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December 2009 
God is Love
Posted on Feb 9th, 2009
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Geertje
Geertje
At one of Holland’s busiest traffic points, near Rotterdam, a billboard is put up with three simple words: GOD IS LOVE. This proclamation stands out between the other high tech and highly commercial billboards surrounding it. I find the big black letters on a simple white surface such a pleasure to drive by. It’s so lovely and odd in its own way.
Every time I am moved by its simple, almost childish message. It seems to cut through most of the things I’m speeding by most of the times I’m on the highway, and most of the times in life to be honest. It’s unusual in Holland to see words like ‘love’ and ‘god’ in such a public, even commercial way. Especially the combination of both is rare, sadly enough.
It then never fails to surprise me why we don’t have more spiritual and loving affirmations in public places. It’s such an easy thing to do! There are always empty places, or how about reserving 5 percent of all the marketing space for collective positive affirmations! Imagine seeing a bus dry by that says: ‘You are good and whole’. Or a TV commercial proclaiming that life is precious –without having a brand or a product pushing through. Just some sunshine for our collective consciousness. I am convinced that crime rates would drop, traffic jams would diminish and people would smile more often.
So I think the “God is Love’ billboard is a good start. What makes me even love it more is that it turns out that the company that rents out the billboard doesn’t know who designed and paid for it! And it’s been there for months now, so somebody is really on the same page with me! I love the thought of somebody out there keeping this uplifting secret. I hope to see, and put out more positive affirmations into the world!
Have a lovely week!
Geertje
Every time I am moved by its simple, almost childish message. It seems to cut through most of the things I’m speeding by most of the times I’m on the highway, and most of the times in life to be honest. It’s unusual in Holland to see words like ‘love’ and ‘god’ in such a public, even commercial way. Especially the combination of both is rare, sadly enough.
It then never fails to surprise me why we don’t have more spiritual and loving affirmations in public places. It’s such an easy thing to do! There are always empty places, or how about reserving 5 percent of all the marketing space for collective positive affirmations! Imagine seeing a bus dry by that says: ‘You are good and whole’. Or a TV commercial proclaiming that life is precious –without having a brand or a product pushing through. Just some sunshine for our collective consciousness. I am convinced that crime rates would drop, traffic jams would diminish and people would smile more often.
So I think the “God is Love’ billboard is a good start. What makes me even love it more is that it turns out that the company that rents out the billboard doesn’t know who designed and paid for it! And it’s been there for months now, so somebody is really on the same page with me! I love the thought of somebody out there keeping this uplifting secret. I hope to see, and put out more positive affirmations into the world!
Have a lovely week!
Geertje
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