Up to the moment I decided to use the Handle Flower, I never really paid much attention to the definition of flower. Definition of any flower for that matter.

I never viewed myself as a flower as I have never defined myself as fragile or lovely in any sense.

However, it became my handle here at WDC because of a personal reason.

You know, at every point in one's life we will pick something that we believe is a cherished item, moment or person and go crazy over it for awhile!

As a teenager I was mad for a couple of singers whom I thought as my dream guys until I realized in recent years that they actually had no interest in women.

So much for all those "stupid" moments spent idolizing them and hoping to become someone "important" in their lives!!

Could have focused more on classes and school but as many do, we all experience some "stupid" moments in our lives.

Anyway, my outlook on the word flower has changed since I have been using it as my handle.

Sometimes, in my mail I have received many unexpected definitions of flowers as a reference to my handle.

Recently, I received a mail from Dan Sturn and found that he had a definition of a flower at the bottom of his page,

He informed me that it was actually his signature.

Here it is below:

"Whether you watch a flower bloom to
understand the rules of nature or
just for the emotional lift, it blooms all the same,
and then shrivels to deliver, in its death, a seed."

I am just amazed at the number of definitions by writers and authors that I have run into at this site.

I regret for being so careless and not taking a note of all of them.

So with this first one, I intend to collect as many definitions of the word "flower"

To everyone and anyone, feel free to share with me your definition.

You can either email it me or post it here at this particular blog.

It will not be a definition of "Flower" (jaan) the WDC member
but just a flower, the creation of God and nature's artwork.

If you have something personal for me, then just email it and mark it "Personal".

Cheers.

Have you ever hated posing for ID photos? I mean when you are uncertain if you should smile or stare into the camera? I am the worst when it comes to such posing.

As a matter of fact I am terrible at posing in front of an "audience" or even the lone camera man. Even the ones taken alone in the booths turn out terrible! Especially when I am conscious that this is the pose that will hold in the ID until there is a need to renew it for some reason.

Otherwise, the best poses I ever had was about two years ago when I paid for some studio shots with a change of costumes(actually just jackets) and poses.

Since I was paying quite a bit for it, I was determined to blank out everything unhelpful in producing some "creative" poses.

I even wiped out the camera man out of my mind. However, I am not one for overposing but did some very casual ones except for some silly ones suggested by the camera man!

My mind was totally focused on all things pleasant, calm and peaceful. I blanked out consciousness and focused on things and people that I loved.

My thoughts were on presenting the most admirable shots that everyone and I, myself would appreciate.

It was especially helpful when I focused one single thought of something beautiful in my life.

True love.

The shots turned out well but of course with some help from Photo Shop.

I will cherish them forever.

Here's my attempt at fantasy fiction.

God Help.

There was once a lady who lived down the lane with a double tounged snake.

When it was satisfied and contended, it slept soundly unconscious to the world.

Even if a fire broke out, the snake would not be able to awaken from its slumber.

The lady was practically its "guardian angel".

Many a times, she had rescued it from the deepest darkest ravines when it got into trouble.

She had used her wisdom, prayers, tears and practically pulled it out by its razor like tail sometimes.

However, the only way the snake repaid her was with a spit of its poisonous venom and sometimes a lashing from its tail.

Why the lady chose to live with the double tounged snake is beyond anyone's perception.

She herself was clueless as to why she continued living with the snake.

Perhaps she believed that her life would be in more danger if she did not have the snake as her protector.

Or perhaps she felt sorry for the wicked snake and that without her, the snake would just die a saddened death as she had come to care for the double tounged snake.

Why? It is simply anyone's guess.

THE END

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I received the following in my alternate email recently. It is one of those things that circulates from email to email containing some form of positive message.

When I receive these I cherish, absorb and then delete them.

They tend to make me think and eventually lay embedded in my mind.

However, I delete them sooner or later because too much of a good thing as well as clutter is not conducive for a healthy living!

I liked this one and I hope everyone obtains something positive out of it. Enjoy:

Today I received a review for my blog when I least expected it.

It mentioned that my blog may be interesting to me.

I am not clear what this was about but isn't blogging just a spot to pour out one's feelings and thoughts without worrying too much if it is interesting or uninteresting?

Isn't this the place where one does not have to worry too much about grammar, vocabulary and punctuations?

There are endless amount of bloggers at this site and each is his or her own.

So how do we choose the interesting one?

In my opinion, blogs do not need reviews as they tend to be just the outpour of a mind in no fixed manner or topic.


On the cheery side, I received a surprise today!

For the first time at this site, I received something anonymously.

