#eclectic affect

Restless Mind Means More Coffee

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. ~Charlotte Bronte

Have you ever been so busy during the day, your mind has troubles winding down at night? And when you finally lay your exhausted body down to sleep, you lie awake thinking?

That has been me these past weeks. I am busying myself with work and I’m exhausted, yet I can’t seem to sleep enough to restore myself. When I do fall asleep, it is…

Learning To Understand My Empath

In youth we learn; in age we understand.   ~Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

I’ve been reading more from Dr. Judith Orloffabout empaths, emotions, and healing. Many roll their eyes when they overhear me conversing with my hubby about how I might be an empath. It is a far notion for many, but I have seen so much that has no explanation. I feel things that makes no sense. My intuition, my gut…

Spreading Hope

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.   ~ Desmond Tutu

The word HOPE can inspire anyone to do their best. It’s a word that drives our goals, emotions, and passions. During times of struggle, HOPE helps us take each step by step until we make it out of the darkness. Taking the time to reflect on what HOPE means, causes an internal realization on what…

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A)

The Need To Write Is Strong

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

~ Benjamin Franklin

“I write because…”

I write because I yearn to discover more about me, myself, and I.

I write because I do not know what I am trying to say without seeing the words first.

I write because putting pen to paper pacifies my anger.

I write to heal my scars, to cry my emotions, and to overcome my jealousy.

I…