When asked, many women would say there favorite flower is rose. “Roses speak to women’s heart” and is the most symbolic flower in the world. Try giving a woman a bouquet of red roses and at the very least, you’ll see her crack a grin, even if she’s not the type to gush over the beauty of flowers.

Each woman has her own unique personality and there is no universal reason as to why flowers evoke such positive reactions from them. It can be said that it is not so much the flowers themselves but the meaning and thought behind it that makes women giggle like high school teenagers.

It’s the meaning of flowers that draws positive responses from people. Every single color and type of flower comes with its own traditional meaning and sentiment - symbolism that have been developed through time.

The giving of rose carries special meaning and the selection of color may vary depending on the intention and motive of a giver as to the personality or the receiver. Here are the list of colors of roses and it’s meaning:

Red rose denotes deep love and affection. It symbolizes true love that would stand the test of time. A red rosebud stands for youthful love, purity, innocent and fresh.

Pink is not just for girls, and it is not just a pretty color. The most widely accepted interpretation of pink roses is grace and gentility.  It also denotes an admiration of beauty, and enduring grace.  It is a flower of sweet though and gentle emotions.

Lavender rose, the rarest and is often a sign of enchantment and love at first sight. Those who have been enraptured by feelings of love and adoration have used lavender roses to express their romantic feelings and intentions.

Blue roses do not occur in nature, at least not the absolute blue rose. The blue rose being in itself something very extraordinary expresses that very same feeling. “You are extraordinarily wonderful”, the blue rose exclaims. The blue rose is a flower that seeks to convey a message of mystery, complex personality that does not allow easy interpretation, enchantment and a sense of the impossible.

Purity, sincerity, innocence, and virtue is what the shimmering white roses indicates. When you need to convince that your affections are straight from the heart and are as pure as virgin snow, use a white rose. But there are more hidden meanings in a white rose than meets the eye. It is also called “the flower of light” which means everlasting love.

Yellow roses express joy, gladness, and friendship. They’re also used as a reminder to a loved one to show that you care. The sender of yellow roses delicately indicates that while his affection is straight from the heart, there are no hidden depths.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so when we finally meet the right person we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but we often look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the one that has opened before us.

The best kind of friend is the kind that you can sit on a front porch swing with, never say a word, then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation that you ever had.

It is true we don’t know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.

Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back! Don’t expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in their hearts, but if it doesn’t be content it grew in yours. It only takes a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

Don’t go for looks, they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone that makes you smile because it only takes a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

There are moments in life that you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them up from your dreams and hug them for real!

Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you only have one life and chance to do all the things that you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

Always put yourself in others shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Happiness lies for those that cry, those who have hurt, those who have searched, and for those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Love begins with a smile. grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches,

When you were born you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

~Anonymous

SOURCE:  susan17 of Sober Recovery Forum

They said that memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, and the things you never want to lose. God gave us memories that could last a lifetime. Precious memories that are worthy to hold, that serve as the way to precious success and happiness. Memories shared with family, friends, and to a person whom we hope to be ours, with a person whom we used to love. There are also some instances that we wish a certain sad memory to be a happy one. But instead of wishing and longing for that certain memory, we divert our attention to focus more on reality. Reality that may help us know how people view us as an individual. Memories of the past, maybe sad or happy let ourselves be guided by this memories to improve ourselves and to become a better one.

A simple thought to ponder:

“If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don’t, they never were.”

Everytime I see you smile,
You bring joy to my heart full of sigh;
You brighten up my very first day,
And enlightens my mind in every way.

Hopeless romantic I may be,
I dedicate this poem to thee;
Wondering somehow you know what I feel,
This feeling of mine, for you was real.

Sunshine in the midst of the day,
Gives light in every words you say;
I think, I’ve been fallen in love deeply,
Hoping someday, you’ll love me possibly.

Moonlight in the middle of the night,
Dreaming of you hugging me tight;
This feeling of love I kept inside,
Someday I woke up having you by my side.

And when I looked into your eyes,
There’s a mutual feelings I realize;
“I love you,” I told you;
“I love you, too,” you told me so.

Friends are gifts that need to be treasured and cared.

As my way of saying thank you to all my friends who in a one way or another gives time in sending nice text messages to me even though some of you were too busy on duty and some were busy preparing for the upcoming NLE , I have given you this SPACE wherein I will be posted your messages. Thank you guys for your time and warm care. I will start dated June 25, the day wherein this blog was created.

June 25, 2009

Two of the hardest test in life: the patience to wait for the right moment…and the courage to accept that you’ve waited for nothing. —Zyra E.

