The Show 10:35 AM

it finally happened!

after a lot of waiting, planning, creating, and hoping we finally had our love each one show.

morning of we found out that the space we were planning to use would be covered by a tent, which was unexpected but we were like ok yeah, we can work with that.

then when we got there to set up we discovered it was full of tables and chairs that were packed in basically back to back.  it didn't look like there was any space for us at all, unless we moved everything from underneath the tent.

so we set to work.  we were literally setting up the space right down to the last second.  honestly there were moments when i thought, "oh man, how is this going to work?"  but we just kept going.

the most amazing thing through the whole process of getting ready for the show and then having it was our friends.  they were all sooo willing to help us.  they helped us print pages for books, glue the books together, spray paint tshirts, bake treats, move tables and chairs, frame love definitions, burn dvds and make cases for them, and advertise around campus and sarasota.  there is absolutely no way we could have done this show without their help.  we love you guys so much!

for those of you who weren't able to make it..... we wanted to let you know that we will have more photos online soon (i'm just sorting through everything), we will also be making a pdf version of the book available online, and IF YOU WOULD LIKE A FREE DVD OF THE DOCUMENTARY AND LOVE DEFINITIONS shoot us an email at loveeachone@gmail.com with your name and address and we would be more than happy to send one (or multiple if you like) your way!

and if you're wondering.... there is a future of love each one, it doesn't just end here.  we've got a lot of ideas and hopes and we totally welcome yours too.  IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE FUTURE OF LOVE EACH ONE send us an email to the address above, we would love to hear your thoughts :)

more to come soon!

till then, happy sunday :)

<3ginger

LOVE EACH ONE SHOW 9:43 AM

LEO is a movement that dares others to live actions of love each day.
we believe every individual is important. we believe everyone deserves to be loved.

you followed us on our cross country adventure... now we invite you to join us for a night of story telling and memory sharing at our Leo show.

it is an outdoor installation
on fri April 15, 2011
from 7-11pm
in front of the Ulla Searing Student Center on Ringling College's campus in Sarasota, FL

featuring live music, free refreshments, film screenings, photography, a collection of love definitions, interactive artwork, and giveaways.

we (Jason, Stan, Emily, and Ginger) are so excited to share our experience with you in full!

its 2011 ! ! ! 3:44 PM

Hello there!

I hope everyone has had a lovely love month :)

First of all i would like to appologize for there not being any updates for 6 months or so... there has been so much going on and we can't wait to share everything with you!

Second, I would like to thank everyone who has sent us love mail.  you're all amazing!  we are still accepting if anyone wants to send some of their thoughts on love our way

love each one, attn ginger

1130 greensboro ln, 646

sarasota, fl

34234

the biggest news is....  we've set a date for the LOVE EACH ONE SHOW !

on Friday, April 15, 2011

from 7 - 11 pm

at Ringling College of Art and Design in the student center plaza

in Sarasota, FL

we will have a one night only outdoor installation.  we'll have love definitions, photos, and video, as well as interactive art work.  It is our desire to have live music, free food, and gifts for everyone.

We have a lot of work to do to get ready for it... but we're super excited! 

anyone and everyone is welcome to attend!  April might just be the perfect month for you to take a sunny florida vactaion :)    (in my minds eye i see all of our friends we met during the trip being here for it... that would be so much fun!)

keep your eyes and ears open for more news and stories  :) :) :)

lovelove,

ginger

don't stop believin 11:22 PM

Just last week I was able to go visit 'ol Stanley in California. The weather was beautiful, our adventuring was filled with wonders, and overall we had a super duper time. Stan had been telling me on the bus earlier that there was a guy that sat at the corner of Haight and Ashbury who would write you a poem about anything for a few bucks. We happened to see him on the bus a few minutes later so Stan very loudly whispered/yelled "HEY! that's the guy that writes poems!!" the guy looked back, we looked away, and I pointed out that maybe Stanley should try to not loudly whisper when talking about the surrounding people ;) We soon exited the bus and putting that awkward moment behind us. However when we made it to Haight and Ashbury there he sat with his typewriter ready. I really wanted to ask for a poem ( ! ) Then I thought, LOVE EACH ONE! so I pulled out a business card and some money and we hurried over to him. I explained what Love Each One had done over the last few weeks and asked if he could write us a poem about what love is to him.