It was a wonderful surprise even though I would not mind knowing who it is from.

Thank you Anonymous for the Halloween card and the other gift.

Sometimes, some of us have to wait much longer in time to achieve our dreams and goals.

Would the reason be fate, effort or simply luck?

Or would it be a million other reasons that everyone can come up with?

I am sure every one of us will have some sort of target or goal set for ourselves as to attain and achieve that fate, dream or destiny.

One thing I have realized over the years is that allowing the pressures of the moment to take us for joy rides is not much of a path to take towards tomorrow.
After years of being uncertain about my goals and allowing circumstances to overcome my emotions, I found that life definitely led me to the middle of nowhere.
The person in me knew my strengths and weaknesses.
It knew the goals and dreams that I longed to attain.
However, I allowed stupid circumstances to waste my precious moments in life; some of which I cannot turn back.

One of my biggest goals achieved was when I was thousands of miles away from home, having only myself to answer if I blundered.
I was focused on my goal and determined to reach the aim that I had come for so far away.
I allowed nothing or anyone to come in the way of my goal as it was a chance of a lifetime that I had never dreamed of.

Once attained, it was the greatest sense of inner euphoria that only my soul felt and experienced.
Up to this point in my life, whoever the person I have become or whatever the experiences that life has led me through, that one achievement is practically my back bone.

It holds up me up even when times are bad or difficult because it immediately reminds me that I can overcome all diversities in life.

It is just a matter of putting the pieces together in a puzzle. There are answers for almost everything. If there isn't, then we try to fit in the next piece until the puzzle of life is complete.

Taking off from the last blog, I do have a lot to say yet there will be times I will be totally silent.

These are the moments that my over worked mind will run out of words, ideas, thoughts, comments, opinions etc. etc.

There are many reasons why this may happen:

a) Frustration

b) Exhaustion

c) Non of my business

d) Too absorbed in personal matters

e) Ungrateful recipient of help, advice and kindness

f) The latest being learning to stay calm and collected

Life has been a very good teacher to me. I doubt anyone or anything else can do better.

Focusing on whatever that is necessary and whatever that is not is my new approach towards life.

Meditation needs a lot of focusing, concentration and control of the mind.

Let's just say that I have not reached that level of focus.

So for now, my personal method is to focus on the moment even as simple as the task may be.

Just as I prepared to share my thoughts with the world (WDC), my path took a sudden turn and there were two hours of sheer panic and distress.

I simply could not make my blog appear on the Blog page.

Frustration building, fuse almost burnt out and a consequential blow up was waiting in line.
Not at the supermarket, but within the short tempered human being.

It was eventually doused by a helpful Moderator esprit from Support and all calm prevailed.

It is a bad trait that I have been striving over the years to keep under control and I believe that I can confidently say that the "burning inferno" has been brought down to "camp fire" level these days.

Today, at this point in my life the only argument I can think of while defending my short temper would be passion.

Passion to live life and to fulfill all goals and dreams put away for years, one of them being writing.

I do not know how my writing capabilities are judged by each and every one but I have so much to share in my own way. I do not want to waste any more time in life not completing all those matters close to my heart.

So you may see a lot of me from time to time sharing something or other.

As some of you know, that I just celebrated a "turning point" birthday, something that I want to use as a guide to turn myself into the person I want to become and who has been silently waiting inside.

My path at this site has come quite some way since I first registered at WDC in January 2008 and forgot all about it until April 2008.

I have made many friends and come to know many kind people as was evident especially in my two forums:

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My Rising Star Sponsor and Rising Star establisher, MDuci and Gabriella have been great motivators in encouraging and supporting me to Keep On Writing!

And many, many more writers and authors. The list will go on forever and I will mention them in my blogs in time to come

As Marlena had commented, I have much to say.

Cheers.

Well, here goes.

This is the second time in my life that I am doing this. Blogging I mean. The first try did not last very long as I was at lost as what to write and to share with the world.

So this time it is just for WDC. The other blog, the poor thing is lost somewhere, floating aimlessly in cyber space. I can't even remember the user name or password!

This time I am guranteed that it will not happen again!

This time I am not going to focus just on a particular angle to blog on.

Whatever my mind speaks, my blog speaks. As long as it is E Rated.

However, I will try to stay away from negativity as I have come to realize negativity only brings harm upon myself.

It is sort of a back fire. It is pointless being miserable about someone or something not worth our time and energy.

I am not going to pretend that life is a bed of roses but I want to focus on the bright side of life.

Every now and then you might read some satire(sarcasm) and those will probably be the moments that I might have just lost it.

Anyway with my fingers crossed, my first Blog at WDC.