What is love?

All you need is love... everyone knows that lovely Counter Culturally aged tune by a band that I have grown to "love" over my years here on this Earth, The Beatles. Question is, what is love?. Many people have a definition of what they think it is.. but the truth is, some of them are wrong.

As we learned in elementary school that kids, mostly the girls, are very mean and 2 plus 2 equals 4. There is a right and wrong answer to that question. Relativity and moral stand point has nothing to do with that- as it doesn't in many other subjects that people would disagree on, but that is not where this post is heading.

Fact is there is a right and a wrong.

So what is the right and the wrong definition of love. Yes, yes, there are more than one ways to love a person. Some people prefer to see love a certain way. But the definition of art and what art looks like are two very different things.

So often I hear people say that Christians don't really know what love is. And I have heard that Christians know love better than other religions like Muslim... (which are are relative statements)... Some say to get to real love you have to drop religion all together, which in some form I think is correct.

But tell me, what is love?

Before we come with way to do it effectively or get the nerve to tell someone that they don't do it right or enough. Tell me what is first... Please.

Good Apples

Girls are like
apples on trees. The best
ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for
the good ones because they are afraid
of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they
just get the rotten apples from the ground
that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples
at the top think something is wrong with
them, when in reality, they're amazing.
They just have to wait for the right
boy to come along, the one
who's brave enough
to climb
all the way
to the top
of the tree.

Do not Stand on My Grace and Weep

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave bereft
I am not there. I have not left.

Mary Elizabeth Frye

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Glass of Water Anyone?

There are so many things that our culture takes for granted. I know, that is a tag line that is used so much it has definitely lost its meaning.

I am the type of person that takes other people’s problems and where them as a sweater. Then when my own problems seem to pile up sometimes the only think I know to do is shower. That is my release moment. I tell myself the same words that were used to soothe May in the Secret Life of Bees, “Just let the problems roll off your back like the water.” It helps and every time I find myself praying for the people who don’t have the opportunity to detox and recenter.

A couple of years ago I found out that there are some people in the world that are so dehydrated they can’t even cry. Most people in our culture see crying as a weakness, as something you would never want anyone to ever see you doing- and in other countries crying is right. One that is gained through the simple right of water and even taken away by a rank, a rank that will kill you for even trying to show emotion.

Charity : Water has given us a chance to give a basic right to those who need it by giving away your birthday. This year I am giving away my 20th birthday (and what would be Elvis’ 76 birthday) for this cause! If every single one of my friends gives a dollar, I will surpass my goal or $1000.

Give what you can – 1, 10, 20: every penny will count!
Make Me (and Elvis) proud!
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Your a firework and I mean it

Now,if you know me, you know that I strongly dislike singers who make it famous and cannot really sing. I loved Katy Perry from "I kissed a Girl"...lol, but then I saw her live....Scary.

This song however is awesome... of course I don't agree with everything displayed in the video. But You are a firework. God made you that way.

There is this guy that I am very fond of and I think of him every time I hear this song. I really see God in him- he is driven, smart and Christ centered.Everyone who meets him loves him and respects him. If there was one thing I could tell him that he would remember from me for the rest of his life is "You are a firework".

Tell someone they are a firework AND mean it.

Yea, So what?

Have you ever been out in public and a tampon falls out of your purse? Then ppl start looking at you like your an alien- Well guess what, Im a girl and due to the situation you might want to watch the way you looking at me before I stanch those eye balls right out of your head...lol

Mr. Dracy Reassurance

I am the type of girl that is very skeptical about love and trust me the Holidays help with that... Its not really something that I have had much luck in…. AT ALL.

My first love was…um. Not a smart choice. I would not even call it love as much as puppy love. I was way too young and I thought he was everything I wanted and more…. WRONG! I didn’t even know what I wanted me to be, forget what I wanted- some nappy headed boy and yes his hair was nappy…lol

Second, the Red Head. Really that’s all that needs to be said about him. We were separated by sex and racism before we could really get started, but I believe there was genuine love there. There was on my side.

Since the wonderful choices before I grew distant to the idea of love and after watching enough black and white movies, I really grew sick of it.

Then one day, in possibly the worst outfit that I have ever worn, I walked in a room and set my eyes on the most beautiful man I have ever seen in the front of the room. I was stopped in my tracks, I could not move from the place I was standing. When the meeting was over I was introduced to him and shortly after I left…it really was the worst outfit ever! Ha

I have seen the movies where there is a couple that is very obvious from the start. When the guy looks at the women she feels like she is the only person in the room. Like in Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth is dancing with Mr. Darcy and everyone in the room vanished.

I had never experienced when a guy looks at you and you lose every train of thought It is really is kind of magical - it is also one of the great moments to be Black, easier to hide the blushing!

Yes, its just another guy and No, I don’t even know if he is interested. But that is all okay. It is refreshing to know that the presence of another person can make you feel like a million bucks- doesn’t mean when he leaves I am less.

This guy didn’t open my eyes to love, it wasn’t that simple. The Lord softened my heart to the idea a whole year before this guys showed his face. It was good reassurance- the Lord is faithful in that area.