Problems are causes of anxiety, of unhappiness, of stress and we need to combat them effectively as soon as we can; most importantly we need to make sure we combat the source and not the symptom. For me here on the Clouds, the running theme of January, and 2017 in general, has been about self-improvement. …
How We Misinterpret Value.
What is Value? If you said “How much money something is worth” then you’re only half right. Value is worth; plain and simple. In our ever more materialistic society we often equate value to money. We can tell someone how something wasn’t worth the money, or was a good bargain! Regardless of the price tag …
The Lost Things: Writespiration #3
She’d fallen from the log and onto the mossy mound; spilling spores into clouds all around her. Suddenly, as though fragments of the undergrowth came to life, leaf-masked creatures surrounded her fallen form. They began to examine her curiously; stick think appendages poking and prodding. This was who she’d been looking for. ***** 52 Words. …
5 Small Steps Out of Your Comfort Zone!
Variety is the spice of life, they say. Yet, I find myself so secure in my comfort zone… Did I say secure? or did I mean stagnant? The thing about comfort zones is they’re comfortable and, therefore, I’m never all that eager to leave mine. It’s something I’ve been focusing on a lot, recently and …
Gold & Misery: A Monday Motivations Flash Fiction
The incalculable wealth of the room was evident from a first glace; thousands upon thousands of gold coins and gilded relics stacked and scattered in chaotic heaps. Upon these precarious heaps, with scaled eyes closed to the stale cavern air, the dragon slept as he had for eons now. He was alone, the last of …
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Determination: A Friday Feeling
Today’s Friday Feeling is determination. I’m feeling good about this year already, and I think it is almost 100% to do with my mindset. Nothing else has really changed in my life, if anything we’re in that post-Christmas fatigue when there’s naff all left to look forward to. What I’ve been doing instead, though, has …
The Invited:A 3LT
She laid the dining table out once again; the exact same way she did every time. The finest of flowers, the most priceless of decorations and, of course, a place for everyone. Maybe Today they’d actually come. ***** Always a lovely little exercise taking part in these 3LineTales. You can find the original prompt here and, once …
Learning Themes from the Wonders of Disney
Disney films are wonderful. Honestly. I'm writing this after getting back from seeing Moana earlier today (with our brand new Cineworld cards, no less) and it was a truly beautiful film; I mean that aesthetically and thematically. If you haven't seen it, I'd go see it now; it's not out in cinemas for much longer. …
The Conqueror :A 3LT
He sat on his throne, weary fingers tapping cold, uninterested metal, and longed for those ancient years that preceded his reign. There had been a time, long ago, when the world was his to explore; unmapped, undiscovered, unconquered. But now he’d seen it all, now he owned it all, and now… he’d lowered his flag. …
My Happiness Jar: A Friday Feeling
Continuing my weekly theme of New Years, with Mondays resolutions, Thursdays 2016 Thoughts, I wanted to do a Friday Feeling in the same vein. Thursday highlighted what made 2016 a great year, it was full of positive reflections and helped me to really reminisce about the year gone by. I think, more often than not, …
Clockwork Clouds 