I woke up this morning to great news from an awesome human being whom I met through blogging.
I’m very proud to say that we have become fast friends. I’m her “Big Sister“, she’s my “Lil Sister” …. we are “friends for life” (FFL), we belong to a “Wolf Pack“, we banter here and there. We share concerns, common friends, similar life values and beliefs, discuss issues in a productive manner and have each other’s back to a “T”.
Many times people wonder about the validity and reality of so-called friends who we meet on line, in cyberspace.
Our friendship is strong, real and valid.
… and we’ve never met in person!!
~~THE GOOD NEWS~~
“In November 2014 I will publish my second poetry book: ‘My Whisperings’.
Don’t let the lightness of the cover fool you though, the poems will be mostly dark like the ones on my blog.
My Whisperings is the second poetry book written by the heart and soul of Just Patty (Patty van Delft), the author of My Wings and the Dutch fantasy novel Drägan Duma – Zij Die Hoort.
In My Whisperings, Patty explores the depths of emotions even further. This book contains 80 poems, 20 short poems and a collection of photographic artwork made by the author herself.
A collection of dark poetry with rays of light. Many can relate to the rollercoaster of emotions the poems in this book describe so honestly. Fear, pain, loss, anxiety, hope, joy, love, strength and courage.
Why am I posting this graphic, you may ask. I saw a post recently from my dear friend Patty. She’s the one who educated me about “HSP“.
My personal life has been a bit “topsy-turvy” lately and I remembered her post. I saw this graphic this morning on my Facebook feed and felt it resonated with me. As I’m searching in Patty’s blog for the reference, I realized this was one of the graphics she used.
To give her full credit and to provide the complete post, you can read further here:
“A highly sensitive person (HSP) is a person having the innate trait of high sensory processing sensitivity (or innate sensitiveness as Carl Jung originally coined it. According to researchers, highly sensitive people, who compose of about a fifth of the population (equal numbers in men and women), may process sensory data much more deeply and thoroughly due to a biological difference in their nervous systems.”
~~IN HER OWN WORDS~~
I have to battle this little monster and I can tell you that it’s not easy to feel everything so very deeply.
The strange thing about this monster is that it can be both a blessing as a curse.”
Thank you very much for inviting me to this great blog tour Patty!
You can find Just Patty at: http://petitemagique.wordpress.com/
The questions are:
What are you currently working on?
Unlike some of my fellow bloggers who are published authors, I select the topics that I post about in a very informal way. I look at the news, remember special holidays, keep track of celebrities – death anniversaries, birthdays – celebrate important days in history, review topics related to animals, music – remembering old hits and posting about new artists and their new songs, consider causes like autism, Earth day, Oceans Day. The environment is a very important subject for me as well as medical issues: medical conditions and adverse effects to the human body due to GMOs, ChemTrails, etc.
Spiritual topics attract me. I try to post inspirational and motivational posts to uplift the human spirit.
From my blog’s “ABOUT”:
“My views are liberal in almost every sense. My knowledge is “eclectic” – a bit of everything. Music and reading are my passion. Blogging has also become a very interesting endeavor. Metaphysical topics attract me. I’m interested in news – reporting human issues like injustice, discrimination and abuse – the “wrongly” affected. My intention is to bring this knowledge to an understandable level and to help anyone in need. I’m open to questions and will answer them to the best of my ability.”
“Currently working on an enterprise whose main mission will be to bring peoples of all walks of life together. To be one …. since we ALL are ONE!!
The future looks bright and promising!!!”
I also write from personal experience. I write about my family and my friends’ families. I have written about two good friends who have lost dear ones. People’s stories inspire me. The important topics for them inspire me also.
How does your work differ from others of its genre?
This is a bit difficult to answer because I don’t consider I have a “genre”. I think that what I do in the blogosphere is unique only in the aspect that it’s written by one individual. There are so many excellent bloggers out there. I see their work everyday. All of them are unique.
I have learned many things from those I follow and read. The topics are as varied as there are bloggers. The same goes for the style and looks of each blog.
Maybe I can say that my work differs from others because of the passion I put into it. However, I feel the passion that other bloggers/writers have.
Why do you write what you do?
I retired from a full time job after almost 40 years working as a physician. During those many years, I educated patients about their conditions and how to manage them. I supervised interns and residents, worked with nurses, offered informal lectures …. always with the intent to “educate”.
My intention has always been to share what I know and what I learn about. I post to educate in any way possible. My desire is to bring this knowledge to an understandable level and to help anyone in need.
I write about vacation time, fun time and serious time.
How does your writing process work?
I think that my writing process is very disorganized. LOL … many times I sit in front of the computer wondering what to write about. The google doodles inspire me. Sometimes, postings on Facebook direct me to a topic. New videos on YouTube also lead me down the path to a post. I like to post about the movies that I see and include the “trailer” to motivate the reader.
Bloggers who I read and follow are an inspiration.
Like I’ve said … a bit of everything. Nothing is planned.
I have chosen a few bloggers whose work I love and who are great people as well. Take a look!
Jade …. http://jadereyner.com/
Cher …. http://thechicagofiles.wordpress.com/
Arlen … http://arlenshah.wordpress.com/
David … http://davidkanigan.com/
Valentine …. http://valentinelogar.com/
Sir Jeremy …. http://theboipoet.wordpress.com/
Radonna …. http://simplyramazing.wordpress.com/
Barbara …. http://idealisticrebel.wordpress.com/
Pack your bags guys, we are going on tour!
~~On The Road Again~~
~Willie Nelson~
~Published on Dec 5, 2012~
“Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again
And I can’t wait to get on the road again. On the road again – Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway We’re the best of friends. Insisting that the world keep turning our way”
We ALL are connected through this wonderful web we WEAVE!!
It Is What It Is 