Life is....

"Life is not without pain, but life concerns itself with how we handle that pain, or joy, or confusion, or triumph. Life is more than time passing before death, it is the sum and total of all we make of it."

You all know that I get introspective at times. I got to thinking what life really is. Not why we are here or what it is we're supposed to be doing... but what defines a life. Everyone has a lifetime but did they really live it?

To some, seeking the meaning of life is what living is. Once they know why they are here, then they go about fulfilling that destiny.

To others, seeking happiness, theirs and those around them, is what life is. To them, more joy than pain is a life well lived.

Still to others, life is an endless series of questions without enough answers.

I've come to believe that all of these are wrong... and right. Yes, we all have a purpose in this life, things we were put here to do. Yes, we all should seek to bring happiness to our lives and the lives of those around us. And yes, life does have more questions than answers. But above all that, I think life is about love. The love of family, friends, that special someone and the love of enjoying the moment and the small things. Without these things it's not worth getting outta bed. Think about it... when tough times hit, where do you turn? You turn to the people and the things you love. Just as a kid who skins his knee runs to Mom, we turn to the loves in our lives. There is always that someone who can lift your spirits, or that project that eases your mind. These are what life is. Life is love and love is life.

"And we have known and believed the love that God hath for us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."

-- 1 John 4:16&18