Flourish

Hey Flourish. My good friend.

I?ve written a lot of appreciation messages including some you. I?ve written some inspirational forum posts and I?ve written messages of support including some for you also. But today I?m not going to do that. On the day exactly 12 months to the day after you signed up as a listener, I?m not going to do that. I?m instead simply going write.

Do you remember the early days in the listener chatroom? It was so much fun back then and you were one of those really bright and breezy types that blew through the door like a summer breeze. It didn?t take long to realise how well liked you were in the community. Everybody knew Flourish and the room came alive when you entered. Being a little bit different myself, I welcomed you as my favourite listener starting with F. What do you don?t realise is that F stood for fave. You were such a fave of mine back then and you?re still one of my faves now.

And that?s simply because some people have a particular characteristic that?s hard to find and even harder to describe. It?s the personality equivalent of the Higgs Boson and it?s not about being humorous or charismatic. It?s about being genuine. And to be honest, you?re about as genuine an article as there is in this place from my experience.

Now I know that I can?t give you anything intangible as a 12-month anniversary gift so I thought I?d give you some links instead :)

It's Possible

Flourish ? Nurturing Potential

People don?t change, they reveal who they really are

One small positive in the morning can change your whole day

Super Flourish

Good enough

So to conclude, I just want to thank you for being a fantastic and supportive listener; an amazingly dedicated mentor; and a very good friend. Roadie :)