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"What Does
Love Mean?" See How 4-8 Year-Old Kids Describe Love
by Ladan Lashkari
A group of professional people posed this question to a group
of 4 to 8 year-olds: "What does love mean?"
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could
have imagined. See what you think...
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"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 when his hands got arthritis too. That's
love."
Rebecca - age 8
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"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
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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
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"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
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"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
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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you
stop opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a friend who you hate."
Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then
he wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
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"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
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"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared.
I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving
and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
Cindy - age 8
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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine - age 5
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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris - age 7
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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you
left him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me
all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
(Now THIS is love!)
Lauren - age 4
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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down
and little stars come out of you." (what an image!)
Karen - age 7
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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't
think it's gross."
Mark - age 6
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"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
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And the final one...
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia 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."
About The Author: Ladan Lashkari is a respected Internet
marketing expert and the author of “How to Find Best-Selling
Product Ideas” where you’ll discover a proven, step-by-step
formula to find hot-selling
product ideas. To grab a FREE copy of Best-Selling Ideas Master’s
Course, simply visit: http://www.FindProductIdeas.com
Ladan Lashkari may be contacted at http://www.FindProductIdeas.com or Ladan@FreeNewsletterIdeas.com
10 Best Love Quotes to Express Your Love
by Fion Lim
People everywhere are falling in love, falling out of love
or suffering in love. Love quotes will help you to express your
deepest feelings and thoughts, during those times when words just
refuse to flow out of you.
It's like no matter how hard you try to phrase it, the words
just don't come out right. And you're stuck and couldn't write
another word.
You may not be a born writer or poet, that's perfectly alright.
But you have the ability to choose. So choose a wonderful love
quote that speaks from your heart, and let your loved one know
exactly what's on your mind and in your heart.
During the times where words fail you, let Love Quotes give you a gentle helping
hand. Let love quotes help you paint out your thoughts beautifully
on paper.
Whether it's your Valentine's Day cards, your anniversary cards,
your romantic love letters or loving emails, you don't have to
worry about not knowing what to say or write anymore.
Pour out your love with love quotes and watch how the right
love quote will bring your card, letter or message to life.
How about dazzling your man or woman with a love quote right
away?
List of 10 Best Love Quotes
1) "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but
by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." - Sam
Keen
2) "I believe that two people are connected at the heart,
and it doesn't matter what you do, or who you are or where you
live; there are no boundaries or barriers if two people are destined
to be together." - Julia Roberts
3) "I love you not because of who you are, but because
of who I am when I am with you." - Author Unknown
4) "Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing
at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
5) "In true love the smallest distance is too great, and
the greatest distance can be bridged." - Hans Nouwens
6) "Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but
somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart."
- Kay Knudsen
7) "If I could reach up and hold a star for every time
you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm
of my hand." - Author Unknown
8) "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot
be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart."
- Helen Keller
9) "Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what
makes the ride worthwhile." - Franklin P. Jones
10) "If I know what love is, it is because of you."
- Herman Hesse
Fion Lim writes for Great Inspirational Quotes.
For scrapbooking quotes, please visit Scrapbooking Quotes. And for
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10 Easy Steps to Writing a Memorable Love Letter
by Bryan Noonan
Perhaps the most romantic and memorable thing you can do in
your relationship with your lover is to write a love letter to
him/her. Love letters have been used for centuries by famous and
not-so-famous people to express their passion and feelings to
their love. It's a great idea. The problem is that most of us
(especially men) aren't that great at writing love letters and
most of us don't even know the first thing about writing in verse
(poems).
Here are 10 simple tips to help you get started:
1. Be yourself. If you are writing a love letter to
someone then you obviously care about that person. Just be yourself
and don't try to be someone you are not.
2. Write conversationally. If you've browsed the Internet
and read famous love letters from years gone by you've probably
seen lots of 'thee' and 'thou' and other words no longer in our
everyday vocabulary. While these words make a nice famous OLD
love letter, they aren't suitable for writing a modern day love
letter. You might in fact sound a little rediculous adding these
to your letters.
Say something like, "When you smile you brighten up the
entire room, driving out the shadows of sadness lingering there
and instead filling the room with love and warmth." Don't
try to make it 'old' by saying "Thy smile doth brighten the
entire room..."
3. Be truthful. Don't say things you don't mean. If
you really don't think your sweetheart is the most beautiful person
in the entire world don't say she is. If you don't think your
man is the hunkiest and handsomest person in the universe you
better not say he is. Tell the truth. Find something you truly
admire or love about your sweetheart and dwell on that.
Be honest, but don't always say all you are thinking. "I
love the way you care about people and have such a wonderful heart
to care for people's needs" is much better than "I love
the way you care about people, I just wish you would care about
me a little more."
4. Handwrite your letter & use good paper Typing your
letter may be easier and email may be the fastest way to transport
it, but there is something to be said for a a hand-written letter
on good quality paper being delivered in the mailbox. Even if
you are married and live together, mail your sweetheart the letter.
It'll brighten his/her day like you can never imagine.
5. Use appropriate openings and closings If you've just
started dating an opening of "My dearest love, Tina"
may be a little overkill. You don't want to scare your romance
off. Something a little more tempered like "To Tina, with
my affection" may be more appropriate. If you're married
or have been dating for some time, you might try a more affectionate
opening such as, "My dearest love, Tina" or "To
the love of my life".