June 28, 2009

In the cookies of life, true friends are the chocolate chips. This goes to show that in life you are the creamiest chocolate chips I ever had. Take care choco chip. —Ellen Rose C.

July 1, 2009

If someday I’ll be gone and destiny wouldn’t make me stay…words left unspoken, actions never expressed, but you know what? I’ll never forget how you once shared your time with me…Thanks! —Liecel G.

July 4, 2009

It’s funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different. —Pearl Contessa S.

True friends continues to grow even over the longest distance, I will remain your friend forever , even in million miles away, I will never forget you. —Emms U.

July 5, 2009

Life is short, don’t look back. Forgive like you have amnesia. Believe like a kid. Love like crazy. And never regret anything that made you happy. —Ellen Rose C.

July 6, 2009

The first step towards getting somewhere, is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. —Riza P.

July 7, 2009

One step backward does not mean you’re defeated, it just means that you will take the same step forward again…but this time wiser. —Elaine O.

July 11, 2009

When things get awfully tiring, seek for silence. Most of the times, the loudest lessons are found at the most corners of our lives. —Pearl Contessa S.

July 13, 2009

An arrow can be shot only by pulling it backward.   So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it’s going to launch you into something great…     —Bernardo A.

July 14, 2009

Read and Learn:  In life, never welcome something you cannot entertain.  Never open you doors if your heart means to close.  Never accept love if you cannot give yourself in return.  Never start a relationship you know you would want to end.  Two of the shortest words in the English language are YES and NO and yet they are often the ones that require the most thought before they are spoken.     —Karena G.

Thought:  “Losing your temper is foolish;  ignoring an insult is smart.” -Proverbs 12:16     —Karena G.

July 15, 2009

It doesn’t mean I care no more when I prefer to be silent.  Remember that presence is not measured on how often you talk, but it’s how often you listen.  I’m still here, always.   —Lolita A.

July 17, 2009

Friends are like sunrise, you maybe sharing with them only a few hours of the day, but you know that they will always be there tomorrow…the next day…and the day after forever.   —Loretta Marie Z.

July 18, 2009

When you are important to another person, that person will always find a way to make time for you…absolutely, NO EXCUSES!…   —Caren J.

July 19, 2009

I woke up with a happy heart, thankful for a night of rest; grateful for opening my eyes to yet another day.  And so, with a prayer in my heart, I hope this day finds you well safe.   —Caren J.

July 22, 2009

God’s gift to me are people like you.  So, on wings of prayers, I whispered my thanks to Him & asked for you to be blessed in countless ways.   —Dana Jessica T.

It is a struggle to be faithful to daily prayer.  Distractions from within and around us can easily make us lose our focus.  During such moments of dryness perhaps it would be more helpful to pray for the intention of others.  Going beyond our own concerns can help us to focus our attention on God.   —Loretta Marie Z.

July 23, 2009

It is not “DESTINY” that determines “LOVE” it is “CHOICE” our so-called “DESTINY” is a lie.  Relationships last long not because they’re destined to last long.Relationship last long because two brave people make a choice. To keep it, to fight for it, and to work for it.  Meanwhile, other relationships fail not becasue they’re destined to fail.  They failed because one of the two, or both, made the choice-to set the other free.   —Princess C.

As quoted from a well-respected psychotherapist: “The harder you try to forget something…the more you think about it unconsciously.   —Cris L.

July 24, 2009

Always put yourself in the others shoes.  If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person, too.  —Janet Anne S.

July 26, 2009

Don’t tell everyone about your troubles.  Half of them don’t care, and the other half care.  And the other half are glad that it happened to you. - READER’s Digest   —Janet Anne S.

August 8, 2009

How could we make a move to tell someone how we really feel, if we already feel the rejection even without words? —Karena G.

August 22, 2009

Sometimes you have to try not to care, no matter how much you do.  Because sometimes you can mean nothing to someone who means everything to you.   —Kathlene

August 23, 2009

Your smile is the most important part of your personality, it is a mirror that reflects the good things inside of you.   So keep smiling.   —Ellen Rose C.

People say I’m strong because I’m numb to any pain.  Actually it’s my special technique . What they don’t know is I broke my heart a million times just to master it. —Ellen Rose C.

August 25, 2009

Cherish the people who know and understand you completely, those who know how you feel and accepts who you are because in the event that you lose yourself they are the ones who know how to find you.   —Cherry Joy T.

