As I prepare for take-off on my runway of life, I realize that I may be going a little fast. If I keep accelerating, living the way I am right now, focused solely on my job, paying bills, taking care of my mom and dad, and all of the other magical tasks that accompany being an adult, I'll never get the chance to stop, rest, and reflect before I really take-off.
Although I feel I'm moving too fast, I must admit that I think a lot. We, as humans, should think a lot. When I'm riding the MARTA, I think about life and how I got to where I am now. When I'm in my room, just sitting on my bed, I think a lot about my experiences with love, and how blessed I am to have the loving boyfriend that I do now. When I take a shower, I think about how many stressful situations there are in the world, and how I wish I could beg every company in the United States to give us more time off to just relax. I think about everything one could possibly think of. (Funny statement, I know.) These rambling thoughts of mine lead to one point. This point is that instead of rushing through life and running through love like some sort of football player demolishing a drill, we should stop sometime to sit down, relax, reflect, and learn.
As I've been "rushing" through my blog, I'd like to dedicate this blog to my reflections on love. Looking back on what I've written so far, I can honestly say that I can't believe I've made the horrific mistakes that I have in certain relationships. However, even though I have made those mistakes, I can say that I've learned from them and will never make those mistakes again. I am still deeply sorry for those I've hurt, but for some reason, I feel that God is leading me down this path that I need to be on. I may not understand God's reasoning now, but my intuition is telling me that it's there.
I've also learned that love pulls you in with its magical chemistry at the beginning, but then brings you to reality once the sparkles fade. The reality of love is not negative, but rather requires a little more effort than the facile attraction that got you started in the first place. True love is something really special, and I believe every person in the world just wants to be loved in one way or another. It's more of a need than a want. Love is absolutely timeless and will probably still exist when our world ends.
Honesty equals love. If you really care about someone and if you really want to take care of your sanity and stress, you would be honest with yourself and others. The truth may hurt, but the ever so cliche term is correct - "The truth shall set you free."
During times of mourning, love seems to be the only facet of life that will help us make it through difficulties. It brings us under its arms and lets us know that everything will eventually be okay, no matter how much pain we have to go through to get there. It makes us scream for joy and shed tears of utter sadness. No other emotion dares to go where love goes.
Some attempt to take advantage of others through love. It proves effective, because once someone digs into another's love, then he or she is hooked. However, once he or she learns that it's the wrong type of love, a chunk of his or her life has been destroyed, specifically trust.
Love lives within the heart, the eyes, and the soul of its beholder. Love is not only for boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, and wives, but it is also for family, co-workers, friends, and enemies. Love begins within oneself, then emulates outward unto others. For believers, it all begins with faith.
I consider myself aware of love and its aspects. After starting this blog, I am almost shocked to see how much of our human lives revolve around this incredible emotion. After these reflections, I realize that love has played an enormous part in molding the person I presently am. It is difficult to name the specific ways that it has changed me, but it really has. It has led me to truly discover myself (which I believe is a lifelong process in itself). It has opened my eyes and it motivates me to do good in my life. It motivates me to always be honest and never give up.
Love is a miraculous thing, and no matter how painful I may find it sometimes, I will not stop writing about it.
Although I feel I'm moving too fast, I must admit that I think a lot. We, as humans, should think a lot. When I'm riding the MARTA, I think about life and how I got to where I am now. When I'm in my room, just sitting on my bed, I think a lot about my experiences with love, and how blessed I am to have the loving boyfriend that I do now. When I take a shower, I think about how many stressful situations there are in the world, and how I wish I could beg every company in the United States to give us more time off to just relax. I think about everything one could possibly think of. (Funny statement, I know.) These rambling thoughts of mine lead to one point. This point is that instead of rushing through life and running through love like some sort of football player demolishing a drill, we should stop sometime to sit down, relax, reflect, and learn.
As I've been "rushing" through my blog, I'd like to dedicate this blog to my reflections on love. Looking back on what I've written so far, I can honestly say that I can't believe I've made the horrific mistakes that I have in certain relationships. However, even though I have made those mistakes, I can say that I've learned from them and will never make those mistakes again. I am still deeply sorry for those I've hurt, but for some reason, I feel that God is leading me down this path that I need to be on. I may not understand God's reasoning now, but my intuition is telling me that it's there.
I've also learned that love pulls you in with its magical chemistry at the beginning, but then brings you to reality once the sparkles fade. The reality of love is not negative, but rather requires a little more effort than the facile attraction that got you started in the first place. True love is something really special, and I believe every person in the world just wants to be loved in one way or another. It's more of a need than a want. Love is absolutely timeless and will probably still exist when our world ends.
Honesty equals love. If you really care about someone and if you really want to take care of your sanity and stress, you would be honest with yourself and others. The truth may hurt, but the ever so cliche term is correct - "The truth shall set you free."
During times of mourning, love seems to be the only facet of life that will help us make it through difficulties. It brings us under its arms and lets us know that everything will eventually be okay, no matter how much pain we have to go through to get there. It makes us scream for joy and shed tears of utter sadness. No other emotion dares to go where love goes.
Some attempt to take advantage of others through love. It proves effective, because once someone digs into another's love, then he or she is hooked. However, once he or she learns that it's the wrong type of love, a chunk of his or her life has been destroyed, specifically trust.
Love lives within the heart, the eyes, and the soul of its beholder. Love is not only for boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, and wives, but it is also for family, co-workers, friends, and enemies. Love begins within oneself, then emulates outward unto others. For believers, it all begins with faith.
I consider myself aware of love and its aspects. After starting this blog, I am almost shocked to see how much of our human lives revolve around this incredible emotion. After these reflections, I realize that love has played an enormous part in molding the person I presently am. It is difficult to name the specific ways that it has changed me, but it really has. It has led me to truly discover myself (which I believe is a lifelong process in itself). It has opened my eyes and it motivates me to do good in my life. It motivates me to always be honest and never give up.
Love is a miraculous thing, and no matter how painful I may find it sometimes, I will not stop writing about it.
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