Live Love--Thrive
I saw this Native American Shenandoah proverb: It is no longer enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace, and live in peace. I thought, “This is what I think love truly means - - It is no longer enough to cry love, we must act love, live love and live in love”. It’s a daily practice for me. I’ve had to push aside what my American culture tries to shove down my throat as “Love” and be diligent about what my value of love looks like. I’ve come a long way and I’m sure it will be a life-long practice. I put a Valentine in a guy's locker in high school because I had a crush on him. (I liked him) I got no feedback from him. At the time I decided, "He's just going to ignore me." I was hurt and angry at myself for exposing my feelings. He didn’t even see it until