3.16.2010

Blogging it Forward: My Inspiration

Have you heard about Blog it Forward? It's an awesome collaborative blogging project organized by Sfgirlbybay: 300 bloggers, all sharing what inspires them. Yesterday, One Blue Wren shared some absolutely beautiful words and photos, tomorrow, One Sydney Road will do the same, and today it's my turn!

I must admit, I had a little trouble with this assignment - certainly more than I thought I would. I find inspiration in so many places, and I couldn't figure out how to narrow that down into one blog post. As I was flipping through my inspiration book and my digital inspiration files, however, I suddenly realized that there was one thing connecting it all. One thing that all of my creativity depends on; one thing that if I didn't have, I wouldn't be me.



Four little letters for the most important thing in the world.



L.O.V.E.



Without it, what would we be?



Nothing is more inspiriting to me than love, every kind of love.

Puppy love,


kitty love,


boy love,


girl love,


friend love,


family love,



camera love,


movie love,


cozy love,


passionate love


and of course, the most important type of all, self love. Because you absolutely, 100% deserve it.


What do you love today?

32 comments:

SewSweetStitches said...

I think we're missing a very important one here... COFFEE LOVE! Wait, and what about ice cream love? Taco Bell love?
...I see a theme to my life lol

Miss Makes-a-lot said...

wow ALLI this is super wonderful! great words and collection of images. my blogging-it- forward is next week and i've been also trying to narrow it down but i think you summed yours up perfectly! :)

Mrs. Potts said...

This is such a beautiful post!! And I couldn't agree with you more about the self love part - lately I've had a few encounters with people who are more interested in attention than respect, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why! Then I realized it's all about self love.

Thanks for sharing - you certainly inspired me!

Emily said...

Today I LOVE this post :) and buttons! I am totally in love with buttons! I think you make such a great point with this post it is really beautiful! XOXO

biscuit said...

seriously amazing post!!! i love it so much!!!!

michabella said...

Alli, as everyone has already said... Amazing post! I love love :) Seriously...we would be nothing with out it! <3

piccola samurai said...

You're right and mastered greatly the art of mixing words and images!
Great!

Sandy said...

this is such a sweet post alli, i like how you revolved it around LOVE! i love the picture of the couple looking at the sunset and the one where they are standing and their reflection shows in the puddle of water!!! what am i loving today??? i love seeing all these super inspirational posts from my fellow bloggers! =)

Maria Isabel said...

This is such a pretty post! Love is really the only thing worth anything in life. I will check out that blog it forward site

Jennifer said...

i L*O*V*E*D your post!

allyn said...

adorable post! there is never enough love.

Thalia said...

Today I Love my family and my boyfriend <3

Toni said...

Awesome Post! Awesome Pictures. Very inspiring. (p.s. thanks for the comment!)

silver+gold said...

Great post! LOVE is the most important thing of all <3

Cara said...

your blog is unbelievably cute. i'm a new follower. follow me pleeease?

http://caraalynn.blogspot.com

thank you so much! :D

Anna said...

all of these pictures are making me miss my boyfriend who is away for work, great collection though!!!

Miss Koree said...

afsklfj ;owei; kfj.
awesome post!!!
thank you for sharing what inspires you.
:)

Arcadia said...

i LOVED your post and would like to add, chocolate-love, oatmeal cookies-love, and....just kidding ;)!

Slumber Designs said...

Beautiful post. Simply beautiful.

What do I love? Love. Plain and simple. I love Love.

Fringe said...

Yay for love! It's what makes the world go 'round. What a gorgeous, wonderful post. I'm so happy to have "met" you for the first time in this way...

xo

Elizabeth said...

Such an awesome post...I love the last, especially!

Trish said...

sweet post! Hope you're feeling better today!

Alexandra Mason said...

What a great post. Today i love my family, Fee, my cats (i do love them everyday not just today:) the bar of Aero i just ate, my bed, blogg reading, my sewing machine and the sunshine we had. Hope you are feeling better xx

LyddieGal said...

awww what a great collection!!!!
I love camera love!

Chic on the Cheap

rachel! said...

i love this post. LOVE. ha. way to hone in on what's important!.

Alli (One Pearl Button) said...

Thank you, everyone! I'm so glad that you all liked the post and found it inspiring.

Elizabeth said...

Such a beautiful post! Love.

Kristin said...

I love my little family of three! I never knew how amazing it could be!

Brandi said...

I LOVE your blog it forward post. So much. I'm sorry I haven't been over sooner, but I'm almost glad I haven't -- I'm getting a serious dose of all you love all in one day. It's fantastic!

Marisa Midori said...

This is one of my favourite blog it forwards! Lovely photos and a lovely sentiment. Thanks for sharing!

inspir-ed. said...

LOVE this! How do I get involved in the blog it forward project? This sounds fantastic.

http://the-ed-chronicles.blogspot.com/

A Taste of T said...

THIS post!