.
But in this moment im asking you to try.
 And I know were only human
and it takes energy,
But trust me we can do this if we try.

Just take me at face value, 
There's no appendix to refer to.
Listen to what I saying, 
be present, be right here.
Just take me at face value, 
There's no appendix to refer to.
Im asking you to open up your heart.

Im notifying to provoke you , 
I just want to share , 
Want my heart to be open, 
I want to feel you care.

Just take me at face value, 
There's no appendix to refer to.
Listen to what I saying, 
be present, be right here.
Just take me at face value, 
There's no appendix to refer to.
Im asking you to open up your heart.

No Appendix SAW19 Week6

So long I have sat here waiting, 
So long I have hung my head in shame, 
So long I have suffered in my feelings,
How does it change?

So long I have felt like an apology,
So long I have felt like I was wrong, 
So long I have felt I needed somebody, 
But now I'm feeling strong.

And I am stronger than I ever knew, 
I'm reaching for things I know ill do , 
I'm tired of thinking that I'm through.
No more! No more!

I'm stronger than I'll ever know, 
I'll dream about places that I'll go, 
I'll turn this thing around 
and so it FEELS LIKE ME

No more will I feel like I don't know myself.
No are will I feel I'm not enough, 
No are will I feel I'm left upon the shelf.
I'm made from stronger stuff....

Feels Like Me demo by Abbie Lynn - SAW2019 week 11

It's so lovely to be back in this SAW group again. ....and writing. I wrote this for a friend who is going through a similar hardship that I went through 5 years ago and wanted to send love by this method. Since we 'met' in 2016 she has always inspired me by her musicianship and the awesome person that she is. I hope this song goes a little way to show her that she isn't alone and that I send her huge love.
 ***Phoenix***

Everyday your stronger
Every week less pain
Every month you finding more inner peace

Every day more valued
Every week less strained
Every month start feeling like you again 

A mama who warm 
A mama who is wise
A mama they look up to
And they rely on…….

Im 5 years on from where you are 
And what I know is true
The re-creation of your life,  
A happier brighter you

Circumstance can nearly break us
But with time you’ll see
From the ashes rises up a phoenix, 
In the guise of you and me

Everyday more healthy
 Everyday more brave
Everyday you find more resilience
Everyday less anxious
Everyday less scared
Everyday just feeling more congruent

They see a mama who is  feeling
 A mama who can hurt
A mama who finds healing 
Who they rely on …..

Im 5 years on from where you are 
And what I know is true
The re-creation of your life,  
A happier brighter you

Circumstance can nearly break us
But with time you’ll see
From the ashes rises up a phoenix, 
In the guise of you and me

Phoenix -demo by Abbie Lynn SAW2020 - week22

Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr (slightly altered)

G-d ,Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
(G-d grant me the) courage to change the things I can
and wisdom to know the difference.

Serenity Prayer- Music by Abbie Lynn SAW2020 wk23

Dunno Yet - demo  by Abbie Lynn SAW2020 wk25

Fingers trip over the piano keys, 
take some time, play with ease. 
Close my mind and feel the way, 
Close my mind allow my heart to play,
Play the words I'm feeling, 
someone said I couldn't play.
 Play, play the words I'm healing, that someone said inside my head today. 

A chain of women guide my hands, 
supporting me to where they land. 
Releasing forward, future's clear. 
Songs composed for anyone to hear. 
Hear the words I'm playing someone said I couldn't play. 
Hear, hear the words I'm healing that someone said inside my head today. 

You cannot suppress creativity, 
You you cannot stop it flowing free, 
You cannot silence music or art, 
You cannot deny the joy when it starts. 

Say  the words I'm playing-
I will say them loud today. 
Say, say the words I'm feeling - 
And I will say them loud, 
I will say them clear
 and I will say the words I want to play.

AbzD