Love Is/Not Simply This

Love Is/Not The Christmas Message

What is my Christmas message this year, 2006? I have already given it, and their number is legion. Read any of my messages in my blogsites, or articles published by the American Chronicle, Each one is a Christmas message.

So we turn to the apt image by Lemoox who captions it ‘Love Messages 2’ (flickr.com/), meaning that it is part of a series. (You can visit http://flickr.com/photos/lemoox/ to view the series of photographs.) You will see why I call it ‘apt image’ if you notice that the obvious suggestion is that of a human holding a camera to the face. The human is decorated with many messages of many colors. One implication is that without man (embracing woman), there cannot be any messages. Another implication is that there cannot be any love without involving a human. Still another implication is that there are millions of love messages bombarbing each one of us everyday.

I said love is the Christmas message, didn’t I? The question is: What is love? The corollary question is: What is not love? Look for the love messages in my blogs using this list describing love:

Love is/not simply giving.
Love is/not simply forgiving.
Love is/not simply receiving.
Love is/not simply yielding.
Love is/not simply thinking creatively.
Love is/not simply thinking kindly.
Love is/not simply keeping your promise.
Love is/not simply respecting.
Love is/not simply speaking your mind and not hurting.
Love is/not simply setting free, and trusting.
Love is/not simply living.
Love is/not simply believing.
Love is/not simply depending.
Love is/not simply fighting.
Love is/not simply praising.
Love is/not simply not criticizing.
Love is/not simply being willing.
Love is/not simply doing.
Love is/not simply undoing.
Love is/not simply drinking.
Love is/not simply not gambling.
Love is/not simply turning traitor.
Love is/not simply betraying.
Love is/not simply studying.
Love is/not simply viewing.
Love is/not simply reviewing.
Love is/not simply working.
Love is/not simply staying at home.
Love is/not simply quality time. Love is/not simply all the time.
Love is/not simply appreciating.
Love is/not simply meriting.
Love is/not simply denying.
Love is/not simply remembering.
Love is/not simply forgetting.
Love is/not simply singing.
Love is/not simply writing.
Love is/not simply reading.
Love is/not simply marrying.
Love is/not simply virginity.
Love is/not simply helping.
Love is/not simply teaching.
Love is/not simply proposing.
Love is/not simply meaning well. Love is/not simply meaning better.
Love is/not simply anticipating.
Love is/not simply the full moon.
Love is/not simply a sunny day.
Love is/not simply a rain check.
Love is/not simply a raincoat.
Love is/not simply a ride.
Love is/not simply a balloon.
Love is/not simply a gift.
Love is/not simply a parachute.
Love is/not simply a wink.
Love is/not simply a safety pin.
Love is/not simply a beard shaved.
Love is/not simply long hair.
Love is/not simply a new dress.
Love is/not simply a perfume.
Love is/not simply sailing.
Love is/not simply loading.
Love is/not simply surfing.
Love is/not simply mitigating.
Love is/not simply measuring.
Love is/not simply a cucumber.
Love is/not simply beginning.
Love is/not simply ending.
Love is/not simply a new beginning.
Love is/not simply everything.
Love is/not simply always smiling.

To be lengthened/enlightened every now and then. First revised 14 December 2006.