Likewise with closings. If you've only been dating a short
time use something like "With my affection", or "Yours
truly". Longer relationships can use something more passionate
like "With all my love", or "Longing for your embrace"
6. Be careful of your grammer and spelling If your sweetheart
is 'more better' at spelling, grammer and punctuation he/she will
notice the errors and it will distract from the message. Be sure
to use proper spelling, grammer and punctuation. If you are unsure
of yourself in this area then type the letter first in Microsoft
Word (or the Mac equivalent) and use the spell check and grammer
check. Then hand-write for the best affect.
7. Use a proper closing paragraph. When all has been
said in the letter end it well. Don't drone on and on, but end
with a summary of why you are so in love.
8. Decorate or 'memoralize' your love letter Use a light
spray of perfume or cologne or paste a picture of yourself or
the two of you together. If you're an artist (even an amature
artist) add your own personalization through art. Make it uniquely
yours.
9. Sign your letter. In your haste and love drunk daze
don't forget to sign your letter!
10. Get creative with the 'envelope' Use a wax seal
if you have it available. Or hand deliver your letter rolled up
and tied with a ribbon, or rolled up in a bottle ("message
in a bottle"). Find a way to make the delivery unique. Whatever
you do, don't email your love letter. Send it in the mail with
a stamp if nothing else!
Bryan Noonan is a leading expert in keeping romance alive in
your relationships. His monthly newsletter features fresh free
romantic ideas, timly articles, and tips for keeping your romance
alive. Bryan Noonan may be contacted at http://www.freeromanticideas.com or romance@freeromanticideas.com
10 Love Words and How to Use Them
by Ruth Marlene Friesen
The ancient Greeks had four unique words, which when the Bible
was translated into English all became LOVE. They are agape (God's
love), storge (family love), philia (love between friends), and
eros (sexual love, which is not in the Bible). Our language is
not that destitute that we can't speak more specifically when
we want to talk about love.
Do a little brainstorming. What other words come to mind when
you think "love"? Which do you substitute?
Here's my list; decision respect devoted loyal bless honour
romance compassion favour affections fondness infatuation delight,
enjoy like, admire beloved worship
That may be enough for now. I'm sure you can come up with more,
depending on the meaning you apply to love.
I'll take just 10 of those words and show how they refine and
explain love in specific situations. Feel free to add them to
your daily vocabulary year round.
1. Decision - a thesaurus defines love 6 ways as a noun and
only 3 ways as a verb. I prefer to think of love as a verb. We
have to make a decision to do it. Don't wait for love to land
on you like a friendly bird.
2. Respect - choose to respect someone, and they will begin
to favour you, and a mutual love relationship will grow out of
that.
3. Devoted - once married, remain devoted to your spouse. It's
easy at the beginning to be devoted to your children, but love
involves repeated decisions to remain devoted no matter what they
do later on.
4. Loyal - in families as well as friendships, it is important
to show loyalty, to protect that other one's reputation, You do
that by not telling of his or her mistakes and foilibles as jokes
on coffee row. Rather you drop good words of appreciation and
describe your beloved in kind and gentle terms. You keep the secrets
of the one you are loyal to, that is loving them.
5. Bless - do good, kind things for them. Here's the verb in
love again; say words of encouragement and gratitude and hope
too.
6. Compassion - this is not feeling-sorry-for-you pity, but
a caring identification with the person who has a need, whether
for a family member, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger
orphaned by a tsunami wave. But not just identification. Compassion
only occurs when you get up and do something for the person you
love. Up until then, you only have pity.
7. Favour, like and admire - if these were on a colour wheel,
they would be shades of the same colour. We all like to win the
favour and admiration of others. Our kids get ahead in school
better, if their teacher and the classmates favour or like them.
But have you ever considered that you might improve someone's
lot by showing them favour, and speaking admiringly to them? Another
way of describing blessing, actually. Even if you give away your
love like this to a child, or a stranger that you'll never see
again, give freely!
8. Affections and fondness - technically these look like nouns,
but just as love unexpressed is useless, so you must exert yourself
to show affection and fondness.
9. Delight - one of the best proofs of you love someone, is
to revel in their presence and all they say and do. Parents who
delight in their kids find this comes naturally. It works in all
other relationships too. Lovers mutually enjoy one another.
10. Worship - we are to totally love God. We choose to respect
Him by obeying His Word. This includes daily devotional times
in His presence. and loyalty in what we say about Him. We bless
God when we show favour and kindnesses to others, What He likes
best of all is when we delight in Him and praise Him enthusiastically.
This is mutual, for we read in Zephaniah 3:10, "The LORD
your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great
delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice
over you with singing." (NIV)
Deuteronomy 33:27 tells us, "The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms." (NIV)
Take this image with you; God carries you and me on His strong,
everlasting arm. He delights in us, and sings over us with glad
songs!
That liberates me to love Him back, and to love others as proof.
Ruth Marlene Friesen, makes friends everywhere, just like her
alter ego, the heroine of her novel, Ruthe's Secret Roses. Discover
the secrets of intentional friendship that transforms lives at
http://Ruthes-SecretRoses.com. Or - creative business ideas for
the new-to-net at http://BouquetofEnterprises.biz Ruth Marlene
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