Sunday 13 February 2011

What is Romance?

You could say that Fairy Godparents were invented for Romance and indeed we are all in fact required to major in this discipline within our studies. But I'd like to invite you to stop for a while and think about what Romance really means to you. What does true love look like? Cinderella wanted her Prince and all the trappings that came with him, but there are only so many fairytale castles to go around... Does a Prince or Princess have to come with a crown on their head, face on a banknote and piles of gold and jewels in the coffers? Of course not!

Everyone's special someone is out there! It's my job to help my charges realise when they have found theirs and sometimes just to give them a gentle push in the right direction. The trouble is that so few people these days trust their heart's murmerings. They are too busy listening to the opinions of others and, worse still, those nagging little nuisances 'self doubt' and 'insecurity'. It makes my job a whole lot harder I can tell you.

Please remember that 'the one' for you may not resemble the beautiful face you dream of that writes daily love poems and sprinkles rose petals in their wake. They are instead the one who will help you realise your potential - you'll know them when you see them, for they will ride in on a white charger of commitment, fight off the dragons of self-doubt and build you a castle of understanding strengthened with love from the foundations up.

Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow my sweets... (remember, flowers aren't necessary, but they are still rather nice!!)

xxx

22 comments:

  1. Hi Fairy Godmother, thanks for popping by...love your blog...am in the middle of cooking sunday lunch so will come back for a longer look...You may have guessed from my blog...I love all things fairy...oh and I found my Prince Charming two years ago...no tower, no horse...but boy is he charming.....

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  2. Hi Fairy Godmother..beautiful beautiful post! Gorgeous image tooo..shine on and much magic to you on V-day!
    Victoria~

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  3. Thank you for a wonderful post today - I do love it and it reminds us to look beyond the superficial and how the other makes us feel.

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  4. Hello from a new follower!!...a fairy kindred indeed! Love your blog...blessings!

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  5. I love your stories, and the beautiful pictures that go along with them! Thanks for your visit! I'm looking forward to more fairy stories. Happy Valentine's Day.

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  6. Hello FGM. I'm lucky to have the love of my life. We have ups & downs and after 35 years sagging, gray hair, and wrinkles, but we still love each other regardless. He exactly wasn't what I was looking for back when I was 21 & hunting for my "prince". Instead, I fell for the brown eyes and wonderful laugh of a hippie. Yes...a hippie.

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  7. Hello Fairy Godmother! I am a lost cause, I'm afraid. No amount of fairy dust will cure me of being a cynic of monumental proportions due to life experiences with someone who is and who has never been a "prince". Think of a slimy green frog most foul and you will know my fate.

    Having said that, I love your exquisite artwork above and I am thoroughly entertained when I read your whimsical thoughts. I am too kind to say "codswallop" but I remind myself that my reaction to such occasions as Valentine's Day are peculiar to myself alone.

    I would be interested to know if you have a nostrum to rid me of the reptilian plague which infests my life.

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  8. Beautiful flower and a great text!

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  9. Love your story and your illustration too.
    Merci beaucoup and happy valentine's day!
    Pat

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  10. Wonderful piece, very beautifully put together!

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  11. Lovely, FGM! I got Cadbury's Roses Chocolates instead! Yummm

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  12. Dear Mrs Fairy, I see you are a very wise godmother and I shall have to listen very carefully to all that you say.

    In the meantime may I say how beautiful your lovely pink roses are.

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  13. Dear Ms Godmother...I feel that is your surname and I have been dragged up to only call my elders by their surname... I do digress... your musings ring true and some can stick for a very long time...there will be times the 'dust' does not bring what you dearly want/need, but within time all comes for those that wait it out, sitting on the edge of a golden mushroom, veiwing the world and the romance from another place.
    I thank you for your rich sentitment and great advise.
    Your offering of a beautiful rose is graciously received, thank you.

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  14. Wonderful story and gorgeous rose:)

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  15. A gorgeous picture and very suitable for this particular day - the nearest I'm likely to get to real flowers, but I'm not complaining as I have a good man!

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  16. Dear Fairy Godmother,
    You do tell the most beautiful bedtime stories!
    Love,
    Me

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  17. I echo Kathy's comments, FG, your writings are 'food for thought!'

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  18. Dear Fairy Godmother, despite of having my own dearest frog, I can tell you that even your kind of "the one" is hard to find... Thanks for your tales, art and sweet words.

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  19. Dear Fairy Godmother. Thank you for stopping by my blog post yesterday and leaving some fairy dust! I agree my angels were, and still are, looking out for me! And my Fairy Godmother too of course!

    Ro xx

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  20. Wonderful words and art in this lovely and expressive post. Enchantment!

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  21. Your blog is just lovely! As someone whose idea of romance is very, very different from what is common, I really do believe what you've written is true, especially that kindness is the most important thing. Please keep writing~

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