August 27, 2009

A correct timing of water intake is maximize it’s effectiveness to human body.  >Drink 2 glasses of water 30 minutes before meal, helps digestion. >1 glass after wake up helps activate internal organs. > 1 glass before sleep to avoid stroke or heart attack at midnight. >1 glass taken after bath, helps lower blood pressure.  Please follow it and pass this to your friends and love ones.   —Alvin D.

August 28, 2009

If everybody deserves a second chance, could it mean we also have a freedom to waste the first one? think about it.   —Alvin D.

Each morning we face the day without knowing what lies ahead.  Nevertheless beyond this uncertainty stands assurance that GOD cares! Have a great day ahead!   —Bernardo A.

August 30, 2009

Three handwritten phrases found in the wall of Mother Teresa’s room:  >The good you do today, people will forget tomorrow, do good anyway.  >Give the world the best you have; it may not be enough, give your best anyway.   > For you see in the final analysis, it’s between you and God.  It was never between you and them anyway.  —Alvin D.

Sometimes life is like a mysterious door. It won’t open no matter how hard we push! All the way we never noticed the huge sign posted there that reads: PULL!   —Princess C.

September 2, 2009

Not all sweet smiles and noisy laughs are genuine.  Sometimes it’s just the way of establishing a strong front.  Funny how some people start the day with smiles and laughs.  And yet many don’t know they end it up with silent cries at night.   —Liecel G.

Every people must face three big decisions. Maybe you are likely to face one of them right now. What are these life’s three greatest decisions? Are these life’s three greatest decisions are as important as it is? We’ll see. They are:

1. What place will religion have in my life?
Whether you like it or not, you have to choose the central point around which your life will revolves. If you were raised with rigid and with absorbed spiritual values, you will likely to make God your major focus.

2. What vocation shall I choose?
The choice of an occupation is a vital importance for it is where we spend so many hours a day engaged in the chosen vocation. Whether it be as teacher or a nurse if your lifework fails to challenged you and bring you rewards you hoped for, you will found yourself frustrated and unhappy.

3. Who shall I marry?
The consequences of making this decision will led you to whom you will spend your entire life as well as share your love and blessings. This person will become your partner to whom you will share every level of your life. A poor decision would led to disaster not only to your self but also to your future family and children.

These decisions weigh much on you because their consequences will follow the rest of your life. You will live in this world with the decisions you make. One thing is for sure, a failure or poor choice you make on these three major decisions will likely affect or might lessen your chances of happiness and self-fulfillment.

When making these life’s three greatest decisions, don’t count on your dreams and expectations to take care of the future, instead look carefully at the present especially your feeling of self-worth. Stay focus on what makes the whole of you. What kind of person are really you? Did you ever learned to like yourself?

Every individual needs a healthy perspective on himself, and liking yourself, you’re likely capable of making an intelligent decisions and greater chances of choosing the right decisions you will face throughout life.

“We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him? What will separate us from the love of Christ?… I am contented that neither death, nor life,… will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
— Rom 8:28, 31-32 35, 38-39

“Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”
— Matthew 5:44

“If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God…Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.”
— Col 3:1, 12-14

“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condenmed. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
— Luke 6:37-38

Learn to accept loneliness for what it is - an emotion. Our emotions are not permanent but change according to our moods.

Whats the most discouraging emotion that a young person can have?

-The EMPTINESS and SADNESS of not being LOVE when others seems to have it ALL.

My life centers on God, family and profession. Being human created by God on His image and likeness, we people should serve God and His creation. God made us to be the steward of His creation especially the human race. We are created with purpose and mission not only to fulfill our wants and desires but to help one another to be worthy of all the blessings God gave to us. As we tackle life’s ups and downs there is God who guide us and lift us in times of trouble and hardships.

As we live in this world, life should be preserved that’s why we are created to help and live with others. Our family is the first people who cares and bring us to the face of wonderful yet unfair world. They are the one who teaches and molded us to be a better citizen of our nation. My family as one of the center of my life gives me the privilege to be a better person, to serve not only for them but for mankind. They help me grow carefully with their loving and caring hands even if life seems to be difficult and unclear.

My profession. Nursing for me, is one of the noblest of all professions. Yes, I know that everybody has the capability of giving care and restore life, but being cared by a caring nurse gives one the feeling of worthiness and appreciation. Being a nurse gives almost all the opportunity of giving value to God’s creation especially the human race. But a true and certified nurse is not only when you have already had your license at your hand but by how you give value and dignity to the person you are caring.

God, family and my profession makes my life meaningful. They are the center as well as the outer layer of my life.

“I may not be good to everyone but surely I will be the best to someone who appreciates me.”