The Animal Instinct in me

Suddenly something has happened to me
As I was having my cup of tea
Suddenly I was feeling depressed
I was utterly and totally stressed
Do you know you made me cry
Do you know you made me die

And the thing that gets to me
Is youll never really see
And the thing that freaks me out
Is Ill always be in doubt
It is a lovely thing that we have
It is a lovely thing that we
It is a lovely thing, the animal
The animal instinct

These are a few lines from my favourite song - Animal Instinct by the Cranberries.

A Flower Blooms

As the night ends and the first light of dawn breaks the sky. A flower blooms.

Power of the humble Flower!

The humble flower. So many varieties, shapes, sizes, smells, colours!
Being able to say so many different things.
'Say it with flowers!' That's the power of the humble flower. So delicate, so weak. Yet something that humans cannot do without. Everyone likes flowers (except those who don't like them!).

Flowers can be gifted, bought, eaten, smelled (among other things!).

Flowers give you that boost when you feel like crap. Flowers can give you that comfort when you feel sad. Flowers can give you that enthusiasm when you feel that life is dull.

Flowers have the power of stirring things up!

Send your good friend some flowers! See the reaction! See the surprise!

These days all you need is a credit card and good taste to surprise the special people in your life.

So go ahead! Send someone some flowers! Make their day special and bright! :)

And of course you never know, some flowers might be headed your way right now! ;)

What does it mean to be an Adult?

So what does it mean to be an adult?
Does it mean earning money and surviving on your own, without help from parents?
Does it mean cooking your own food and cleaning your own clothes?
Does it mean taking your own decisions?

I think becoming an adult means shielding your parents from stress, pain and worry. That is what being an adult is about.

Remember when you were a child, your Mom would get up before you, no matter whatever time she slept at night, prepare your breakfast and lunch, then wake you up and send you off to school. She made sure you were comfortable and happy.

Your Dad would be awake before you as well. Getting ready for the day ahead, the toil and labour so that you could have your needs fulfilled. Coming home late in the evening much after you. Tired and exhausted yet happy to see you playing with your toys or watching TV or doing your homework (in case you were an ideal child!).

They were like pillars holding the roof over your head, protecting you from a tough existence.

They had issues many times. They fell ill, they had problems at work, stress, emotional issues. But all the time they never told you how they felt. They never shared all their problems with you. Many issues you were not even aware of. Being a kid you probably didn't even realise that issues existed. You were too happy in your own little storybook world.

That is what being an adult means. When you are able to shield the people you love from your problems. When you are able to take all the stress and show them nothing but a smile. That's what your parents did for you.

One day you will start doing it for them. As they enter the end of their working life and it is time for them to enjoy the fruits of their labour you will start keeping your issues from them. In the beginning it will be small issues like minor illnesses and daily stress which will increase to major issues. You will take their issues as your own. You will make sure they are kept happy and are disturbed as little as possible with problems. You will of course inform them when things go seriously wrong, that is when you do need their support. Hiding problems doesn't mean alienating them. They will always be there to provide support.

When you start treating parental support as a God given privilege rather than a necessity, that is when you can start calling yourself an adult.