What does my first name mean?

As I was getting caught up on Facebook, which took maybe 5 minutes if that, I came across an application where you enter your name and apparently it gives you the real meaning of your first name.

This is what I got from the app, but as you read it, let me dissect it just a little:

Your first name of Deliska gives you an independent, serious, reticent, and studious nature.

Alright, yes my name is Deliska, I am very independent, sometimes too serious, I will admit to that.  But what the hell is reticent?  The dictionary gave me the following;  “Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at "silent".

I am reserved, at work I rather spend my lunch at my desk or going for a walk, perusing through Facebook, checking my emails, and sometimes giving my husband, mom, sister or close friend a call.  Do I find myself “studious”, perhaps.   Anything I do, I try to give it my complete focus and attention to detail, for example my family, my cooking and baking.

An intellectual, you have a deep appreciation for art, music, literature, and all the phenomena of nature.

I would like to say that I’m a very intelligent person.  I do have appreciation for art, my husband has his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts.   I play the piano and guitar, have played the clarinet, saxophone and flute, xylophone and was in a band when I was a teenager.  I can’t say I love to read, but when I get a good book, I won’t put it down.  I prefer sitting outdoors when it’s beautiful out, rather than sitting indoors.  I tend to crave the fresh air and will tend to do my “walk-abouts”, checking out how my flowers are doing and watching my new bin garden flourish with vegetables.  Winter is NOT my favourite season.

You express your thoughts and feelings best through writing rather than verbally.

I love to blog when I have the time.  I, however, feel that I communicate quite efficiently with my family and friends.  Communication within my little family is the foundation that has kept us going since day one.   It has made us stronger as a family, as individuals and we effectively share our experiences, thoughts and we are comfortable discussing anything from medical issues, to sex, to everyday events.  I love that my family prefers to eat dinner all together around the dinner table.  This is the heart of our home.  This is where we share how our day went, what is new, what is coming and our challenges and accomplishments.  I look forward to eating with my family, all of them.  I miss my eldest son Zach now that he’s moved on his own.  However, he is with me in my heart everyday and I’m proud of all he’s accomplished in his life.  He has more than I did at his age, and that makes me very happy.

In fact, others find it challenging to understand you as you do not reveal your innermost thoughts unless you are completely comfortable in your friendships.

I disagree with the statement that it’s challenging to understand me as I’ve been told that I’m easily read and my face shows 100% how I’m feeling.  I’m usually pretty straight forward on how I feel about something, about someone and let them know.  However, I have very few close friendships and agree that I don’t reveal my innermost thoughts to just anyone.  I have my sister Anna and two closest friends that know pretty much everything about me.  My husband, he is my best friend, confidant and knows everything and vice versa.  Now with that said, I know I’ve shared some personal events and issues on this blog, however, there is more to me than that.  I’ve not shared my past with you, how some decisions that my parents made affected how I view religion,  on how I prefer speaking and praying directly to God rather than going to church to confess to a stranger.  Don’t get me wrong, my parents made a decision based on what they thought was something that would be good for our family.  The people who brought them into it were crooked and had very little respect for people or religion.   However, how I was raised by my awesome parents made me the mother I am today.  (Which at some point I was both parents for a long time).  Geoff has since relieved me from  having to be a ‘parent’ and now I can focus more on being a ‘mom’.  Trust me, there is a difference!  When I met Geoff he told me he wanted to know EVERYTHING about me, the good, the bad and the ugly without judgement.  He said that he wanted to know what made me who I am today. Which is a strong, independent, loving, caring and no nonsense kind of woman. 

For that reason, despite having good business abilities, you like to work alone or where you are making your own decisions.

I totally agree, as mentioned above, I prefer being on my own at work.  My manager is in Huntsville and trusts me, she knows how self-sufficient and productive I am.  With that said, when I’m at home, I prefer having my loving husband around me.  I miss him every second of the day that I’m away.  Even if we just sit there quietly and are not speaking, I still enjoy and cherish his presence.  Geoff and I work great as a team, when we are canning vegetables, making salsa, jams, etc.  We sometimes butt heads when we are building things for the home, but he’s been more welcoming to my ideas lately.  I do have very good ideas at times. I usually come up with them during my sleep.  For example, turning the old buffet hutch into a tv stand which hides all the cables, the cat stairs, our bin garden, etc.   

It has created separateness from others and loneliness in your life.

Semi agree.  My choice is to be sometimes separated from others.  Therefore, I don’t feel the loneliness.  When I need a bit of love from others, I call them up and we get together, it’s as simple as that.  Sometimes I may not see or speak with my closest friends for months, but as soon as we reconnect, it seems like we spoke yesterday.  We have busy lifestyles, being busy with family and work is in no way a form of rejection towards friends & family.

Physically, any weaknesses in your health would centre in the heart, lungs, or bronchial organs.

I've had problems with asthma in the past.  My heart had enlarged 5 times due to my thyroid being overactive.  I tend to agree.  It just doesn't mention anything about being a klutz.  :)

Finally, I want to mention that I’m exactly who I want to be.  I’m exactly where I want to be.  The silliness of ‘What does my first name mean’ is just that...silliness.  I do have to admit, their results were pretty darn close.

Cheers,

Dee :)