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If you were to describe yourself in few words,

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How would you do that?

Okay, here’s the constraint, try to describe yourself in just 2 or 3 words. Don’t think about your whole life because that gets confusing. Just concentrate on your state of mind at this very moment, NOW, and see what you come up with.

And of course let us know in the comments what you thought of, or else we’ll never know :-)

Above is a picture of Michael’s daughter from Flickr. I do not know Michael but when I came across this picture on Flickr while browsing, I instantly added him as a ‘contact’. Michael’s entire collection is great and there are tons of inspirational shots in his sets but this one touched me the most because of his explanation below this picture. It took me back to my childhood.

And I instantly felt sad, happy and calm at the same time.

I was sad because every time I think of my dad, I yearn to see him, talk to him and sometimes I listen to his messages on my cell phone voice mail.

I felt happy that he gave me a very enriched childhood, loved us all very dearly and supported us in everything we ever wanted to do.

I felt calm knowing that my mom is doing better. I was talking to a friend the other day who works in a public utilities company. She gets to hear from a lot of the clients on a daily basis about their problems. It was sad to know that so many of the older folk ( the ones in their late 70s or early 80s even) suffer because their water and/or electricity was shut off because they hadn’t been able to pay their bills. It’s really sad but that gave me a weird sense of calmness about my mother ‘coz things could have been much worse than they really are.

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pearl

@Morgan – happy content and balanced works and the spouses have the right to think whatever they want, don’t they? :D yes, my mom’s doing as good as can be expected but things could be worse… thank you Morgan..

@Mig – right.. i know what you mean.. there were so many of these memes that I ignored but sort of miss the good ones, they do bring people together .. so may be we should create a badge to turn this one into a meme :)

@Grace – you know come to think of it, Im never sarcastic and I need to incorporate some of that in me LOL life would become so much simpler and fun then… it sure is a great feeling to have so many friends on the net, the reason for me to continue blogging even as I cannot think of what to write anymore … Oh that burning desire for achievement might turn you into a future counterpart of Darren Rowse some day earning a 6 figure income ;P

mark

Hi Pearl – What a nice idea and great photo. :)

I feel content, tired, and hopeful –

*content – because my life is pretty darn good
*tired – due too the fact that I have been working seven days a week for over a year
*hopeful – because I am getting ready to launch a new project with a couple of other bloggers that has the potential to help some people who are truly suffering.

Enjoy your weekend.
MH

John Hoff - eVentureBiz

Hello Pearl.

I like articles that make you think – so good article.

Let’s see, in a few short words I’m: Curious, Mentally Tired, and Happy (with my life).

That’s a great photo you posted here. I’ll check out his Flickr photos now.

pearl

@Mark: looking forward to your project Mark… and Im glad you are content and hopefull.. but don’t work that hard.. life is too short so enjoy it NOW :) thanks for stopping by

@John: welcome to my little place… ah curiosity! the greatest virtue to have … glad you are happy… I find meditation helps my mind slow down from everyday chaos

John Hoff - eVentureBiz

Thank you for the welcome. I use to meditate more when I was in martial arts. Now I meditate about how much I wish I meditated LOL. It’s good though even if it’s just to sit quietly and let your mind run for 10 minutes. I should do that more often.

Can you by chance expand how much time there is in a day? If you could take care of that, that would be great ;)

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Craig

I’d definatly have to describe myself as – Aimed.

I enjoyed reading this and I liked the photo :)

IT Governance Blog

What a great picture! I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who adds strangers like that just because I connect to a picture.

Regretably, I must say that I would have to describe myself as stressed.

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AR, Insurance Planner

I loved the picture you posted here….. So cute… I tired to describe myself in 3 words and these were the words came in my mind….. Simple, Complicated and God Gifted….I don’t know if they really mean something… I am stil trying to figure out that is this what I am…!!!Will let you know when I will get an answer. But anyways this was a nice post.

pearl

@John: It’d be awesome on some levels if we could have 35 hours in a day but I’m sure we’ll still be busy :) or busier perhaps…

@Craig: that’s one of the things I’ve lost for some reason.. keeping my Aim in perspective.. gotta work on that.. glad you enjoyed the post

@ITGovernance Blog: In the blogging world, no one is a stranger Bill…. we are all in the same boat, trying our best to stay afloat…..

but Im so sorry you are feeling stressed.. just know you have everything to gain if you reach out and ask for help…

Ed Harris

Clever genius. Well…you asked!

I could add funny and innovative, but you only asked for a few words.

Now…in about 40 years…probably, sickly, repulsive and reclusive!