Sunday, October 31, 2010

Parental love

I love my parents :) Plain and simple. There is nothing to contemplate here. I am really really fortunate to have such great parents who...

1. are there to help me whenever I need it
2. give me freedom and don't smother me at all. they let me do my own thing
3. always supportive
4. allowed me so many great opportunities, such as traveling to so many different places

It is so easy to take for granted what you have. Which is why it's important for me acknowledge every once in a while that I am fortunate to have parents like them.

Happy Anniversary Mama and Dada.

prompted by: parents anniversary party/slideshow



Friday, October 29, 2010

I am...

I am. Who are you?

Have you ever wondered when people think of "Your Name" what immediately comes to mind?

For myself, for those who know me I think what comes to mind is:

Dianna is artistic, creative and talkative.

What has made me come to this conclusion is my parents are having a celebration party for their anniversary and my mother asked me if to judge the costume contest and give a toast.

It makes me really happy to think that is how I come of as. Sometimes I wish that I was more street smart, more independent, more efficient, more knowledgeable in math/science. I could literally go on and on. But what I realized is...everyone is different and everyone has their own unique qualities about them that make them memorable even marketable.

As the saying goes. If your given lemons make lemonade.

Be proud of who you are. Embrace what you are great at (and if you think you aren't great at anything, you do, your just are thinking within a box). Don't let others views or definitions of "success" or "intelligence" hinder or bring you down. Define what those two words are for yourself.

I've gone on a bit of tangent but yes. To sum it up. Who are you? Be proud of that. And EMBRACE IT!

prompted by: mother dearest <3

Monday, October 25, 2010

Strength

What is it? How do you obtain it? How is it defined? And can it be learned?

These are my questions.

Strength as I define it is being confident in yourself and your actions. It is being confident in yourself without much fear of how your words or actions will be portrayed by others. Yes life is a lot about being courteous, tactful and accommodating but strength is having the guts to say SCREW YOU this is what I think and THIS IS WHO I AM.

Are you "strong"? And if you are will you teach me how to be?

I am by nature passive, but that needs to change. I just don't know how or where to start...

prompted by: personal experience