Fat Ballerinas

at times a lot. recent days have made me ponder the question of what love is.
it can describe an intense feeling of affection, an emotion or an emotional state.

can it be expressed when writing in a language that is not your native tongue?

Tu llamas la atención de alguien
Soy yo.
Yo pierdo el corazón
Es por ti.
Nosotros vamos hacia lo desconocido
Juntos.
Por el amor
Te quiero.

(i had to write this for my Español class. it is a poem to my husband.)

it is just words and they can be so damn useless when expressing a feeling. but sometimes words are all you have and they are just what you needed.

I will still love you even when you cannot speak a word of English OR Spanish; if you are deaf and mute, and you have no capability of communicating save for your eyes and gestures, I will still love you.

I will still love you even when you are wrinkly and old and arthritic, and when your beautiful freckles have turned into faded age spots and your hair needs that extra special kind of color to cover up the gray, I will still love you.

I will still love you even if no one else does or no one else cares one way or another, I will still love you.

I will still love you even when you think a bad thought, or do a good deed, or feel out of place, or fit right in, I will still love you.

I will still love you even to the very end of your days, or mine, or both; I will still love you.

I will still love you no matter what comes to pass, or how many miles separate us, no matter when we have spoken last or intend to speak again; no matter about anything, I will still love you.

(i received this in an email from my friend Mickey on a day when things were not going so well.)

but instead of an action, what if it was a decision? actions have reactions, but a decision can be unconditional.

My Life -
It is not always pretty, fair or kind but it is always beautiful and I choose to live it with as much passion, joy and courage as I can muster each day.

(this was written by my friend Darcy, and is the quote at the beginning of her website.)

my wish is that we all love and are loved, but most of all love the one person who is always at our side. ourself.