He thought for a bit, typed away, handed us the poem, we said our goodbyes and Stan and I continued our exploring.

Here are his thoughts..

send us a poem or letter telling us what you think love is.

Love Each One attn. Ginger

1130 Greensboro Lane/#646

Sarasota, FL, 34234

<33emilyy

"Love is, as far as i can tell, the most mature response to any situation - the pinnacle of what it means to be truly human. Love is a wrench in the wheels of cause and effect, of reactionary living, of casual imitation. Yes, speed and events are all around us in the information age, but motion, true motion, is rare. Love is the movement. Keep moving, amigos."

Jon Foreman

remember! 4:04 PM

hey hey world!

so i have been working on loveeachone books that will be part of our show and because of that i have been reading through our blog posts and today i came across this quote we posted awhile back and just thought today was a good day to re-post it :)

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

-Leo Buscaglia

re-reading our stories makes me miss traveling and the newness and excitement but i don't want those things to make me think less of the present.... loving in our everyday lives is just as important, probably even more, and honestly its harder.... we have to remember that these things:

a touch

a smile

a kind word

a listening ear

an act

are the very best ways to show love. all we have to do is remember to be aware of the people around us, wherever we are. :)

lovelove, gingaa

cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves 1:23 PM

A couple days ago I discovered a can of pumpkin in the back of our pantry and I have not been able to stop thinking about it. I’ll be sitting doing my homework, minding my own business, and then out of nowhere a picture of the can will dance into my minds eye and I begin to imagine all the things that it could become…. totally forgetting about The Birth of the Big, Beautiful Art Market as pumpkin pies and cookies and breads do a Be Our Guest impersonation in my mind….and then I’ll snap back and banish the spicey orange pureed vegetable from my thoughts.

Today though was different. It came into my mind and I could almost taste warm pumpkin bread fresh out of the oven on the tip of my tongue. That was it. "Today’s the day," i said to myself. So I went into the kitchen and pulled out all the ingredients and my mom wondered in and exclaimed in delight, “oh! You’re using my green mixing bowl! Ohh you knooow that bread is going to be amazing if you’re making it in that!” this is my mom’s very favorite bowl. It’s a green pottery bowl and there is no other one like it on the planet, and it is very lovely.

So I’m mixing and throwing in spices and vanilla and the air is thick with flour like fog from clapping my dusty hands. I pour half the batter into a pie pan, yeaah I just felt like pie shaped bread sounded fun :P , and then I pull another dish out to pour the rest of the batter into….

And then,

Craaaaack! Shatttter. Silence.

i dropped the green bowl. I slapped my forehead with my floury hand and with shoulders slumped walked into the living room where my mom and sister were sitting.

“mom?”

“was it the blue bowl?!” my sister asked.

“no….. it was the green one.”

My mom stood up and walked slowly into the kitchen.

I apologized repeatedly and told my mom how mad I was at myself because I knew it was her favorite. She was quiet at first but then she just smiled at me and hugged me and said it was ok. She said she was glad that it had perished doing what it was made to do. And then she got this really excited look on her face and said,

“hey! We should save the pieces and make it into something new! Give it a new purpose!”

so we set about gathering pieces and washing them and stacking them somewhere safe. My mom is very excited about her new project. She may even write a story about that little bowl.

This morning was a visual and tangible reminder that true love is unconditional, quick to forgive, and can always see the potential in you even when you appear to be useless to the rest of the world.

The only love that I now that will always always always respond in this extreme truth is the Love of God. He loves us so much that he sent his son to take the blame for all our failures so that even when we look like we have no potential we can be made new and given a new purpose!

He loves us so much that he doesn’t get mad at us when we break something, he just hugs us and says, “its ok, lets make something new now.” And then he sits down with you to enjoy a warm delicious piece of pumpkin bread. :)

hope you are enjoying the end of your summers.... wish i could share warm bread with you all over the internet! much love till next time,

ginger