I am an optimist. I want to positively influence others and be influenced positively by others around me. I am a Christian first. I look forward to Christ's final return. I am creative and enjoy writing. Daily I spend time studying and meditating on spiritual things and enjoy writing devotions. I am physically healthy. I enjoy learning about specialized forms of exercise experiment with it, and then blogging about my experience. I feel at times I am misunderstood. I have High-functioning Autism and combined with Schizophrenia which is now quite tame due to a lot of hard work and great support system in family, doctors, and friends. I believe I have my Schizophrenia under control, and I use it to my advantage instead of the other way around. I now see it as a positive part of my personality. I want to live a long and healthy life having a stable, secure, and comfortable environment at home. I enjoy working at Petals n Buds because I am respected and trusted to do my work, independently. I work primarily at the Brentwood Bay location. Here, I am treated with dignity, communicated with honestly and with friendship. My role is in maintenance support. I am responsible to keep the flower display in perfect condition for fresh flowers each week. I also provide support in large and heavy loads and interior display rotations. I am understood by my colleagues, and I enjoy going to work each week. My coworkers let me know that I am appreciated and that is why I work here at Petals n Buds Florist.