—IS YOUR BED MADE, IS
YOUR SWEATER ON?
…A few months back my
son went to a Barter Fair with a bunch of free-spirited, mostly young(ish)
people. The idea is to bring something
to barter for something else.
My son’s barter item
was jokes. He ended up doing fairly
well. Along the way, he took a notebook
with him and asked everyone he came into contact with to write down what they
thought love was. At the end of the
fair, the notebook was filled with over 160 entries.
Some of them were what
you’d expect, but then some of them were unexpected.
Here are a few of my
favorites:
“I guess love is when
two people don’t let each other down.” Jonas
“Love is what we’ll
miss when we move on from this life. It
will be around us, instead of inside of us, and our fondness for it will
disappear when it’s all we know.”
“Love is strange, and
it brings strangers together.”
“Love is infinity. Love is everything. You are love and you are everything.” Abby
“Love is freedom to be
yourself.”
“Love is the verb that
moves your heart.”
“Love is selfless.”
“Love is a beautiful
disaster.”
“Love is a diary that
you are willing to share.”
“Love is exactly what
you are, exponentially combined with all others.”
“To give. And give.
And give again.”
“Love is the key to our
survival.”
“Love is something you
feel in every atom of your body.”
“You are the love you
give. You are the love you
receive.” S
“Love is not always
having to say it.” Reese
“Love is complicated
and simple and fun and conflicted. Love
is everything in between.”
“Love is true happiness
with one’s self and with others.”
“Love is a peck on the
forehead and a good meal.” Q
“Love is all those I
surround myself with.” Kitty
“Love is the knowledge
of reaching a destination while following the journey whole-heartedly.” Robert
“Love feels like home.”
“Love is the opposite
of entropy.”
“Love is giving
everything up in life for someone.”
“Love is complete
acceptance. It’s ‘I love you, even in
your worse mess.’ I love you because I
love you because I love you.” Mac
“Love is fighting for
something you know you shouldn’t, but you fight for it because it makes you
happy.” T
“Love is true attention
and empathy.”
“Love is caring about
someone else’s life as much as your own.”
“Love is given freely
without expecting it to be returned.”
Terri
“Love is transparency
and trust.”
“Love is the
unconditional giving of your care, time and energy.”
“My definition of love
is making sure everyone stays laughing.” Devin
“Love is unity.”
“Love is not worth
writing down.”
“Love is an endless
connection that only deepens with time.”
“Love is caring for
someone and not wanting anything in return.”
“Love is the answer.” Jake
“Love is both the
meaning and mission of life.” Danny
“Love is trusting
someone and treating people the way you want to be treated.”
“Love is the best drug
on earth. It’s the reason I sing.”
“Love is you.”
