African-American Folk Saying

I was sitting at my desk this morning and I just felt good about today ... and I coined Tuesdays "Thankful Tuesdays." There are so many things in my life that I know I'm thankful for. Even if I were to cancel out the big things and focus in on the simple things in life -- I would still have every reason in the world to be thankful. So I've added "Thankful Tuesdays," to the list with the others days -- "Positive Wednesdays," "Get Money Thursdays," and " 'Ligion Sundays."

Shortly after I received an e-mail from a friend who needed to know the following:

What Is Love?

What Defines Love?

What Consists Of Love?

So I thought I would comply those questions into an e-mail and see what others would say concerning the questions ...

Webster says love is an intense affection, strong affection, expression of ones affection ... blah, blah, blah. But in my words Love is a force not to be fucked with. This email is a work in progress ... Is that ok?

In my opinion there is no real definition of what love is because love is like beauty it is what one perceives it to be. Our concepts of love differ from person to person sometimes very drastically. Some of our conceptual thought of love have been so immensely influenced by society and the media that some of us actually know not what love is but only what they have been told that it was.

Love

Is in every action that you make, every word that you say. It is a feelings of overwhelming joy that you receive by simply by seeing happiness in someone else's eyes. It's the tears that you cry and the pain that you feel when that special someone is hurting. It's caring for someone more than any monetary or material possesion. Its the ability to be vulnerable, placing all fears and worries aside allowing yourself to give all of you to him or her without hesitation or fear that they will use it as a weapon. Some say love is trusting and honest (But how many times have we lied to those we claim to love) Love is forgiveness, unselfishness, generosity, the ability and desire to give your last. Love is supporting his goals while striving to reach your because if you love him, his goals will become your goals. Because one of your goals is to see him happy, to see him succeed. Love is anger, because it angers you to see someone hurt him or misuse him or take him for granted. Love is pain. Love is happiness, Love fear, the fear of loosing something so great that you would put all of your riches in the hands of the wind in order to keep him. Love is suffering because a day without him is almost like a day without food. Love is too much to define.

Love is all knowing. It's the feeling you get when you have just eating a blueberry muffin with tea, it's like the sun shining on your skin in the morning after making love all night long, it's everything around you that is positive and inspiring. That's what love is to me.

Love is only defined by itself. There can be no measurement, because it reaches all levels and expands all boundaries.

Love consists of the earth and everything therein. It is in our hearts and contains so much power that it can be dangerous.

Ultimately, love is God and his/her fullness.

Well I think love is just the simple act of caring and insuring the well being of another. Genuinely caring about and for the next man is love no matter what relation he is to you or whatever or even if he has no tie to you at all showing genuine care for another is love.

Love is a feeling that cannot be put into words and only expressed through actions. When someone loves you (or you love someone) there is NOTHING that you (they) would not do for them (you). It can consist of everything or nothing at all. Depends on one's heart.

I'll stop right there and allow those words to marinate within ...

"Tell me what is enough

To prove I am ready for love

I Am Ready ..." India.Arie