Love Doesn't Hurt

In honour of Valentine's Day this week, I am writing about love all week. I especially think we need more love in this world. See, we throw the word love around a lot; it is probably the most overused and underrated word in the universe. Sometimes, I wonder if people even know what love is.

What is love? I'm talking about true love, agape love, and love without boundaries without restrictions.

Did you know that love is mentioned in the bible 310 times? Love one another, love thy brother, love thy neighbour and there is a reason for this. The bible says,

"Love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud. It does not dishonour others; it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs."

Yet we do none of that when it comes to loving someone. We get mad and keep grudges; we cut them out of our lives for misunderstandings. We say terrible things; we cut them to the core. Some people even kill with their words as words can and will change who a person is.

So many people are so about themselves, their control, what they can get out of it, it's all about them. Trust me, I've dated and even married a man like that. Where I gave 100%, and they barely gave 10%.

But even knowing all I know, even after all the heartbreaks, even after all of that, I still believe in love. I will always be Tinkerbell in my soul. Always believing in happily ever after, that my Prince Charming is out there, somewhere.

I believe in a universe that we can all love one another despite our colour, our religion, our political beliefs, or sexual orientation. That we all bleed red, and our only purpose here is to love one another.

I wish for a world where you uplift your sisters or help out your brothers. Where you're kind to strangers, and you have a giving heart to everyone. Yes, to most of you, that sounds like a fairy tale, but I am going to make a difference in this world before I die. We all can make a difference. I will do it by one kind deed, one smile, one kind word, I am going to leave the legacy that I loved everyone.

I even love and pray for my enemies. Yes, that was a hard place for me to get to, but if we can not forgive them, then we can not move on. I want to move on, my only goal is to one day hear, "Good job my child, good job"

We get one chance, one life here, why spend it bitter and angry. Why waste precious energy on hatred, on unkind words? I have no time for that; I chose to spend whatever time God is going to give me here on spreading as much love and joy as I possibly can. I want the people closest to me to know every day that I love them and not just with my words but with my actions as well. I never hang up the phone or say goodbye to the people I love without telling them I love them.

I write this blog to uplift others, to be that shining light in their dark times, to let them know that there is someone who cares about them and knows what they are going through.

Yes, I will always see the best in people, no matter how many times I may be hurt. I will love unconditionally and with a pure heart. I will keep doing me, me God birthed me to be.

So today my friends, I will leave you with some famous quotes about love...

'Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profundity. Kindness in giving creates love."

Lao Tzu

'Love’s greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred."

Barbara De Angelis

"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."

Washington Irving

"We are most alive when we're in love."

John Updike

"Love recognizes no barriers"

Maya Angelou​

"Love yourself first, and everything falls into line."

Lucille Ba

Remember, love is many splendid things; love is kind, love is what makes the world go around...

Love does not hurt…

Be the love you want to see.

"Be the change you want to see."