Love is...

I started my two week theatre intensive today AND started a massive purge in my room at my dads' house. I actually got done with my workshop at 4 and thought, wow, what a great post I'll have today, but then I got home and got sucked into cleaning.

So, many apologies, but seeing as I already took my sleeping pills and I'm falling asleep as I type, I don't think I can manage a real post for today.

I found a poem that I could post tonight, but I'd rather save it for another time.

Instead, I am going to share with you one of my favorite chain email things of all time.

What does Love mean?

A group of professionals posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds.

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even after his hands got arthritis too. That's love.” Rebecca- age 8





"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” Billy - age 4





"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” Karl - age 5





"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” Chrissy - age 6





"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.” Terri - age 4





"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7





"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss” Emily - age 8





"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." 

Bobby - age 7

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.” Noelle- 7





"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.” Tommy - age 6





"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and I saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.” Cindy - age 8





"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” Clare - age 6





"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” Elaine-age 5





"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4





"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." 

Lauren - age 4





"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." Karen - age 7





"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8




“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with someone who you hate.” Nikka- age 6

And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Passacaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child whose next-door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry."

(This is T.A.D. again)

I think the innocence and purity of children is amazing when held in contrast with the wisdom and kindness that young ones can show. This is my favorite example of that, and these are some of my favorite definitions of love.

I'll make a real post tomorrow. Now I must go to bed before my dog gets too comfortable and makes me sleep on the floor. (She'll try too)

Cheers,

T.A.D.