Realize Today

A  L  O  H  A !

" What a wonderful life I've had! 

I only wish 

I'd realized it sooner. "

Colette

" Precisely the least, 

the softest, 

lightest, 

a lizard's rustling, 

a breath, a flash, 

a moment - 

a little -

makes the way 

of the best happiness. "

Friedrich Nietzsche 

“ Reject your sense of injury 

and the injury itself disappears.”

 Marcus Aurelius

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                        Warmly, cloudia

You May Be an Empath If

A  L  O  H  A !

YOU may be an Empath if you -

Just know stuff, without being told. It’s a knowing that goes beyond intuition or gut feelings. You just know it.


Being in public places can be overwhelming: Places where there are lots of people around can fill the empath with turbulent emotions from others.

 
Watching violence, cruelty or tragedy on the TV is unbearable. Empaths may stop following the daily news/politics.

 You know when someone is not being honest.


You're always looking out for the underdog: Anyone who is suffering, in emotional pain, or being bullied draws your attention and compassion.

Others will want to offload their problems on you, even strangers

Often fatigued from all the inner processing?

Addictive personality, to block out the emotions of others. 
 A form of self protection. Sorry
 

Drawn to healing, holistic therapies and all things metaphysical. Anything of a supernatural nature is of interest to empaths and they don’t surprise or get shocked easily. Even at the revelation of what many others would consider unthinkable.
 

Creative: singing, dancing, acting, drawing or writing.



Love of nature and animals: Being outdoors in nature is a must for empaths and pets are an essential part of their life.
 

Need for solitude: An empath is not happy without quiet time. 

 You get bored or distracted easily and end up daydreaming or doodling.
 

It is almost impossible to do things they don’t enjoy. You may be labelled lazy.

 
You strive for the truth. Anything untruthful feels plain wrong.
 

Always looking for the answers and knowledge. The downside to this is an information overload.


 Empaths are free spirits.
 

Abhor clutter: It makes an empath feel weighed down.


Anything that takes away your freedom is debilitating.

You love to learn and know about others and genuinely care.
 

Intolerance to narcissism: Although kind and often very tolerant of others, empaths do not like to be around overly egotistical people, who put themselves first and refuse to consider others feelings or points of view.
 

Do you feel the days of the week: An empath will get the ‘Friday Feeling’ whether they work Fridays or not. 

You pick up on how the collective are feeling. The first couple of days of a long, bank holiday weekend (Easter for example) can feel, to them, like the world is smiling, calm and relaxed. Sunday evenings, Mondays and Tuesdays, of a working week, have a very heavy feeling.
 

You do not choose to buy vintage or second-hand: Anything that’s been pre-owned carries the energy of the previous owner. An empath will even prefer to have a brand new car or house (if in the financial situation to do so) with no residual energy. 


Can appear moody, shy, aloof, disconnected

If you can say yes to most or all of the above then you are probably an empath

Me Too!

 

Thanks

 for coming to our 

Saturday empath party today.

                Comment? Yes please!  cloudia

Invest in Your Self

A  L  O  H  A !

“ Because one believes in oneself, 

one doesn't try 

to convince others. -

" Because one is content

with oneself, 

one doesn't need 

others' approval. -

" Because you accept 

yourself, 

the whole world

accepts you. ”

Lao Tzu

This is Pepper. 
She lived on the boat with us for 15 years.
We had lots of adventures together. She helped me graduate from university and to write a novel 
(Top right of this blog - buy an E-Book :)
She got to enjoy the luxuries of life on land for 9 months, before leaving her body last Summer. 
I like to think that part of her sweet little spirit remains 
in the sunny spots
of this apartment, this life. . . . . Thanks, Pepper!

=^..^=

Thanks, for looking in,

          Blog-World

                         FRIEND! cloudia

Aloha Thursday

A  L  O  H  A !

" It is only

 in an atmosphere 

of quiet 

that true joy 

dare live. "


Bertrand Russell

  “ Sometimes being a friend 

means mastering the art 

of timing. -

- There is a time for silence.

A time to let go 

and allow people 

to hurl themselves 

into their own destiny.

 And a time to prepare 

to pick up the pieces 

when it's all over.”


 Gloria Naylor 

Ah! The "original"

(-'.'-)>

Thank You!

Your comments

    make my day! cloudia

Dream This Dream

A  L  O  H  A !

Fences cannot 

keep out 

the color 

or sunshine

Light passing through,

illuminating other things,

always entrances me

“ Dream delivers us to dream,

 and there is no end to illusion. 

" Life is like a train of moods like

a string of beads, 

and, as we pass through them, 

they prove to be -

many-colored lenses which

paint the world 

their own hue. . . . ”


 Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ All that we see

 or seem 

is but a dream 

within a dream. ” 


Edgar Allan Poe

><}}(°>~ 

Thank YOU 

for dreaming 

this dream today!

Cloudia

Person or Cat

A  L  O  H  A !

" I love people 

who make me laugh. -  

- I honestly think 
it's the thing 
I like most, 
to laugh. -

- It cures 
a multitude of ills. -

 - It's probably -

- the most important thing -

- in a person. "

                     Audrey Hepburn

" Or Cat. "             Cloudia Head-burn  



Thanks for sharing the laugh here with us!
                                           cloudia

Maybe You're NOT Done

A  L  O  H  A !

“ Nothing is impossible,
 the word itself says 
'I'm possible'! ” 

 Audrey Hepburn

What is going on with me?

I sort of wish I knew,

I sort of DO know,

I sort of DON'T care.

My Cathedral

Maybe it's the impending

( L O O M I N G ) 

"Big Birthday."

My Mom was (still is)

beautiful as a model,

Hair, Makeup, Clothes.

So I rebelled, by being

the girl in leather

riding a motorcycle

back before it was chic.

Mrs. Peel, Honey West 

and me, 

we invented it!

(At least for the late 20th Century,

and there were other acolytes,

of course.  Yeah, I'm talking to

YOU, Pat Benatar)

So here I am, a retired

"Young Wild Womyn"

Thinking I'm washed-up,

that my glow is gone.

When all of a sudden

I'm starved for color:

on my lips, nails,

and back (front too).

A few months ago,

I wore (essentially)

the same uniform

everyday:

Cargo/carpenter shorts,

Chinatown T-Shirt 

to conceal

my shape.

Throw on a helmet,

jump on the scooter:

Cest Moi.

Now I wouldn't be caught

DEAD dressed like that!

And yes (thanks Gwyneth) 

you CAN wear a cute dress 

on a scooter.

This is a resort area.

Our visitors enjoy dressing up.

Now so do I - 

I don't know why.

But it's working

with my usual benevolent 

s m i l e

to make of my world

a happier, warmer place.

People seem glad

to see me (yes see).

I'm a frequent flyer

at Sephora,

and even got a 

salon cut (found a genius).

Daryl calls it "Beautifying"

I call it a lovely mystery.

I'm not as old as I thought.

Just ask the pleasant men &

women too,

that now seem to smile

at me daily.

What a world!

DON'T  PRE - AGE

YOURSELF!

I love you too much for that.

Thanks for being a dear - 

          for visiting us here - cloudia