Love is....

Love, beminnen, liefhebben, rakastaa, amour, liebe, liben, szeretet, amore, amare, amor, diligo, amor, gra.....
 

{Karin Taylor}

It's only a few weeks until Valentine's Day, and whether you have a spouse/partner or don't you can still celebrate Valentine's Day. It is said that the holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. It is a tradition for lovers to express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery, however like many other festive dates in our calendar it has become very commercialised with the card shops getting all the money. So why not be creative this year and make some handmade cards and gifts, cook a nice meal, bring your loved one to a special place or buy something unique.

{Magpie Mine's Shop}

So what exactly does Love mean to people??

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination ~Voltaire

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence ~Eric Fromm

Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies ~Swedish Proverb

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired ~Robert Frost

Love is the greatest refreshment in life. ~Pablo Picasso

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence ~Henry Louis Mencken

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet ~Plato

True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked ~Segal

Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that ~Michael Leunig
 
So what does love mean to you??

{Kim Casali}

 

Where there is love the heart is light,

Where there is love the day is bright,

Where there is love there is a song

To help when things are going wrong,

Where there is love there is a smile

To make all things seem more worthwhile,

Where there is love there's quiet peace,

A tranquil place where turmoils cease...

Love changes darkness into light

And makes the heart take "wingless flight"-

Oh, blest are they who walk in love...

They also walk with God above,

And when man walks with God again

There shall be Peace on Earth for men.

                ~Helen Steiner Rice

So tell us all what love means to you??