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Heart rock, found as photographed, lying in my neighbour's garden. Photographed with Nikon D300, 35mm lens.
One of the reason that I started Love Thursday so long ago is because I love the idea of being able to find love in unexpected places. I love the idea that love is, indeed, all around us, we just need to open our eyes and look. It's right there. It's always right there.
Related to this fascination for love is my attraction to all things serendipitous and kind -- strangers doing nice things for one another, random acts of kindness, people doing deeds of charity, philanthropy or just plain goodwill or grace without giving it a second thought. People who extend a hand of friendship for no reason than just to do it. It's the reason I loved the video I linked to in yesterday's post, or that great Free Hugs Campaign that was so popular a couple of years ago.
It's also the reason that I so love the following video, The Beckoning of Lovely. Take a look at it, and see if it doesn't move you. (And by the way, if it does, and you live in and around Houston, keep scrolling down -- there's a wonderful surprise at the bottom of this post.)
Happy Love Thursday, everyone. Please leave the links to your words and images of love in the comments section below. And may you beckon some lovely into your life today!
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For those of you who are in Houston, great news: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the beautiful mind behind The Beckoning of Lovely video you see above, will be here in Houston next Tuesday, March 31st, for the sole purpose of joining you and me and all of us to create more lovely! Here are all the details:
WHERE: Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial Drive (phone: 281.497.8675)
WHEN: Tuesday March 31st, 6:00-7:00 pm
WHO: Nice, interesting people like you
WHY: To feel like wow, that was an exceptionally well-spent hour
WHY NOT: Exactly.
In other words, just show up, and let's see what magic we can make. I can't wait to see you all there.
Song: Closer to fine, by the Indigo Girls
Thu, March 26, 2009
Reader Comments (45)
Hi! I am def. going to come to this event. I can't wait to see you again! I love the fact that you are trying to spread love - after seeing your video on positive in a negative world on momversation.com - things like this NEED to become a movement in today's environment.
How do we raise happy citizens if all we are surrounded by is such negativity? I can't even watch the news anymore.
Again - can't wait to see you again and hope all is well. Congrats on all your success this year since I've met you in January!
Thank you again for the inspirational video, and thank you also for making your blog a space for sharing the love we found.
My love-thursday post is created from the most beautiful words I read this week, it's here.
Happy Love Thursday! My heart is a found nature heart as well ... kind of :)
http://thejaxon4.blogspot.com/2009/03/179-love-thursday.html
What a wonderful and inspirational video. Thanks for sharing.
Here's a little found love for today:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=729
I enjoy Love Thursday as well because I get to see images of love and read stories of love every week from all over the world. It warms my heart to see such positivity. Thanks Karen.
Sharing an image and story of love this week...Happy Love Thursday everyone !!!
Story: http://momentarysolace.blogspot.com/2009/03/guess-what-i-did-last-night.html
Image: http://momentarysolace.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-think-im-falling-in-love-again.html
Oh, how I wish I lived in Houston right about now...... Lovely finds, Karen!
Finding love in a corner of my home:
http://gabriellekaiphotography.com/blog/2009/03/love-thursday-a-corner-of-love/
Happy Love Thursday, everyone!
Lovely inspirational video, thank you!
My Love Thursday post is inspired by the greatest love of all, that of my son.
http://agliooliopeperoncino.blogspot.com/2009/03/es-flowers.html
Ciao and HAPPY LOVE THURSDAY to all!
You are so right, "love is always right there." It's everywhere if we just fine tune our senses to pick up on it. We can hear it with all that we are. That's true listening. Thank you for love thursday and thank your for those powerful and vivid photos!
Sharing mine:
http://operationyou.blogspot.com/2009/03/love-thursday-listen-to-peace.html
Happy Love Thursday!
You and I were on the same wavelength! Happy Love Thursday everyone.
I went old school with my post.
http://www.soeursdujour.com/2009/03/love-thursday-old-school.html
Caged Hearts
happy love thursday!